336 TRAINING TWO-YEAR OLDS. 



The manner of sweating two-year olds is of 

 course very similar to that of sweating the year- 

 lings, the only difference to be observed is, that 

 the former, being a year older, and having to run 

 rather longer lengths than the latter, it is neces- 

 sary that the lengths of their sweats should be 

 proportionably increased, as from two miles and 

 three quarters to three miles and a quarter; the 

 last-mentioned length will mostly be found to be 

 far enough for the flighty or hearty ones, as we 

 do not wish to take much off the surface of the 

 bodies of two-year olds, any more than we do off 

 of yearlings; we only want to have them suffi- 

 ciently clear in their wind, and also sufficiently 

 stout to come the length they have to run with 

 others of their year with whom they may be en- 

 gaged; and the lengths we have mentioned, par- 

 ticularly the latter one, will most likely be found 

 to answer very well for both these purposes. 

 But in the spring of the year, as in the months 

 of March or April, those colts are approaching 

 to three years old, or indeed, if early bred, they 

 are quite so. And as some strong thick ones 

 among them may have to run with horses of all 

 ages, it will be advisable to bring these colts into 

 something like the shape or appearance of race 

 horses, and to make them stout enough to run on 



