26 THOROUGH-BRED HORSE 



Now, by way of example, let us suppose two 

 horses are engaged to run together in a match, 

 one a middling, good, thorough-bred horse, the 

 other a good cock-tail. The trainer of the well- 

 bred horse, in due time, on the morning the race 

 may take place, talks over the subject of his orders 

 to his jockey, as to how he wishes his horse to be 

 ridden in the race. The jockey, of course, being 

 a good judge of pace, the trainer says to him, 

 '* You must mind, although our horse is a ready 

 comer, he is no jade. Therefore, in making use of 

 him, take care you don't over set him; yet, be 

 sure you let him come off sufficiently early in the 

 race ;" the trainer, perhaps, naming at what part of 

 the ground he thinks it will be best for the jockey 

 to commence running with his horse. Again, he 

 goes on to say, '* Mind you come a pretty good 

 telling-pace with our horse, so as to draw their 

 horse well out to the top of his pace; having 

 done so, don't leave him, but stay with him and 

 keep him at the pace, until you are sure you have 

 got him thoroughly well beat, before you come 

 too near home. You may then finish the race, 

 to satisfy the crow d." Unless such a race as w^e 

 have described is run pretty much as we have 

 advised, the cock-tail, or half-bred horse, may 

 beat the thorough-bred one, if the latter is al- 



