INTRODUCTION. 



sort of ground-work or introduction, containing 

 such preparatory and essential matter as I consi- 

 dered was necessary for my readers to become 

 thoroughly acquainted with, previous to their 

 entering upon the more minute and detailed 

 parts of my subject, viz. the training horses to 

 run. And, as far as I have proceeded in the 

 subsequent chapters of this volume, I have en- 

 deavoured to lay down the rules for training race 

 horses with as much perspicuity as possible. 



In the training and running of them, the chang- 

 ing of circumstances must occasionally alter 

 things, which of course will be the cause of ex- 

 ceptions to some of the rules I have made men- 

 tion of. I could readily quote a variety of ex- 

 amples, but such quotations would be but of lit- 

 tle use, beyond that of enlarging this volume — a 

 sort of thing I wish to avoid. I have therefore 

 thought it better to lay down generally the whole 

 of the practical principles, as well as all the 

 minute details. Thinking it necessary, I have 

 been led to mention, in different chapters, the 

 above general practical principles very frequently : 

 it may be considered by some of my readers, that 

 I have made too great a repetition in this respect ; 

 but those of them who know what little trifling 



