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is the foundation on which the prosperity of a 

 country rises, if so, let the sis-hundred-and- 

 eighty owners of race horses have their due, 

 for« few men promote it more. 



There are no class of men whose conduct 

 undergoes such strict scrutiny as does that of 

 the owners of race horses ; if people would but 

 reflect a little they would see that such scrutiny 

 is overdone, and in many cases totally uncalled- 

 for ; a man to do wrong in racing transactions 

 must trust his honor and character to the 

 mercy of several individuals, the first would be 

 his trainer, then (formerly) his jockey, I say 

 formerly, because of late years they have found 

 the thing is made far more certain where it is 

 practiced not to trust to him; instances are 

 very rare indeed now where a jockey purposely loses 

 a race ; where he does, I should say it was in a 

 case where his individual interest is concerned, 

 totally unknown to either trainer or owner. 

 An owner wishing to lose a race can but 



