522 



INDEX. 



Neck of the Horse, 44, 45 ; of the Hunter, 82-84. 

 NiMROD, the first Hunter and King, 369. 







Olympic Games, (The) 24. 



Orford (Lord) celebrated for liis Greyhounds, 363-365. 



Otter, (The) his habits, and mode of hunting him, 432; Lamb? 



destroyed by, 435. 

 Otter-Houxd described, 435. 

 Otter-Hunting, 432-436. 



P 



Pack-Horse, (The) now out of use, 127. 



Paddocks for Hunters, 200. 



Persians, (The) their love of the chase, 370. 



Phvsic for Hunters, 184, 185 ; 190-193. 



Plunging, 124. 



PooNAH, races at, 1 9. 



Pony, (The) remarkable improvement upon, by attention, 129; 

 its exemption from lameness in the feet, 130 ; its great powers 

 of endm'ance, 130. 



Post-Horse, (The) antiquity of, 152 ; improvement in the condi- 

 tion of, and description of Horse best fitted for the work, 

 153, 154. 



Price of Hounds, 356-358. 



Pyramus, the Ai-ab racer, 23. 



R 



Race-Courses, 304, 305. 



Race-Horse, (The) 8 ; progressive improvement of, 9-1 1 ; mean- 

 ing of the term ' blood' in the, 11-14 ; different breeds, 21-25 ; 

 superiority of the English racer, 23 ; match between English 

 and Cossack racers, 25 ; effects of ' crossing blood,' 27 ; of 

 breeding ' in and in,' 28 ; choice of Stallions and Mares for 

 breeding, 29-31 ; Stallions subjected to legal regulations 

 abroad, 34 ; risk in rearing young stock, and remarks on their 

 diet, training, and general management, 36-41 ; form, action, 

 wind, temper, and speed of the, 43-62 ; expenses of a racing 

 establishment, 62, 63 ; the half-bred racer, 66-68 ; Harkaway, 

 161 ; training, 166-170; the necessity of a I'ider knowing the 

 temper of the, 306-308 ; Zinganee, 308. 



Race-riding, 290-310; the half-mile race, 299, 300; the mile 

 race, 301 ; the two mile race, 301, 302. 



