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INDEX. 



91 ; popular estimates of fitness, ib. ; 

 the trainer's duty, 92 ; evils of run- 

 ning unprepared, ib. ; running " big " 

 and "light," ib., how Mr. Scott be- 

 guiled the public, 92-3, instances of 

 "light" horses being fit, 92 ; Mr. John 

 Day's system and instances, 93 ; in- 

 ferences from pedestrianism, 94 (foot- 

 note) ; owners' liking for "big" 

 horses, and instance from my own 

 experience of compliance with it, and 

 contrast, 95-7 ; severe preparation 

 not necessarily harmful, and instance, 

 97, work done in old times, 98, 

 Instances in support of my theory, 

 ib., successes of my stable in pa~t 

 times, stakes won and lost, 99, list 

 of winners, 100, horses sold, and • 

 prices, and their subsequent perfor- 

 mances, loi. Abuse of preparation, 

 horses run too often, 100. Reasons 

 to insist on " light " preparation, 

 102, no general rule, ib., farming 

 and training compared, 103 ; treatment 

 should be varied to suit different con- 

 stitutions, 104-5 ; ^^''^^ of running too 

 often in public, 105-6 ; the essential 

 signs of fitness indicated, 106, only 

 achieved by perseverance, ib., anec- 

 dote of Mr. R. Stephenson, 107. In 

 and out running examined, and in- 

 stances, 107-10, variation in health, 

 107. The American system examined 

 and contrasted with our own, 1 10-12, 

 evidence of its inferiority. III. Un- 

 certain durability of legs, and instances 

 of doubtful cases standing severe 

 work, and viceversA, 1 14-16. Alleged 

 cruelty of preparation refuted by con 

 trast with actual treatment, 295-6 



Press, The : its advocacy of a higher 

 standard of weights, 200 ; on Alcfs 

 defeat by Avo'val, 230-1 ; criti- 

 cism of aljle writers commended and 

 desired, 268 



Prices of blood stock past and present 

 contrasted, 127 ; absurdity of prices 

 paid at auction, and contrary examples, 

 127-8; results of paying such,' 135-6 



Prioress's performances at Newmarket, 

 III 



Private studs contrasted with public 

 studs, and reasons of their success, 134 



Professional hardships : changeability 

 of owners, 210-16. How trainers are 

 assumed incapable, 210, public 

 slander, ib., interference of friends, 

 ^11-14, resulting^ removal of horses 



and instances from personal ex- 

 perience, 210-13. "Eccentricity of 

 owners, and examples, 214-15 ; in- 

 fluence of servants, and instance, 

 215-16. Deferred payment of ac- 

 counts, and in-tances, 216-1S, bills and 

 bill-discounters, 2 16 ; instancesof libe- 

 rality, 218-19. Unexplained removal 

 of horses, and its prejudice to the 

 trainer, instances, 219-22, ground- 

 less complaints illustrated in two 

 instances, 221-24; ^^'^y trainers are 

 poor, 224 



Promised Land : an exceptional instance 

 of success of a high-priced yearling, 

 125 ; an instance of running in all 

 shapes, 136 ; in race with N'orth 

 Lincoln, an instance of trustworthi- 

 ness of trial, 153 ; our commission on, 

 for the Two Thousand, 252-3 



Public, The : popular notion of con- 

 dition, thsory and practice, 45-7, its 

 error shown, 56 ; their estimate of 

 fitness, 91, and reliance on public 

 form examined, 152. Erroneous view 

 of the owner's duty to, 178-9, fallacy 

 of popular view of scratching, 179-81, 

 scratching examined and its reason 

 shown, "forestalling," 179-85; con- 

 flicting public judgment of horses, its 

 fallibility shown in instances, 181-5 



Public form. {See Form) 



Public studs contrasted with private 

 studs and reasons of their failure, 134 



Purchase of yearlings {See also Pur- 

 chasing), 123139; differences of 

 judgment and fallibility of good looks, 

 124 ; when and where to buy, ib. ; 

 should try pace before purchasing, 

 ib, ; roaring not always discoverable, 

 ib. ; failures of high-priced stock 

 and rarity of exception, 1 24-5, 127, 

 135 ; successes of low-priced yearlings, 

 and instances, 125, an unfashionably- 

 bred winner, 135, reputed judges of 

 stock, special instance with Mendi- 

 cant, 125-6 ; instances of good year- 

 lings rejected as undersized, 126; prices 

 past and present contrasted, absurdity 

 of latter, out-turn of purchases at 

 auction contrasted, and instances, 

 127-8, influence of fashion, 128; 

 how yearlings are bred to be sold, and 

 how they should be bought, 128-9 ; 

 value of blood and produce of old 

 mares, and instances, 129. Predilec- 

 tion for fat yearlings and its disap- 

 pointment, 129, my preference for 



