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THE HORSE. 



Impossible to 

 condition 

 immature 

 animals so 

 easily as 

 adults. 



ance of racing two year olds, and of early- 

 training generally. 



It is impossible for a man to condition 

 an animal for a three year old race so 

 well as he could a five year old, and for 

 the simple reason that he has to work 

 upon imperfect, that is unfinished ma- 

 chinery. For tAvo days previously to 

 Stockwell running for the Derby he had 

 not eaten an oat, caused by the soreness 

 of his gums consequent upon early den- 

 tition, and we all remember he failed to 

 win. The same story might be repeated 

 of other horses, who would have raced 

 to the front had not slight maladies at- 



Juvenile tcudant upon youth retarded their train- 



maladies re- 

 tard training, [y^g qj. operated against them on the day 



of trial. 



Nineteen out of every twenty colts 



