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pared with other horses— Rodomont— Speed, dis- 

 tance and gradient— La Pl^che In the Derfl>y and 

 the Oaks— La Fl&che's running in the Carnibrldge- 

 shire 103-109 



CHAPTER XIII. 



TIME (continued). 



St. Prusquin when beaten by Teufel-^St. Frusquin 

 and the Middle Park Plate— Teufel, how reg-arded 

 in the future— Sporting writers— All races should 

 be oflicially timed — Speed of horses differs on every 

 course — 'Track-riding' on grass courses . . 110-116 



CHAPTER XIV. 



NAMING HORSES. 



Should unnamed horses be permitted to compete for 

 public stakes?— The late Lord Glasgow — Why he 

 did not name his horses— The 'jargon of the ring' 

 —Why the horse General Peel was so named— 

 Pleasing and suii table names for horses — Names 

 should not exceed ten letters— Practice of naming 

 horses as now adopted should be discontinued- 

 Vain attempts at erudition— Ill-named horses and 

 turf history— Suggested names of places in British 

 colonies, etc. . . . . . 117-122 



CHAPTER XV. 



TIPSTERS. 



What the best interests of the turf demand— Best in- 

 terests bemg assailed— Tipsters increase year by 

 year— Their misrepresentations and aids— Adver- 



