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CHAPTER XV. 



Jockies and Jockeyship — The training of Jockies — ^The Jockies of the 

 last century — ^Their costume, &c. — Anecdotes of the elder Chifney 

 and of William Clift — Riding to order, an anecdote of the late Arthur 

 Pavis and the Irishman — Prospectus for a Turf Benevolent Fund 

 — The Qualifications necessary for a good Jockey — The Jockey's seat 

 and style of riding — Anecdote of John Jackson's riding for the St. 

 Leger of 1822 — The set-to, or finish of a race — The fatigues under- 

 gone by Jockies — The method of training practised by Jockies to 

 reduce their weight — ITie opinions of the late Mr. W. Sandiver, 

 the surgeon of Newmarket, on the training of Jockies — The most 

 famous Jockies of the present day — Samuel Chifney — James Ro- 

 binson — William Scott, &c., &c., with anecdotes of them and their 

 styles of riding, &c. — Country Jockies — Gentlemen Jockies — 

 Steeple-chase and hurdle-race riders, &c., &c., &c. 



The practic3 of racing introduced, at a very 

 early period, that peculiar seat and method of 

 riding practised by our jockies with a grace and 

 science unknown in other countries. For many 

 years after racing became a favourite amusement 

 with our nobility and gentry, and while the sport 

 may be said to have been in its infancy, the usual 



