fcents, then you may put him to his whole TasJ^ the 

 oftner, according as you find him in condition; 

 only obferve that you are not to firain him for Ten 

 dales 21 leafl: before he ride his Match^ that he may 

 be led into the Field in perfe(!l; firength and vigour, , 



If you intend him for a VUte^ let him take his 

 Heats according to this DireBton, only let it be oa 

 the Place^ that he may hz acquainted with the Ground y 

 and as for the Hounds you may omit them, as not 

 being ty*d to their sjeed^hwx. that of your jldverfaries 

 Horfe's. But as to your Number of Heats , let them 

 be according to what the Articles exa6t ; only ob^ 

 ferve that as to the Jl}arpnefs of them, they mult 

 be regulated according to the temper othisfirength^ 

 and the purity of his Wmd. And when you heat him 

 provide fome Horfes upon the Courfe to run at him^ 

 which will quicken his fpirits^ and encourage him,when 

 he finds he can command them at his pleafure. And 

 here too the fame Rule muft be obferved, not to give 

 your Horfe a Bloody heat for Ten daies or a fortnight 

 before the Plate be to be run for : And let his lajl- 

 heat which you give him before the day of Tryal be 

 in all his Cloathes, and jufl: skelp it over ^ which wil| 

 make him run the next time much more vigoroufly, 

 when he Ihall be fiript j^aked^ and feci the cold Jir 

 pierce him. JaCv^ 



But now that. I am \^zz\imgoi fweatlng^ it may 

 beexpeded that I fliould lay down fome Rules how 

 to order a Horfe that is in keeping for ^ Match in 

 Froliy weather, or in cafe he be an oldflrain^d Horfe, 

 fb that you dare not heat him in hard weather^ for fear 

 of Lameing him a frefli. 



In thefe cafes fome Horfemen have pra(ftic*d/»?^/«f- 

 ing their Horfe in the Houfe^ by laying on him multi- 

 plicity ofCloathcSy being firft made hot at the Fire ; 

 which is the moil unnatural way oifweating a Horfe 



that 



