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which will be on the same day as that of the Falcon. 

 Give him the last sweat three or four days before the time 

 of the trial, preparing both of the horses as much as you 

 would for a race. When you speed him, observe due 

 caution, in recovering him from a break, not to increase 

 his tendency to get on his quarters. Give him his head, 

 and after a jump or two, if he does not catch of his own 

 accord, shake him a little by moving the bit through his 

 mouth, giving one rein a slight twich, very tenderly, how- 

 ever, " as though the reins were made of a single thread 

 of silk," which would be broken with a rude pull. If he 

 still runs, pull him directly back, now using a strong 

 hand, but let this be the last resort. We must have a 

 horse to gallop with the horses in their work, and I know 

 of one that will suit you exactly. I will send him up to- 

 morrow, and, though he has had a good deal of exercise 

 lately, it has not been sufficient to give him condition 

 enough to stand the battering. By the time we make the 

 trial, you can have him in good order to endure going the 

 second mile with ease. It will be as well to have him 

 galloped when you are driving. Instruct the boy that 

 rides him not to lie alongside of you all the while, but 

 vary his position sometimes head and head, again a few 

 lengths in advance, and part of the time a short distance 

 in the rear. 



Now for Miss Jane. As the harrowing is finished, you 

 can jog her on the soft ground. You will be the best 

 judge of how much slow work to give her, knowing what 

 you have accustomed her to, and can give a shrewd gues? 

 how she will behave before you start her at speed. 



PUPIL. You must not get weary waiting, as I will jog 

 her very slowly for a time. Con is coming out with water 

 sponge, clothes, &c. I thought it best to put her before 

 the wagon for this her first effort at a real fast gait. I 

 want you to time her down the back side, as I am going 



