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kind, these lads, if capable, soon acquire the ability of riding 

 a gallop of, say, a mile, to within a very few seconds of the 

 time they set themselves to cover it. I have invariably found 

 in the many cases which have come under my observation, that 

 this practice greatly improves the pace judging ability of 

 English jockeys who go out to India. In Training and Horse 

 Management in India, I have given the following approximate 

 time scale of speed for a horse which could do a mile in 

 I minute 48 seconds, with the weight he is accustomed to 

 carry in his training gallops : — 



Quarter speed 3 mm. 50 sec. 



Half speed . . . . . 2 , , 45 , , 



Three-quarter speed . . . . 2 ,, 5 >> 



Full speed . . . . . i ,, 48 ,, 



For a horse which could cover a mile in i min. 42 sec, the 

 respective times would be : 3 min. 37 sec. ; 2 min. 36 sec. ; 

 I min. 58 sec. ; and i fnin. 42. 



Although the undulating character of ground in England 

 and the frequent variations in the nature of its " going," are 

 difficulties to be overcome in the introduction of the Indian 

 method into this country, the system has such important 

 advantages that it is well worth a trial. Although the 

 " clock " is used in much the same way for training in 

 Australia, New Zealand and America, I refer to its employ- 

 ment particularly in India, because I had many years' practical 

 experience of it in that country. 



THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF RIDING A RACE 

 May be summed up as follows : — i. Waiting ; 2. Using a 

 pace-maker; 3. Making the running ; 4. Waiting in front ; 5. 

 Keeping with one's horses, and then, if one can, coming away 

 at the finish and winning. As it is impossible to foretell how 

 a race will be run, or what changes may occur while the 

 horses are running ; a jockey should be ready to vary his 



