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these eminent persons for private trials or in public 

 races, in which they show themselves infinitely 

 superior to the vulgar racing-men of old. Who ever 

 saw or heard of Chifney, Buckle, Robinson, Butler, 

 or indeed any jockey of that day, riding horses in 

 the gallops, even for their own stables, much less for 

 any other? These ignorant trainers were even 

 satisfied with trying their horses with the lads who 

 usually rode them in their everyday work. This Sir 

 Joseph Hawley did, and a few others. Indeed, in 

 the present day a few trainers still adhere to the 

 obsolete practice ; but a bad system, however well 

 conducted, is sure to come to grief. 



But, as in most things, so specially in the race for 

 wealth or money-making, the modern jockey has 

 outstripped every other horseman, and effectually left 

 owner and trainer behind him. He is the modern 

 Croesus; but a Croesus generous and liberal. I do 

 not say that this liberality is exercised in the distri- 

 bution of that wealth, but in the distribution of know- 

 ledge, which is better; for it enables him to add 

 greatly to his own fortunes. For valuable advice 

 given in this way they are continually being presented 

 with munificent sums ; as witness the generous deeds 

 of the American Walton, the renowned and amiable 

 Theodore ! Some owners, I am told, rather object to 

 this dissemination of useful knowledge. They go so 

 far as to say that it interferes with the state of the 

 odds. But as these complaints take the form of 



