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Derby after the change more than once ; but never 

 before. But alas ! ' Who can control his fate?' For 

 soon after we find he had to succumb, manfully fight- 

 ing the battle in the cause he so ardently espoused, 

 to uncontrollable hardships arising from extraneous 

 matters, ' Enough to have brought a royal merchant 

 down.' Though for the sake of science it should be 

 said that the new custom, so happily introduced under 

 such favourable auspices, had really nothing whatever 

 to do with the lamentable event, and is still carried 

 on successfully by the rest of the wily craft. 



Jockeys used to ride at early exercise, and each 

 trainer had one who rode for the stables, and this 

 used to complete the day's work. But to-day they 

 have to ride horses for many trainers the same day, 

 at exercise, and for many days consecutively, before 

 a great race takes place ; and now these are very 

 frequent. This, by the good-nature of the trainer, 

 they are easily able to accomplish, by not galloping 

 the horses until it is quite convenient for the jockeys 

 to attend. It makes a little difference to stable 

 arrangements ; but this, in comparison with having the 

 jockey's services, is as nothing. By this s}'stem, 

 knowledge is gained that it would be absolutely im- 

 possible to obtain so effectually in any other way. 

 The advantage thus obtained for the benefit of the 

 jockey and trainer is, and must be admitted to be, 

 great. The jockey, to begin with, knows the form 

 of nearly all the horses in training ; and the trainer 



