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testimony is contradicted by his assistant ; and 

 his charges against any jockey for foul play, or of 

 attempting to take an unfau- advantage, must be 

 attended to. If his authority is not well supported 

 by the stewards, there is an end to fair racing. 



On the Management of a Stud. 



The best site for a breeding establishment is 

 undulating ground, on a light soil, over limestone, 

 then over chalk, gravel, sand, and loam well- 

 drained; and the worst selection is a rich wet 

 pasture, on stiff clay, which is only fit for cattle 

 and cart-horses. 



In laying down the paddocks, if you have an 

 extensive command of ground, divide them into 

 parallelograms of about four acres, with a central 

 building in four compartments, each compartment 

 opening into a straw yard about 30 ft. by 20 ft., 

 with a high paling, and a door from each straw- 

 yard to their respective paddocks ; this central 

 building saves a great deal of labour in supplying 

 the stock \vith food and water, and diminishes the 

 expense of building. A single hovel, capable of 

 accommodating two yearlings or a mare and foal, 

 cannot be efiiciently constructed under 751, ; but 

 the four-room dwelling, with a straw loft above, 

 may be built for 200^. The lower positions should 



