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till he sees an opportunity of giving a loose ; yet m 

 this case he must keep so close behind, that the other 

 horse may keep the wind from him ; and that he, sit- 

 ting low, may at once shelter himself under him, and 

 assist the strength of the horse. If the wind happen 

 to be in their back, the expert jockey is to keep 

 directly behind the adversary, that he may have aL 

 the advantage of the wind to blow his horse along, as 

 it were, and at the same time intercept it in regard to 

 his adversary. 



When running on level smooth ground, the jockey 

 is to beat his horse as much as the adversary will give 

 him leave, because the horse is naturally more in- 

 clined to spend himself on this ground ; on the con- 

 trary, on deep earths, he may have more liberty, as 

 he will there spare himself. 



In riding up hill the horse is always to be favoured, 

 by bearing him hard, for fear of running him out of 

 wind; but in running down hill, if the horse's feet 

 and shoulders will bear it, and the rider dares venture 

 his neck, he may have a full loose. If the horse have 

 the heels of the rest, the jockey must always spare 

 him a little, that he may have a reserve of strength to 

 make a push at the last post. 



On the jockey^ s knowing the nature of the horse 

 that is to run against him, a great deal depends ; for 

 by managing accordingly, great advantages are to be 

 obtained : thus, if the opposite horse is of a hot and fiery 

 disposition, the jockey is either to run just behind him or 

 cheek-by-jole with him, making a noise with the whip, 

 and by that means forcing him on faster than his rider 

 would have him, and consequently, spending him so 

 much the sooner ; or else keep him just before him in 

 such a slow gallop that he may either overreach, or by 



