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stamina enough to make that last rush with plenty of 

 resolution. As there is a good scrape on him, you can 

 take him out of the shafts, wrap him up warmly, walk 

 him a few minutes, and we will scrape him on the ground. 

 I am partial to scraping a horse in the open air, when the 

 weather is at all favorable, as frequently we have to do so 

 when racing, and if the job is performed expeditiously, 

 there is very little liability of a horse taking cold ; none 

 at a,ll such a morniog as this. Again, you will perceive 

 that the sweat from Never Mind is dissimilar to that from 

 the Falcon. It shows a little frothy, and has not the same 

 water-like feel that characterizes that of the other. He 

 needed the work of this trial more than the Falcon did. 

 and the race will be of still more benefit in his case. "While 

 I am praying for broken heats for the Falcon, I hope 

 for no such catastrophe where he is concerned. You can 

 pursue the same in the next heat as you did before, and 

 the boy can ride in the same manner, only I do not think 

 it will be advisable to make so many false starts. Should 

 he be going satisfactorily, I will give you the word the 

 second time you come up. 



PUPIL. I suppose you want him to show his hand this 

 time, so I must keep him going the whole of the way. 



PKECEPTOE. While I want him to do his best, I do not 

 look for him to be able to keep up his best rate the whole 

 of the time, and in order to have him do the mile fast, it 

 will be necessary to " bottle " him for some of the way. 

 Have him well in hand when I give you the word, and 

 keep him within his rate, till you enter the back stretch. 

 There let him go as fast as he can. When the horse 

 takes the track from him at the half mile, ease him again 

 till you are fairly straightened into the home stretch, and 

 from that point to the stand, get every inch out of him 

 there is. Move the bit in his mouth, and encourage him 

 with your voice, as the whip, severely applied, might cause 



