INDEX. 



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Earl, Thf, an instance of improvement 

 with age in large horses, 119 



Earne.--t race on record, The, 237; first 

 yearling race, 69, 119 



Eccentric owners and their doings, 214- 



15 



Edges, Mr., as a heavy-weight rider, 

 194 



Elcho, My purchase of, an example of 

 value of low-priced yearling-, 128 



Emblem and Emhlenixtic, instances of 

 the success of the racehorse acro.-s 

 country, 177 



Engagements ; hints and arginnents on 

 the engagement of yeailings, 136-9, 

 current errors, 137, early trials re- 

 commended, and reasons, 138. Sales 

 w ith engagements considered in refer- 

 ence to present hardships, 276-8, 

 and suggested reform, 278 



Entry and nomination. New system of, 

 suggested, 258 ; the method sketched 

 and advantages shown, 25S-67 



Epsom and Ascot courses contrasted, 

 and inferences, 175-6 ; Mr. Copper- 

 thvvaite on the Derby course, and his 

 errors, 175 



Etiropa's defeat by Banditto, a proof of 

 correctness of his trial in contrast 

 with public form, 153 



Exercise. [See Work) 



Extravagance, 111 effects of, on boy- 

 jockeys, 163 



Extremes of heat and cold unadvisable, 

 13 



Farming and training compared, 102-3 

 Farquharson, Mr., as a heavy-weight 



rider, 194 

 Fashion, Influence of, on purchasers, 



128 

 Fat men, Instances of {footnote), 57 

 Fatness, Mr. Clark, on equine, 58 

 Favourites : " How favourites are 



made," 302 

 Feeding : hours of, in winter, 16 ; in 

 summer, 17-18 ; value of regularity, 

 21 ; system of feeding past and 

 present, 29 

 Feet, The : frequent examination of, 

 necessary, 28, 30 ; thrush and its 

 cure, 30 ; cracked-heels, 31 ; careful 

 watch of, during preparation, 85 ; 

 points to be noticed in purchasing — 

 size and signs of speed, 117 

 Final gallops, Value of the, 85 

 Fisherman: typical instance of "big" 



and " light " condition in contrast 

 with Tame Deer, 56 ; exceptional ex- 

 ample of a good large horse, 119; 

 his defeats accounted for, 155 ; an 

 instance of ability of thoroughbred 

 to carry weight, 195 ; his perform- 

 ances, an example of the excellence 

 of the modern racehoi-se, 239 



Fitness. [See Condition) 



Flyers and stayers of our day enume- 

 rated, 226 



Fog, danger of exercise in, 86 ; curi- 

 ously fatal occurrence in, 87 



Food : hours of feeding and quantities 

 of food, 20, its qualities, 23, English 

 oats preferred, ib., hay must be from 

 good land, 24, good food the only 

 food, ib.; Mr. Clark on feeding and 

 soiling, ib. ; system of feeding past 

 and present, 26 



Foreign competition : inci'ease of, 229 ; 

 instances of purchases from us, and 

 their produce, 229-30 



Foi'estalling : the reason of absenteeism 

 at the post, 185 ; its evil done away 

 with by a suggested new method of 

 entry and nomination, 258-65 ; Coo- 

 massie forestalled, the lesson to be 

 learned, 266-7 



Form : horses run in all forms and 

 shapes, and instances, 136 ; popular 

 reliance on public form, 152 ; its un- 

 certainty, and instances, 153; trials 

 ultimately proving the more trust- 

 worthy, and instances, 154 ; defeats 

 accounted for, 155 ; celebrated cases 

 examined, Lady Elizabeth and others, 

 156-9 



Forth, Mr., his system of preparing 

 the yearling, 84 ; his work as a 

 jockey, 167 



Four days a week racing suggested, 

 and its advantages shown, 278-9 



Four-year-old, The : preparation de- 

 scribed, 82-4 ; danger of overwork 

 when unfit, 82 ; training for long and 

 short courses, 83 ; hints on buying, 

 {see Purchasing) ; often show best if 

 large horses, and instances, 119; 

 best method of trial, and instances, 

 152 



Friiulein, Diverse running of, with a 

 man and with a boy up, 168 



French system, its successes favour 

 early breaking, 73 



Friends : their influence with owners, 

 186 ; how secrets are divulged, and 

 fatal results, ib.; prejudice to the 



