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with a rush, on the side from which the other's head is 

 turned, he may manage to beat him on the post, before 

 he can set his horse going again. 



Many a race has been lost by over-confidence of the 

 rider of the leading horse, when winning easily, by try- 

 ing to make a race of it for the " galley," or by being 

 cajoled into slackening his pace by one of the riders in 

 rear, and then being unable to make an effort in time to 

 stall off the other's rush. 



At a finish, it is always best to be on the whip hand of 

 one's most dangerous opponent, who might close in, 

 either intentionally, or by his horse swerving, which 

 would prevent the whip being used with the right hand. 



If a jockey be behind two horses the leading one close 

 on the inside and the other away from it, but in rear of 

 the leader he should never attempt to get through on 

 the inside, for all that the rear jockey will have to do in 

 order to shut him out, will be to close on the leader and 

 then the pair of them can keep him there. This is a 

 common trap, and many, who ought to have known 

 better, have been caught in it. This is not foul riding 

 according to racing law. 



It is always dangerous to try to get through on the 

 inside, for all men won't give way, and it is anything 

 but pleasant to be shoved up against a post, or against 

 the railings. 



The straight run in on the Dehra Doon Race Course 

 is about one-third of a mile up a stiff hill, with about 

 the last 200 yards level. On this course, when riding a 

 close race, one should always endeavour to take a pull 

 at one's horse, even for a second, immediately on reach- 



