204 SAM DARLING'S REMINISCENCES 



age, and consisted of five feeds a day, with an 

 allowance of hay. 



As a two-year-old the same general routine was 

 observed, and the daily canters were continued 

 until I considered that he was fit enough to go fast. 

 I should add here that it was never my custom to 

 train any two horses in exactly the same way. 

 One hardly ever finds two horses alike, and I 

 think every animal should be trained according to 

 his constitution and special needs, not only for the 

 classic races, but for the other races. That is 

 where the art of training comes in. 



AVhen, therefore, I considered Slieve Gallion 

 fit to go fast, I put him next a horse with form, in 

 order to see what he was like, and to test his powers. 

 I was so satisfied with him that I was not sur- 

 prised, when he ran at Sandown, to see him win 

 the Cobham Stakes, which he followed up by 

 carrying off the New Stakes at Ascot, in such 

 style that everybody pronounced him a " smashing 

 good horse. '* Then he won the Champagne 

 Stakes at Doncaster, but was defeated by Galvani 

 in the Middle Park Plate. At that time, however, 

 he was greatly troubled by his teeth. After that 

 he retired into winter quarters, and came out the 

 following season to win the Craven Stakes at 

 Newmarket, and the Two Thousand Guineas in 

 most impressive style. 



