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America ? " He then went on to state that in England 

 they had the Derby, St. Leger, City and Suburban, etc., 

 etc., under that head. 



Splan waited patiently until his new acquaintance 

 had completed his explanation. He then stooped over, 

 and in a hoarse whisper said in Archer's ear : 



" Between you and I, Fred, they are nearly all 

 fixed." 



When Captain Conner heard of it he offered to bet a 

 bottle and a bird against a glass of cold water that 

 Archer would die without ever knowing what Splan 

 meant . 



PERSONALITY IN HORSEMANSHIP 



Personality plays a great part in horsemanship. The 

 famous professors of horse-training, such as the great 

 Powell, Rarey, Sample, Galvayne, Jesse Beery, Everard 

 Calthrop and Capt. Mike Rimingxon are all men 

 whom you could judge at a glance to be horsemen of 

 great personality. These men have not been horsemen 

 dressed for the occasion ; as a matter of fact, their 

 ordinary attire was very neat and plain, and not 

 " horsy." 



Jesse Beery had a charming personality. He could 

 always make friends with the most savage horse in a few 



