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him too many trials. Leave your watch at home, jog him as 

 short a distance as will do, and be ready at any time if he 

 wants to brush out to giv^e him his head and let him step 

 along for a short distance. As I have said before, take him 

 back just before he is ready to come back himself. Jog him 

 from one and one-half to two miles, the reverse way of the 

 track. In many cases one mile is enough. Then turn him 

 the right way of the track and go away from the wire at a 

 moderate rate of speed, and if you are going a half mile let 

 him go the first quarter well within himself, then let him com- 

 mence to move faster, and increase his speed all the way to 

 the wire. The last fifteen or twenty rods drive him along, 

 which will learn him to finish well. If you are going to drive 

 him a mile, let him go easy the first half, then commence to 

 let him move along, increase his speed, but do not urge him 

 to his utmost limit until he is well up into the stretch, say on 

 the last eighth of the mile, then force him along from there 

 to the wire. By using a colt this way, you will find when in a 

 race or trial, though he is tired when he strikes into the 

 stretch, he will struggle at his utmost, increasing his speed 

 every stride until he passes the wire. 



Do not take your watch with you more than once a week, 

 and then hold it on him the last quarter only. Do not go to 

 the trock with your colt more than twice a week, and one of 

 those two days give him an easy mile or half mile, as your race 

 may be, with a sharp brush at the finish. The other day give him 

 a repeat. First give him an easy half or mile, as you may be 

 working him. Unhitch, remove the harness, take off 

 his boots, sponge him thoroughly — mouth, nose and 

 eyes. Scrape the water out of him, rub him out with 

 nice clean cloths, made of salt sacks, which I think is 

 the best material. Wipe the water out of him nicely, 

 but not too much, give his legs a light rubbing with the 

 cloths, throw a light blanket over him if it is warm, if 

 cool, a heavy one. Give him a few swallows of water, then 

 walk him about for fifteen or twenty minutes, then straighten 



