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thirds — advice thereon. Quarter and half mile races at New- 

 market — yearling and two year old courses, in times long past, 

 p. 267—275. 



SECTION XLI. p. 275. 



Butchering and cutting up race horses alive ! — the dear delight of 

 all parties, a mere customary and delectable gratification, of no 

 or very questionable use. Difficulty of reform principally with 

 the jockies. Execrable murder of the flea-bitten grey gelding — 

 very amusing to a dinner company. Hull's Hussar cut up alive 

 at Epsom. Hull's directions to his jockey Bill Barnes. Old 

 Frampton. Address to our high sporting aristocracy. Sir 

 Charles Bunbury's plan successful. Appeal to the jockies, 

 Buckle, Goodisson, Robinson, Chifney. Old Sam. Chifney not 

 a hard hearted man, p. 275 — 279. 



SECTION XLII. p. 279. 



Pedigree. The Helmsley Turk. The implicit faith of a writer 

 in the Sporting Magazine. The author's acknowledgment of a 

 former error. Bay Bolton. Partner. Jigg. Bloody But- 

 tocks. Sampson. The Highflyer — portrait of the Darley 

 Arabian. Universal opinion of Sampson's defect in pedigree. 

 The old groom's report on Sampson's dam. Carter's Driver 

 not thorough bred. A lengthy rigmarole on the disputed pedi- 

 gree of Eclipse. His character. Always his own jockey. 

 Description. Named from the total eclipse in 1764. Prognosis 

 of Bernard Smith. Eclipse purchased by VVildman. The double 

 cover not disputed till VVildman became the proprietor of Marske. 

 The oath. Sale of Marske. No resemblauce in Eclipse or his 

 stock to the Marskes. Marske described. Spilletta, dam of 

 Eclipse. Tyndal, formerly in O'Kelly's stables. Family resem- 

 blance of Eclipse to Shakespeare and his stock. As to pedigree 

 and performance, between Shakespeare and Marske, the palm 

 probably to be conceded to the former. The question of no 

 consequence, and the speculation windy. A queer illustration. 

 Matthews, Adolphus, Nimrod and Co. p. 279—290. 



SECTION XLII. p. 290. 



Great advantage to Eclipse, from not starting until five years old. 

 An occasional recourse to that plan recommended. Importance 

 of weight to a racer. The old opinion. Dead weight. Specu- 

 lation on racing weights. Handy capping. "Crossing and jostling, 

 Pyrrhus and Mambrino. Abolished by the Jockey Club. Rule in 

 the case. Fairness and consideration of the present racing 

 system, with one exception. Comparison between the racers of 

 past and present times, brought to a point. Shark perhaps the 



