358 TRYING TWO-YEAR OLDS. 



will return to the training groom, whom we left 

 about to give his orders how the horses are to be 

 ridden; and although these orders are concise, 

 still they are sufficiently expressive, and are quite 

 intelligible to those who have been brought up 

 in the stables from early life. Speaking to the 

 jockey, as to how he is to ride the trial horse, he 

 says — " As soon as you see the young ones on 

 their legs, and settled in their stride, go you away 

 home with your horse in as short a time as you 

 can, without over-setting him." To Sam, who is 

 on the best colt, he says — '' You know your colt 

 is a free resolute goer, therefore be sure you 

 keep a steady hold of his head, and sit as quiet 

 and as still on him as you possibly can. As Mr. 

 Day on the trial horse will, I expect, go fast 

 enough for both of you, so do not you attempt 

 on any account whatever to draw your colt out. 

 If Mr. Day finds his horse in getting near home 

 is beat for pace, he will in due time call to 

 Charles on the four- year old to come head and 

 girth with you, which will be quite a sufficient 

 challenge for your colt to finish the length, and 

 pass the winning-post at his best pace, which is 

 what I want your colt to do ; and as he is a free 

 ready comer, this is I expect what he will do, 

 without any aid of yours, as hustling, spurring. 



