3IO 



liNDEX. 



and analogic';, 102-3 ; signs of exact 

 fitness specially described, 106 ; only- 

 achieved by perseverance, ib.; Preak- 

 ness at Epsom, 112; progress of 

 fat and light yearlings contrasted, 

 1 29-13 1 ; sore shins prove frequent 

 with fat horses, 131 



Constitution, Horses differ in, and 

 require different treatment, 104-5 



Coomassie forestalled for the Waterloo 

 Cup, the one disappointment, and the 

 lesson it teaches, 266-7 



Copperthwaite, Mr.: on sore shins and 

 my objections, 35-6 ; his method in 

 trials, 147 ; on the Derby course, his 

 errors shown, 174-5 



Coratma colt, the, Deceptive appearance 

 of, 50 



Corn : the lofts described, 5 ; screening 

 the com, 6 ; English oats preferred, 

 23 



Cosmopolitan state of the turf, 240 



Cossack, an instance of the ultimate 

 triumph of trials over public form, 

 154 



Coughs, [^See Colds) 



Course, The. {See The Race-course ; 

 Weights and Distances ; Long 

 Courses ; Short Courses ; 

 Welter Races) 



Cracked heels and their cure, 31 



Cracovienne, an instance of sudden 

 failure of sound legs, 115 



Crib-biting is a trick, its danger and 

 prevention, 37-8 



Criticism of able writers commended 

 and desired, 268 



Crucifix : an example of a large horse, 

 good both as a yearling and later, 

 119 ; Lady Grosvenor's objection to 

 her name, id.; an instance of value of 

 produce of old mares, 129, that 

 horses run in all shapes, 136 ; her 

 trial with Iris, 147 ; trial as a 

 yearling, 150; an instance of the ex- 

 cellence of the modern thoroughbred, 

 240 



Cur, TAi;la.nd Collingwood, Disobedience 

 of declaration to win with, 170 



Curbs and their result, 115-16 



Cutaneous diseases, the result of neglect, 

 32 ; their treatment, ib. 



Cuvier on the age to break the horse, 68 



Dancing, Necessity to restrict licence 



of, on the course, 287-8 

 Day, Mr. John : his system of pre- 



paring the yearling, 84 ; his prefer- 

 ence for running "light," 93; dif- 

 ference of opinion with Lord George 

 Bentinck on Mendicant as a yearling, 

 125-6 ; his work as a jockey, 167 ; un- 

 explained removal of Lord George 

 Bentinck's horses from Danebury, 

 219-20 



Declarations to win : 169-72 ; instances 

 of disobedience of jockeys, and ruin- 

 ous results: at Shrewsbury, 170, 

 The Cur and Collitig7vood, and Mr. 

 Rolt's retirement, ih., Mr. Starkey's 

 disappointment with Viridis and 

 Land Tax, ib., Duke of Hamilton's 

 better fortune, 171 ; copy of my 

 letter to " The Sporting Gazette," 

 with suggestions, 17 1 -2 



Deep ground. Effects of running in, and 

 instances, 1 77 ; the thoroughbred 

 across country, ib. 



Defender, incident in connection with 

 his thorough-pin, 116 



Deformed, The, an instance of doubt- 

 ful legs standing preparation, II 5 



De Goncourt fi^aud. The {footnote), 



Derby, Lord : his objections to Lord 

 Redesdale's bill examined and fallacy 

 shown, 199 ; his racing career con- 

 trasted with that of the Marquess of 

 Hastings, and satisfactory inference, 

 242-3 



Dervish, an instance of fitness when 

 "light," 92 



Design and scope of the work, 1-4 



Disobedience of jockeys in "Declara- 

 tions to win," 169-72 



Distances. (See Weights and Dis- 

 tances) 



Dixon's, Mr., opinion of condition, 51 



Docking, 45 



Doncaster, yearling sales at. Attendance 

 at, recommended, 124 



Downhill exercise condemned, 60 



Drains, in stables, condemned, 8 



Dramatic restrictions, a useful hint for 

 race-course authorities, 287 



Drink, Necessity to restrict sale of, on 

 the course, 287-8 



Dry ground. Effects of running on, 

 176-8 



Dulcamara, Diverse running of with a 

 man and with a boy up, 168 



Dulcibellj, her running contrasted at 

 two and three years old, loi 



Durability of legs. Uncertain ; special 

 and contradictory instances, 1 14-16 



