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him to " shut up." As the running horse is pulled back 

 for him to collar, keep him on his legs if possible. If he 

 requires something of a pull to accomplish this, you can 

 do so; but try to "hold him level" with the application 

 of as little force as you can get along with. 



That fellow is a trotter, if even he did show the white 

 feather. 2 : 26, and the half-mile in 1 : 12 is tremendous, 

 considering all things. Still, it is going to require the very 

 acme of condition to enable him to win races among horses 

 that are his equal, or very near his equal, in speed. O 

 for a little more blood ! I missed the quarter pole a little, 

 though I am confident he went up the back side better 

 than thirty-five seconds, and had he a moiety of what the 

 Falcon could spare, we would have a trotter that I would 

 not be afraid to " tackle " any person's horse with. Hurry 

 the clothes on him, while I prepare some gruel; he is in a 

 good deal of distress, and will require the best of attention. 

 Observe the tremulous motion of the flanks; and he does 

 not walk as he should. Take the sponge, and shower a 

 little cold water on his poll, and let it run down his fore- 

 head. Here, my boy, run and pull a handful of grass for 

 him, which you can let him pick out of your hand as he 

 walks. Have hot water ready to bathe his legs, and apply 

 the warm bandages as soon as you are done. Give him 

 a few swallows of gruel, and after he is thoroughly cooled 

 out, fix up his bed, and leave him to lie down in quiet if he 

 will. Do not offer him the mash until he has had time 

 to recover, which will be some time after the Falcon has 

 had his. It is fortunate that we have been able to give 

 him this work, as without it he assuredly would have 

 tired in the race; and if these dark flyers have the speed 

 that is claimed, I am afraid he will not be sufficiently up 

 to the mark to live through it. They will have to be very 

 fast, however, in order to touch his weak spot, and I think 

 we can flatter ourselves that he will " pull through." 



