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Mashea. — Rubbing the Legs. — Full Supply of Water. —Management 

 before and in the Race. — Strains Likely to stand Early Training. — The 

 AbdaiiiJifl M 



VI. 



Characteristics of the Stars.- Of the Bashaws.- The Clays.- The Trus- 

 tees.— Natural Trotters in England.- Of TrotKira that paced. — To 

 make Pacers trot. 7A 



VII. 



Horses that pace and trot too. — Not to be trusted on the Course. — Trotters 

 that amble otf in a Pace when first out of the Stable. — Speed, and its 

 Relation to Stoutness, — The Gray Mare Peerless. — Styles of Going. - 

 Gait of Flora Temple and Ethan Allen. — Bush Messenger's Get. — Ver- 

 mont Hambletonian's Get. — Influence of Messenger. — Hobbling in 

 Jogging. . 82 



VIII. 



Treatment the Winter before Training. — Frozen and Slippery lioads Bad. 



— Fattening up, an Evil. — The Feed in Winter. — Treatment in com- 

 plete Let-up. — Clothing. — The Feet. — *' Freezing out," Mischievous. — 

 Ilorses that need Blistering. — Food and Treatment. — Stabling all Win- 

 ter. — Treatment and Exercise. — Constitution to be kept in View. — 

 Shedding-Time. — Walking Exercise. — Jogging. — No Viist Work at 

 First. — No Physic commonly required 90 



IX. 



Feed while Jogging. — Brushing in the Work. — Length of the Brush. — 

 Advance of Condition to be noted. — The Feed. — The First Trial. — Of 

 the Sweats. — Feed and Clothing afterwards. — Tight Bandaging bad. . 99 



X. 



Work after the Sweat. — Trial after the Sweat. — Preparation for the Trial. 



— Amount of Work. — No Arbitrary Rule possible. — The Mile-Trial. — 

 Of Condition, Game, and Bottom. — Work after the Fir.>*t Race. — Prep- 

 aration for Three-mile Ileats. — Much Slow Work reduces Speed. — 

 Time of Three-mile Preparation. — Of tlie Trials. — Work after the 

 Final Trial lOfl 



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6tout ITorscs stand a strong Preparation. — 8tat« of the Legs to be watched. 



— Idlewild and Lady Palmer. — No Device a Substitute for Work. — 

 T»-n-mile I'reparation. — A Steady Rating Capacity wanted. — The Prep- 

 aration to be Long. — The Feed to be Strong. — Effects of the Work to 

 hp watched. — The Trials. — Management of the Race. — The liacea of 

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