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the use of his right or whip-hand, at any period of 

 the race ; which he would not have, if he were on 

 the outside of one or more horses in the race. But 

 he must be wide awake over a course with turns 

 in it, as some of them are very difficult to make, 

 especially if all the horses are in strong running at 

 the time, and the one he is riding should not be 

 what is called kind at his turns, or an easy horse 

 to ride. He must not omit the precaution of lying 

 a little out of his ground before he comes to a turn, 

 so as to make it pretty close to the post, when he 

 will be less likely to disturb the action of his horse 

 than if he made it at a more acute angle, which he 

 would necessarily do if he did not take this sweep. 

 Another precaution is also necessary ; as, when a 

 horse is galloping in a circle, the first leg towards 

 the centre takes the lead, the jockey should endea- 

 vour to make his horse lead with the leg next the 

 turn, which will prevent his changing his leading 

 leg in the turn, which he will be obliged to do, un- 

 less a very easy one indeed. This is best effected 

 by keeping his head a little to the opposite side of 

 his body ; that is, a little to the left hand, if the 

 posts are to the right, as they generally are, and 

 vice versa. When a race-horse is extended at the 

 very top of his speed, his head should, of course, 

 be kept straight ; but as he is never going his best 

 pace in his turns, the keeping of his head away 

 from them, for the purpose we have noticed, can- 

 not be at all injurious to him. In quite straight 

 running, it is, we believe, of very little consequence 

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