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breeding establishments. Except Lord Hare- 

 wood, there is no North- country nobleman 

 training now in the North; there's the proof. 

 And you ask me a question about the time test 

 as tried by American trainers. In timing a 

 horse much would depend upon the state of the 

 going. There's a mighty difference between 

 going on the hard and on soft. They seem to 

 think that timing a horse is a trustworthy test 

 of a horse's speed. Of course, not having ex- 

 perimented with the ' clock,' I cannot take upon 

 myself to pass an opinion. I remember a Mr. 

 Harland coming across here from America with 

 some horses about the time Mr. Ten Broeck was 

 here. I remember something running a dead 

 heat at Newmarket, and they ran it off. Before 

 the decider Mr. Harland put some clothing on 

 the one that was beaten, and gave him a gentle 

 sweat between the two races. That was the 

 American idea in a case of that kind. I can 

 scarcely agree to it being the correct thing to do 

 in such circumstances. It is quite contrary to 

 our practice in England. I also remember Mr. 

 Ten Broeck had a two-year-old named Loiterer 

 here. He ran him in the July Stakes, and in a 

 match the same day. I heard them saying at 

 the time that the youngster had several sweats 

 between the two races, sending him gently two 

 miles with the clothing on. The first American 

 horses I ever saw in this country were Stark and 

 Prioress two very game animals, Stark in 

 particular." 



From time immemorial jockeys have been honoured 

 or otherwise with diminutives or nicknames. There 



