PREFACE. 



The very favourable reception accorded to ' The 

 Racehorse in Training ' induces me to appear before 

 the public again as the writer of my Reminiscences. 

 It is a work that aims to deal in a plain fashion with 

 matters of importance to all those who have an 

 interest in the turf, and relies solely for its success on 

 its truthful simplicity and its impartial mode of 

 dealing with the diverse subjects which come under 

 consideration. It is partly biographical, partly 

 anecdotal; and in the portions which treat of trials 

 and the stable, has its technical or professional side.. 



The biographical sketches have, I hope, in most cases 

 the charm of novelty to recommend them, either in 

 the subject itself or in their treatment. We must 

 remember, in forming a judgment of individual 

 character, that the men whose careers I venture to 





