Jack Tobin. 71 



Englishmen brought so much money to back Mr. Mar- 

 ryat that he started favourite at 30 to 20. The national 

 rivalry broke out so strongly that in the City of Cork 

 most of the shops were shut, while the people came 

 down in thousands to the New Wall to see the race. 

 As the Corporation had granted their permission for it 

 to come off on their public esplanade, and also lent their 

 assistance in keeping order, the arrangements were 

 perfect. The course was roped in, while ropes also 

 divided the respective tracks. A capital start was 

 effected on the signal being given by Major Burnside, 

 but my man quitted his opponent in the first few strides, 

 and won with the greatest ease by five or six yards. 

 The excitement of that vast multitude was simply 

 indescribable. Nobody did any work that day, while 

 every one, after yelling themselves hoarse, went and got 

 more or less drunk. 



A few days after the match I had to embark for 

 India, so lost the chance of winning a fortune with 

 Tobin, who, subsequently, did nothing, as he could get 

 no one to train him properly. 



I have found that the broad principles of training, 

 whether man or horse, arc always the same : their appli- 

 cation, of course, varies. 



