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with his engagements, has not the power of striking him out. 

 When a horse is sold with his engagements all penalties there- 

 after growing out of such engagements attach to the horse and 

 his ]3urchaser or purchasers. 



Enlarged Joints; Soft Enlargements. Soft 

 enlargements during their formation, and until their result is 

 ascertained, render a horse unsound. But if, upon being fully 

 developed, they do not impede the horse in his ordinary work, 

 he is sound ; but when they are so large as to be unsightly, they 

 are blemishes. 



Entrance Fee. A percentage of the premium or purse 

 which is paid by the owner of a horse when entering him for a 

 particular race, stake, or purse. The system was devised by 

 John Trail of Shrewsbury, England, who is known as " father 

 of the clerk of the courses." All entrance fees must be paid 

 before a horse can become a starter, and horses and owners or 

 drivers may be suspended for non-payment of entrance dues. 



Entries. By the trotting rules entries may be made in 

 writing, or by telegraph or telephone, and must be received 

 before the advertised hour of the closing of entries, and all 

 entries constitute an agreement " that the persons making them, 

 owners, drivers, and horses " shall be subject to the rules, regu- 

 lations, and bj'-laws of the association. The racing laAvs pro- 

 vide that on being entered a horse shall be named and identified, 

 and after having started in a public race his name shall not be 

 changed ; and no alteration or condition shall be made in any 

 entry after the time fixed for closing. Persons making entries 

 become liable for the entrance money, stake, or forfeit ; and 

 every horse entered for a purse must start unless declared out. 

 Entries and subscriptions do not become void on the death of 

 the parties making them. 



Epsom Downs. A mile and a half south of the town 

 of Epsom, county of Surrey, England, where races lasting four 

 days are run each year. Epsom is fourteen miles from Lon- 

 don. The races were begun here about 1711, by Mr. Parkhurst, 

 and have been held annually since 1730. 



Equestrian. [Eq.] Relating or pertaining to horses, 

 horsemanship, or saddle riding ; consisting in or accompanied 

 with performances on horseback; exercising or mounted on 

 horseback. 



Equestrian Feats. English turf history records the 

 following interesting events : In 1758, Miss Pond undertook to 

 ride one thousand miles at Newmarket, in one thousand hours, 

 for a purse of two hundred guineas ; which feat she performed 



