INDEX. 



313 



judicious enactments of, 279 ; coin- 

 cidence of their recent enactments 

 meeting my suggestions in part {foot- 

 note), 279 

 Jockeys : 160-72 ; their mistakes alter 

 public running, 155 ; difficulties of 

 obtaining a good jockey, 160 ; want 

 of heavy jockeys, 162 ; evils of boys 

 in the saddle in short and long 

 courses, 161-2, 169, 200-2, 272; 

 their audacity, 162, and temptations, 

 162-5, lavish gifts to children, and 

 results of extravagance, 163, advan- 

 tage of having men in the saddle, 

 273-4 ; reform of light-weight scale 

 urgently necessary, 161, 272-5 ; a 

 protest by able jockeys suggested, 

 273 ; the remedy, to pay a fair 

 wage, 164 ; a jockey's services not 

 inordinate, ib. ; remuneration in the 

 past, instances, my own and others, 

 165-6 ; work as it was and is, 166 ; 

 wasting in old days, ib.; luxury v. 

 deprivation, instances, 167; instances 

 of diverse running of the same 

 horses ridden by men and by boys, 

 168-9 ; recalcitrant jockeys and 

 declarations to win, instances of 

 injury done, 169-72 ; duties of the 

 owner to, 19 1-2, 221-4, power of 

 the Jockey Club, 201 ; table showing 

 preponderance of boy-riders in handi- 

 caps at Goodwood and Newmarket, 

 203-4 ; no dearth of able jockeys if 

 wanted, and injustice of the system 

 to them, 204-5 ; examination of boys 

 suggested, 205 ; petition to the Jockey 

 Club recommended, 206 ; neces- 

 sity to learn riding early, 274 ; 

 doubtful results of the Education Act, 

 275; a growing evil, "galloping for 

 a start," and its remedy, ib.; wast- 

 ing not injurious, 296 ; Professor 

 Low's charges against refuted, 297-9; 

 jockeys betting, 297-9, Chifney's 

 case, 297-8, singular instance of self- 

 denial at Goodwood, 299 

 yoco, a failure as a hunter, 177 

 yoe Milter : an instance of exercise in 

 wet weather, 86 ; an instance of the 

 durability of small horses, 118; 

 chronic lameness of, when in strong 

 work, 121 ; rejected for want of size 

 as a yearling, 126 ; an instance that 

 horses run in all shapes, 136 ; his 

 performances in deep ground, 176 

 Joints, Swollen, their cause and effects, 

 36, 116 



Judge, an instance of a good "light" 



yearling, 130 

 Judges of blood-stock, their reputation 



and fallibility, instance, 125-6 



Kisbcr, a specimen of foreign produce 

 of our own stallions, 230 



Lady Elizabeth : her celebrated de- 

 feat and her detractors, the mystery 

 accounted for, 156-9; analogous cases, 

 Green Sleeves, Gamos, and others, 1 58-9 



Lameness : frequent causes of, 38, at- 

 tention to head-collar, ib.; its appa- 

 rent effects, 52 ; swollen joints and 

 their effects, hints on purchasing, 

 36, 116 ; chronic lameness of horses 

 in strong work, and instance, 121-2 ; 

 rarity of with Sir Tatton Sykes's 

 stock, 131 



Land Tax and Viridis, Mr. Starkey's 

 disappointment with in declaration to 

 win, 170 



Language, Restraint in use of, desirable 

 on the course, 284-5 j good influence 

 of Inspector Tanner, 285 



La Pique, an instance of fitness when 

 raggedly "light," 47; abortive treat- 

 ment of, by Sir Richard Sutton, 48 



Large horses : more liable to roaring, 

 38, 120; moderately-sized preferred, 

 117; performances of large and small 

 horses contrasted, 117-18, exceptional 

 instances of good large horses, 119 ; 

 are generally better with age, and in- 

 stances, ib.; should be tried a long 

 course before parted with, 120 



Lawrence, Mr., on preparation, 78 



Legs, The : necessary frequent exami- 

 nation of, 27 ; signs of disease in, 

 and treatment, 30 ; bandages not re- 

 commended, 16, 28, 31, Sore shins 

 and their treatment, curious instances ; 

 Mr. Copperthwaite on, 34-6 ; swol- 

 len joints and ruptured tendons, their 

 cause and rcbults, 36, 116; ring-bone, 

 splint, and spavin, ib. ; careful 

 watch of during preparation, 85 ; 

 points in legs and hocks when pur- 

 chasing, 1 14-16, uncertain durability 

 of, and contradictory instances, ib. 



Letters, Exposure of, should be avoided, 

 187 ; evils of anonymous letters, 

 190-2 



Liberality, Instances of, on the part of 

 owners, 218-19 ; my own experiences, 

 219 



