My Racing Adventures 



trouble and worry of getting the horses per- 

 fectly fit to run, then you ride them to victory, 

 are handsomely rewarded, and I have what I 

 can get. If I did not help myself with settling 

 day in view, I might not be able to — er — settle." 

 He had many choice sayings, marked by sound 

 moral philosophy. It was a treat to listen to 

 him when he was running into form. Self- 

 help was one of his most manly attributes 

 after the numbers went up for the next race. 

 We do well to remember that part of the 

 text. 



The fact is, moreover, that unless a trainer 

 can have a bet sometimes on something of his 

 own worth backing, he does not promise to 

 grow rich beyond the dreams of avarice. He 

 may experience a difficulty in facing the music 

 when his creditors call the tune. Granting that 

 he has a large number of horses in his stable, 

 the ordinary profits automatically accruing are 

 satisfactory, adequate. There are, for instance, 

 some trainers who receive as much as three 

 pounds a horse per week, and there are little 

 men who are obliged to accept a much smaller 

 sum — perhaps thirty shillings a week per horse, 

 as alleged in certain cases — which renders it 

 difficult for them to make both ends meet. If 



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