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horses; and one sees some splendidly 

 appointed turn-outs in the Champs 

 Elysees, for instance. 



Now, if our youngster of three weeks* 

 or a month's tuition is to graduate for a 

 hunter, he must be taught the use of a 

 double-reined bridle, to open gates, stand 

 the crack of a whip, walk away from other 

 horses, and do all manner of things before 

 he will pass muster as an educated gentle- 

 man. During all this period, let him still 

 stick to the fast martingale adjusted to 

 the rings of the bridoon. I am a very 

 great believer in the efficacy of the 

 martingale. It causes the bit to play 

 on the bars of the mouth instead of 

 getting right up into their jaws in their 

 breaking days, and keeps them under 

 control later on. Captain Hayes Is a 

 great believer, too, in fast martingales ; 

 he, however, goes rather further than I, 



