108 HAXDBOOK OF THE TURF. 



Given the Needle, It is said of a horse that has been 

 doped or drugged, that he has been " given the needle " — mean- 

 ing an injection by means of a hypodermic needle. 



Glanders. The most loathsome disease to which the 

 horse is subject. It was described by Greek veterinarians as 

 early as A. D. 381, and in 1G82, an accurate account of the 

 nature of the disease was published by Sallysel, the stable mas- 

 ter of Louis XIV., of France. Glanders is characterized by a 

 peculiar deposit with ulceration, on tlie membrane of the nose 

 and in the lungs ; and farcy — which is one and the same dis- 

 ease modified by the cause which originates them — by deposits 

 of the same material and ulcerations of the lymphatics of the 

 skin. The former is the more active form of the disorder ; the 

 latter is the slow type fastening upon general debility. Each 

 has its acute and chronic form, the former usually resulting 

 from inoculation, and is always fatal — there is no known cure. 

 Dr. James Law says the treatment in all its forms and of acute 

 farcy with open sores, " should be legally prohibited because of 

 the danger to man as well as animals." Always consult a vet- 

 erinary inspector or official commissioner. It is without doubt 

 the worst form of unsoundness in horses. 



[Law.] The moment tlmt symptoms of jrlaiiders appear in a horse — 

 indications of the ineipiency of tlie disease — tiiat is, if he really 

 have the seeds of it in him, lie is unsound, although it may be some 

 time before the disease becomes fully developed in its niost offen- 

 sive conditions, and it is the future history of the case which is to 

 show whetlier it was the glanders or not. — Massachusetts Reports, 

 10 Gushing, (1857), 520. 



Glomes of the Frog. The rounded projections or 

 ends of the branches of the frog are called the glomes, forming 

 the lower part of the heels. 



Gloves. In the steel protected driving gloves the fingers 

 are protected by small, flat steel staples. The gloves always con- 

 tinue soft and pliable, and they are very strong and durable. 



G. N. H. [Eng.] The letters signify Grand National 

 Hunt, a steeple chase run over different courses each year. 



Go. The magic word that starts all the horses of the 

 trotting field ; one for which drivers listen with intense desire 

 as it gives them the right to a fair race and no favor. 



Go as They Please. A race in which it is held that 

 the performance shall be in harness, to wagon or under the 

 saddle ; but after the race is commenced no change can be 

 made in the manner of going, and the race is held to have com- 

 menced when the horses appear on the track. 



Go to Pieces. A horse that is unmanageable in a race 

 or lieat, is unsteady, flighty, acts badly, and wiU not settle to a 

 gait, is said to " go to pieces." 



