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INDEX. 



73 ; his opinion of Defender's 

 thorough-pin, Ii6; Lady Grosvenor 

 and Crucifix, 1 19; his repute as a 

 judge of blood-stock, and failure in 

 the case of Mendicant, 1 25-6; unex- 

 plained removal of his horses from 

 Danebury, 219-20 



Betting and Bettors : 245-268 ; instance 

 of value of seclusion in, at Wood- 

 yates, 64 ; modern increase of, 240, 

 246 ; a chief cause of turf losses, 

 243. Betting as it is : hints to the 

 amateur, 246-7, services of the 

 book-maker, 245, his counterfeit and 

 the amateur backer, 246, untrust- 

 worthiness of tipster and tout, il>., 

 only sound reasons for backing a 

 horse, ib., better to keep a few horses 

 than bet, 247, the De Goncourt 

 fraud, il>., harmfulness of the back- 

 ing book-maker, 248, the commis- 

 sioner : evils of employing him, 

 250-5; how commissions are worked, 

 251-2, authentic personal experi- 

 ences in illu- tration with the Metro- 

 politan, Two Thousand, and Good- 

 wood Stakes, 252-4 ; necessity with 

 many to bet, 250. Betting as it 

 might be, 256-68, suggested reme- 

 dies, to"^ legalize betting, 256, and to 

 restrict commissions, 257, three 

 courses recommended to owners, 

 257-8, suggested alteration in 

 system of nomination and entry, 

 258-60, the proposed method 

 sketched, 258-9, its result, betting 

 on the nomination and other benefits 

 illustrated from the betting on the 

 \yaterloo Cup and " draw," 260-6 : 

 the one disappointment, Cooniassie 

 forestalled, and its warning, 266-7, 

 the "tipster" and "tout" done 

 away with, 263. Book-makers and 

 their procedure, 263, reversion to 

 old tactics recommended, 264. Sug- 

 gested institution of an outer ring for 

 protecting small l^ettors, and extermi- 

 nation of "the welsher," 282-3; 

 "first past the post" betting, 280-1 ; 

 jockeys' betting, 2979, case of 

 Chifney, 297-8, brilliant example of 

 honesty at G jodwood, 299 ; ab- 

 surdity of charges agamst owners 

 laying against their own horses shown, 

 300-3 ; real origin of "favourites," 

 302 



" Big " condition : examples of horses 

 fit when "big," and contrasts, 47 ; 



typical instance of "big" and 

 "light" condition, Tafne Deer z.\\A 

 Fisherman, 56 ; horses oftener fit 

 "light" than "big," 57; how Mr. 

 Scott beguiled the public, and in- 

 stances of his failures, 92-3 ; pre- 

 judice of owners for, and instance of 

 compliance with it, 95-7 ;•' evils of 

 "big" condition, 97 ; slow progress 

 of fat yearlings, 129-31 ; prevalence 

 of sore shins in, 13 1 



Bird on the Wing, her illness and re- 

 covery, an instance of public opinion 

 on scratching, 183-4 



Bit and bridle for breaking, 67 



Blue Goiun contrasted as a modern horse 

 with Bay Middleton, 227 



Blue Rock, an instance of success of a 

 low-priced yearling, 125 



Book-maker, The : value of his services, 

 245 ; his counterfeit and the amateur 

 backer, 246 ; the harmfulness of the 

 backing book-maker, 248 ; book- 

 makers and their procedure : a rever- 

 sion to old tactics recommended, 

 263-4 



B jxes. The Loose, described, 4 ; the 

 partitions, 5 ; both boxes and stalls 

 necessary, and why, 6 



Boys as jockeys. {See Jockeys) 



Boys, the Stable : their rooms, 5 ; the 

 stable-boy and his tempter, 269-70 ; 

 how the tout works, 269 ; a plan 

 to frustrate espionage, its method ex- 

 plained and advantages shown, 270-2 



Breaking: 65-74; gentleness essential, 

 65 ; physic to be given, ib.; tackle 

 described ib.; preliminary process, 

 66, other methods, and objections to 

 them, 66-7 ; bit and bridle, 68 ; the 

 colt ridden loose, ib. ; the best age, 

 Buffon and Cuvier thereon, ib., argu- 

 ments for breaking as yearlings, and 

 instances, 69 ; the best season, ib. ; 

 different practices, and objections to 

 them, 69-70; instances of endurance 

 of horses broke en.rly, 70- 1 ; custom 

 in other countries, 71 ; the American 

 system, ib.; instances in support of 

 my system, 72, confirmed by the 

 French practice, 73 



Bridle and bit for breaking, 67 ; altera- 

 tions in, in present day, 78 



Briganline, as a roarer, 39 ; an instance 

 of a successful low-priced yearling, 

 125 



Buccaneer, an example of foreign pur- 

 chases of our best stock, 229 



