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style, was Sloan. From the long stirrup and 

 long rein, he passed to the other extreme — the 

 short stirrup and short rein. Here again we 

 found a genius, who not only set a new fashion 

 in riding races, but showed us a new way in 

 running them. Instead of the slow, muddling 

 way of waiting, we had races run through as they 

 should be. In this Sloan showed his superiority 

 by his knowledge of pace. He did not ride from 

 pillar to post as others are apt to do, but at a 

 pace that would give his horse a chance to carry 

 him to the end of a race. 



Between Archer and Sloan, I think, Fordham 

 showed the happy medium, and his is the style 

 of riding that should be taught and encouraged, 

 I do not think either the extremes of Archer 

 or Sloan can give the power and control over a 

 horse that are so needful. 



We had some fine training gallops on good 

 Down land at Michel Grove and Findon. Some 

 of them afforded first-rate going in all weathers. 

 In early spring the best ground was however, 

 at Findon, nearest to the stables. Our principal 

 gallops were on the Munthum side of the village. 

 The land there belonged to the Dowager Mar- 

 chioness of Bath, who lived at Munthum Court. 

 Black Patch, which we used in very dry weather, 

 is now part of the Downs on which Mr. Saunders 

 Davies trains his horses. A good deal of the 

 land we galloped over has of late years been 



