Trials 



glove — I mean whip in hand. They curl up 

 ignominiously under punishment. 



Trials, like appearances, are often deceptive, 

 and it is a great blessing that we are not induced 

 to bet on appearances, or our own would soon 

 undergo a material deterioration. Nihil sine 

 labore, and we must work hard to find every- 

 thing out in this relation. I am familiar with 

 another instance of a private gallop that could 

 not have been quite comme il faut — and we are 

 going it a bit amongst these foreign languages. 

 My father tried "Laceman" and "Antler" — 

 who belonged to the late Mr John Barnard, of 

 Epsom — and " Antler " was successful. The spin 

 was regarded as thoroughly authentic and reliable ; 

 care had been taken to make it so. 



Accordingly, my astute sire sold " Laceman," 

 and in public subsequently the other did not 

 prove to be anything like so good a race-horse as 

 " Laceman," who turned out to be a champion 

 sprinter. The most cautious men may be led 

 astray to some extent by tests in camera. Still, 

 admittedly, "Antler" won several nice races, 

 including the Nottingham Handicap, with F. 

 Archer in the saddle, whilst I also won on him 

 at Alexandra Park. Some horses are better out 

 than at home, and probably " Laceman " was one 



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