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being, you see, that a jockey would probably have 

 got close on ylb. more out of the horse. It was 

 rather a sliding scale, for it had to be considered 

 what sort of boys were riding ; I mean now and 

 then there were some who rode pretty well. 

 However, our trials certainly used to work out 

 pretty correctly. 



One of the difficulties a jockey finds is knowing 

 when to disobey orders. As a rule, he should do 

 what he is told as nearly as he possibly can — I need 

 hardly say that ; but he ought to have a little 

 discretion allowed him, and this is again where 

 experience comes in. Suppose you are told to " lie 

 up with the leaders." You are on a horse that 

 stays, and you know the trainer has assumed that 

 there will be a fair pace ; but the leaders may go 

 muddling along, you know that one or two are 

 sure to beat you for speed if you only race for a 

 quarter of a mile, and you will do well in such a 

 case to go to the front. Or you may be told to lie 

 up with the leader, and notice that he has got the 

 better of his boy, and is going a great deal too 

 fast — you don't, of course, then want to be at his 

 quarters. Define " hands " .? I'm afraid I can't. I 

 suppose hands are a gift. Some horses will go 

 comfortably with one or two jockeys and pull at 

 others ; I imagine that hands come in here. You 



