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should erect a rubbing-down shed beyond the winning- 

 post and on the inside of the course. These sheds are 

 made of split bamboo and dry thatching grass (Hind. 

 Phoos). A couple of stalls, roofed over in case of rain, 

 with a small enclosure in front to keep off people 

 troubled with curiosity, will cost about Es. 16. Ghu- 

 ramee (thatcher) is the name given to the labourers 

 who do this chhuppur work. 



There should be, near each stand, a piece of ground 

 carefully flagged and made level, on which to measure 

 horses. 



Eace-courses are supposed to be measured on a line 

 5 feet from the inner edge all round ; but practically 

 the best plan is to measure close to the inside, and then 

 add to the length obtained 10J yards, under the 

 assumption that the course is a circle, which is near 

 enough for all practical purposes. This mathematical 

 problem I leave to my readers to work out for them- 

 selves. 



If horses are obliged to be galloped on the outside, on 

 account of the inside being closed, the increased dis- 

 tance, once round, which might require to be done, 

 in the event of a trial, may be readily calculated. For 

 instance, say that the gallop is to be taken 25 feet from 

 the inside, i.e., 20 feet outside the line on which the 

 course was measured, then the increased distance 

 would be four times 10 J yards, viz., 42 yards : in fact, 

 we add 10J yards to the length of the course, for every 

 5 feet the galloping track is outside the line on which 

 the course was measured. 



A surveyor's large perambulator is more correct and 

 expeditious than the ordinary chain. 



