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L\DEX. 



Light : 9-14, as necessary in the stable 

 as ventilation, 14; "the tinsel of 

 glossy coats," ib. 



" Light " condition : instances of horses 

 fit when "light," and contrasts, 48 ; 

 useless treatment of La Pique by 

 Sir R. Sutton, ib.; typical instance 

 of "big" and "light " condition, 56 ; 

 horses oftener fit "light" than "big," 

 57; instances of "light" horses 

 West Australian and Dervish, 92 ; 

 Mr. John Day's system, 93 ; infer- 

 ences from pedestrianism, 94 ; in- 

 stance of the same horses running 

 "light" and "big," and failure of 

 the latter, at Ascot and Goodwood, 

 95-7 ; instances in support of my 

 theory, 98 ; successes of my stable 

 in past times, 98-101 ; reasons for 

 insistence on "light" preparation, 

 and analogies, 102-3 ; progress of fat 

 and light yearlings contrasted, 129- 

 31, my preference for the latter, and 

 instances, 130 



Light-weight jockeys. {See Jockeys) 



Light-weight scale, The : necessity of 

 its reform, 161, 272-5, its evils, 194 ; 

 horses can carry heavy weights, in- 

 stanced from racing and hunting, 

 194-5, Admiral Rous's opinion, 196 ; 

 the trainer's view of it, 196-99 ; ad- 

 vantages of a higher standard and 

 opinions of the press, 200 ; riding of 

 boys, and resulting accidents, 272 ; 

 necessity and advantage of having 

 men in the saddle, 273-4 



" Like begets like," illustrated at Sled- 

 mere, 133 



Lilian, an example of an early-broke 

 horse, 70 



Lofts for corn and hay described, 5 ; 

 screening the corn, 6 



Longbow's running as a roarer, 40 



Long courses, condition for, 49-50; 

 training for, 83 



Loose-boxes. {See Boxes) 



Low's, Professor, attacks on the turf. 

 {See Attacks on the Turf) 



Macgre^or, his defeat analogous to that 

 ol Lady Elizabeth, 158 



Management of the stable. (.SV^ Stable- 

 management) 



Manners, Lord George, judicious action 

 in limiting racing, 278 



Manure, Disposal of, 7 



Maximilian, a high-priced yearling 



and a failure, 124, 135 

 Men as jockeys. {See Jockeys) 

 Mendicant, her appearance as a year- 

 ling and performances as a racehorse, 

 an instance of divergence of opinion 

 of judges of blood-stock (Lord George 

 Bentinck and Mr. John Day), 126 

 Metropolitan and Pharsalus, The, Our 



commission on, 252-5 

 Morning, the best time for exercise, 81 

 Musjid, an instance of a yearling re- 

 jected as under-sized, 126 



Names. {See Registered Names) 

 Natural coat of animals, The, 42 ; Buffon 



thereon, ib. 

 Neatness and regularity, Value of, 27-8 

 Neglect, the cause of many diseases 



and accidents, 32 

 Newmarket as a training-ground, 61-2 

 Noisy: diverse running of, ridden by 

 boys and men, 168 ; beaten for 

 Chester Cup and City and Subur- 

 ban for want of a man-jockey, 202 

 Nomination and entry. New system of, 

 suggested, 258 ; the method sketched, 

 and advantages shown, 258-67 

 Nottingham colt. The, his victory a 

 proof of the benefit of early breaking, 

 72 



Occupations of the trainer. Multifari- 

 ous nature of the, 22 



OfM food. Removal of, 17 



Old mares, occasional value of their 

 produce, and instances, 129 



Oliver, Mr. T., on preparation, 79 



One Act, Deceptive appearance of, 49 



Osbaldeston's, Squire, race against time, 

 a proof of the power of the thorough- 

 bred to carry weight, 1 94- 5 



Our Mary Ann, betting on her for the 

 Chester Cup, an instance in favour 

 of seclusion, 64 



Overwork. {See Work) 



Owners : their opinion of condition, 

 50-1 ; Mr. Dixon and PhUippa, ib. ; 

 diverse opinion of two ov\ners on 

 condition, 53 ; advantages of seclu- 

 sion to, 63 ; prejudice of for "big" 

 condition, and remarkable instance 

 in disproof, 95-7; their duties to the 

 public, 178-90 ; the trainer, and the 

 jockey, 191-2, 221-4; 'he right of 

 "scratching " considered, 179-81, 



