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preparation, matters which cannot be dismissed without an 

 atteirii>t, at least, to handle tliem exhaustively. As horses 

 have to be bouf,dit as well as trained, a few hints on 

 purchasing' will here fitly find a place. 



'J'rials will ajjjjropriately come next, and will occupy a 

 good deal of our attention. The .subject i.s a technical one 

 little understood, and will warrant, it is hoped, the space 

 flevoted to it. 'ihen with sfjine notice of the jockeys of 

 to-day, old and youn^^ lieavy and light, and the anxious 

 moments they frerjuently occasion to the trainer, we shall 

 come to the duties imposed u[;on owner and trainer alike 

 when the racehorse is brouf^ht to the jjost fit to run. In 

 connection with this ]jortif>n of the subject some observations 

 will be offered (jn the weir.,dits for old and youn^ horses and 

 the different courses. 



The difficulties, it may be almost said hardships, which 

 at every step beset the trainer cannot be omitted, however 

 personal the matter ma)' appear, from a work that attempts 

 to be com[)rehensive. I""ew can imar^ine liow great and 

 varied these difficulties are, or the imjjortant bearing they 

 liave u])on racing results. 



A short review of the turf of to-day and of past times, 

 and a few suggestions obviously arising in the treatment 

 of our suljject, will, as has been said, form what it is hoped 

 may be found an appropriate conclusion. 



This design will, it is believed, give scope for the iiitro- 

 ducticMi of many matters of genuine interest to the lover 

 of the racehorse. Under their respective headings, the 

 following subjects will find a ])lace : C.asualties and 

 sickness cliiefiy tracf.'aljlc io deficient stable arrange- 

 ments ; their causes, sym[)loins, and remedies. The 

 breakings of the yearling ; its training and trials. The 



