32 KNOWLEDGE TO BE ACQUIRED BY 



of the different horses recorded in it; and parti- 

 cularly the length of the courses they run over, 

 and the weights they carried ; as well also as any 

 adjudged cases or items, that may be annually or 

 occasionally changed ; he will most likely not en- 

 ter his horses into their different engagements 

 with that degree of advantageous accuracy he 

 ought. Thirdly, he should turn his attention to 

 that of being on good terms with the people of 

 his stable, as the trainer, the jockey, the head lad, 

 and the best riding boys, of whose sobriety he 

 should be well assured, and that they are faithfully 

 awake to his interest. Fourthly, he is to endea- 

 vour, as far as it is in his power, to ascertain how 

 his horses are going on as to their bodily health 

 while in the stables, and how sound they may be 

 on their feet and legs when out of them ; as well as 

 also, how fit they may be with respect to the state 

 of their condition, so as to be able to perform well 

 what may be required of them, in their gallops, 

 sweats, and trials ; unless they are in a fit state to be 

 tried, the owner will be deceived in them. Fifthly, 

 he is to turn his attention most earnestly to the 

 system of betting, and narrowly watch the move- 

 ments and changes made in the betting market, 

 as to how justly, from his own private opinion, his 

 own horses or those of others may have been got 



