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running, when they stop pulling, and the moment this 

 occurs, they are left without the power of making an 

 effort ; for this reason a jockey ought to be particularly 

 careful " to keep a bit in hand " with a horse of this 

 sort. 



That hard pullers often fail to stay is frequently the 

 fault of their riders. I quite agree with Hiram Wood- 

 ruff, the celebrated American trainer, when he remarks 

 that, " it is often said that a horse cannot pull hard, 

 and last ; and this is contrary to the facts I am about to 

 mention. Trustee lasted; and he was a hard puller. 

 Captain McGowan lasted ; and he is the hardest pulling 

 horse in America, I suppose. Dexter pulls a pound or 

 two. I can assure you ; and he has shewn his capacity 

 to go on. The truth is, that the pulling-horses last 

 well enough, but the riders do not last so long. It is 

 just so with the runners." 



The advantage of making a waiting race, for even a 

 part of the journey, is that one can then see how the 

 other horses are running, and having ascertained this, 

 can remain where one is, or go in front. But if the 

 jockey forces the pace from the start, he runs a risk of 

 " choking " his horse in the beginning of the race, while 

 if it turns out that the tactics of making the running 

 were injudicious, he will find this out only after the race 

 is lost. 



Many horses are so impetuous, that they cannot be 

 kept behind without it taking more out of them, than the 

 severity of the pace itself. If such an one be not a 

 particularly good stayer, his jockey should " wait in 

 front " with him ; in other words, he should merely 



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