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did not fail to reinflate the filly's lungs, I should ex- 

 pect, somewhere about the Red Post when he got 

 there, and as a consequence she won by ten lengths. 

 Had Sloan ridden Georgic, and reinflated as I have 

 said, that mare would have won by ten lengths 

 instead of the other. 



We in this country are universally supposed to 

 be scientific and practical, and 1 believe in most 

 things we are, but in the matter of race-riding we 

 certainly are not. There would be no difficulty in 

 giving numerous instances of hoists' running con- 

 firming what I have above set out, but I think the 

 particulars I have given need not be enlarged upon. 



With reference to the system of race-riding our 

 jockeys pursue, it has to be expressly pointed out 

 how very little the teaching of anatomical science 

 has hitherto been of advantage to them. Jockeys, 

 we know, ride to orders. Apart from this, we do 

 not forget they have served a long probationary 

 period in a training stable, to learn their business, 

 where, under the watchful eye of the trainer, who 

 may have been a jockey himself, they have the best 

 of guidance in every branch of their calling. 



It is frequently said people "expect too much of 

 jockeys." That, as they are as capable now as 

 jockeys have ever been, should be deemed sufficient- 

 ly satisfactory. I am certainly not one who would 



