CONTENTS vii 



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CHAPTER VII I 



STEEPLECHASING AND HURDLE RACING 164 



CHAPTER IX 



STEEPLECHASE AND HURDLE RACE HORSES 1 72 



CHAPTER X 



FAMOUS 'chasers — RIDERS — QUALIFICATIONS — STEEPLECHASE 



COURSES 181 



CHAPTER XI 

 BETTING AND "THE RING" 305 



CHAPTER XII 

 RACING IN FRANCE 219 



RULES OF RACING 231 



NATIONAL HUNT RULES • . 257 



Index • • • 265 



