37o TRAINERS AND JOCKEYS. 



1 He is not fit, sir ; but when he is he will win you 

 a good race.' 



Unfortunately he did not say if the horse was too 

 big or too light, that it might in its future prepara- 

 tion be put right. Therefore the tedious difficulty 

 had to be overcome by experience; whilst he might 

 have solved the mystery beyond doubt and in an 

 instant, and may further have informed the trainer 

 how long it would have taken to remedy his mistaken 

 preparation and the steps necessary for the comple- 

 tion of such a weighty matter — thus pressing the 

 thing to a logical conclusion, and having himself 

 hailed as a benefactor to mankind, and ranked 

 amongst the great discoverers of the day. ' There 

 are,' we are told, ' few tasks more unthankful than 

 for persons of modesty to speak their own praises. 

 In some cases, however, this must be done for the 

 general good : and a generous spirit asserts its merits 

 and vindicates itself with becoming warmth.' Some 

 such generous sentiment, we can well believe, 

 actuated the feelings of this intelligent youth when 

 he thus unostentatiously expounded this great 

 discovery. But I feel bound to disclose the whole 

 circumstances ; to accord the praise to him to whom it 

 is due. And, therefore, I publicly make known the 

 fact that the ability so shown was exhibited by a 

 light-weight jockey at Brighton, who discovered the 

 comparatively aged trainer's error, and with candour 

 so deserving of all praise made known the discovery 



