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although light, should possess a compact, mus- 

 cular and active frame. He should be, in fact, a 

 *' pocket Hercules." 



He should be of a shrewd and calculating dis- 

 position, and neglect no opportunity of improving 

 his judgment, by observation and practice in his 

 profession. Above all, he must be a perfect 

 master of his temper, accustomed to keep a con- 

 stant check upon his tongue, possess much per- 

 sonal intrepidity, be honest to his employers, and 

 of temperate habits. 



In order to obtain a good seat, hands, a know- 

 ledge of pace and confidence, it is absolutely requi- 

 site that he s^hould have been reared, from his 

 earliest years, in a racing stable, and been accus- 

 tomed to ride constantly horses of all forms shapes 

 and tempers. 



By constant exercise, and by the practice of 

 athletic games, he should endeavour to acquire as 

 much as possible that pliability about the arms, 

 shoulders and back, which adds so much to his 

 power and ease when in the saddle. 



He should habituate himself to be scrupulously 

 attentive to cleanliness in his person, and to the 

 neat fitting of his clothes, especially when in the 

 appropriate costume of his calling. 



A modern jockey, in one respect, may be said 

 to resemble the sailor ; for, like him, he undergoes 

 the severest and most dangerous toil to earn his 

 money, and, but too often, expends it with the 



