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winning-post and on the inside of the course. These 

 sheds are made of split bamboo and dry thatching grass 

 (Hind, phoos). A couple of stalls, roofed over in case 

 of rain, with a small enclosure in front to keep off 

 people troubled with curiosity, will cost about Us. 16. 

 Ghuramee (thatcher) is the name given to the labourers 

 who do this chhuppur work. 



When a course is intended for racing in the even- 

 ing, the stand should face to the east, and vice versa. 



There should be, near each stand, a piece of ground 

 carefully flagged and made level, on which to measure 

 horses. 



Race-courses are supposed to be measured on a line 

 5 feet from the inner edge all round ; but practically 

 the best plan is to measure close to the inside and then 

 add to the length obtained 10 J yards, under the 

 assumption that the course is a circle, which is near 

 enough for all practical purposes. This mathematical 

 problem I leave to my readers to work out for them- 

 selves. 



If the inside of a course be closed, and horses are 

 obliged to be galloped on the outside, the increased 

 distance, once round, which might require to be done, 

 in the event of a trial, may be readily calculated. For 

 instance, say that the gallop is to be taken 25 feet from 

 the inside, i. e., 20 feet outside the line on which the 

 course was measured ; then the increased distance would 

 be four times 10^ yards,- viz., 42 yards. In fact, we add 

 10 J yards to the length of the course, for every 5 feet 

 the galloping track is outside the line on which the 

 course was measured. 



