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venience of riding a close finish in these tails with a high 

 wind blowing naturally led to a compromise ; and some 

 early jockey hit upon a happy idea, and tucked his skirts 

 inside his breeches. The next step was to curtail these 

 appendages ; and after that the transition was easy to the 

 racing rig with which we are now familiar. 



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