40 EVERY MAN HIS OWN TRAINER. 



is at the head of the profession, examine him and he pro- 

 nounces him seven years old only and is willing to stake 

 $i,ooo if he ever made a wager that he is correct," when the 

 fact was Lysander Boy was nearer nine years old than he was 

 eight at the time. Of course I made no argument as I was 

 satisfied if he was. But I know the horse's age almost to a 

 day. 



