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on the inside of the course. These sheds are made of split 

 bamboo and dry thatching grass (Hind, plioos). A couple 

 of stalls, roofed over in case of rain, with a small enclosure 

 in front to keep off people troubled with curiosity, will 

 cost about Es. 16. Ghuramee (thatcher) is the name given 

 to the labourers who do this clihujppur work. 



There should be, near each stand, a piece of ground 

 carefully flagged and made level, on which to measure 

 horses. 



Eace-courses are supposed to be measured on a line 

 5 ft. from the inner edge all round ; but practically the 

 best plan is to measure close to the inside, and then add 

 to the length obtained 10^ yds., under the assumption 

 that the course is a ckcle, which is near enough for all 

 practical purposes. This mathematical problem I leave to 

 my readers to work out for themselves. 



If horses are obliged to be galloped on the outside, on 

 account of the inside being closed, the increased distance 

 once round, which might require to be done in the event 

 of a trial, may be readily calculated. For instance, say 

 that the gallop is to be taken 25 ft. from the inside, i.e. 

 20 ft. outside the line on which the course was measured, 

 then the increased distance would be four times lOJ yds., 

 viz. 42 yds. — in fact, we add lOi yds. to the length of the 

 course for every 5 ft. the galloping track is outside the 

 line on which the course was measured. 



A surveyor's large perambulator is more correct and 

 expeditious than the ordinary chain. 



As a rule, courses in the morning give about a couple 

 of seconds slower time for a mile than they do in the 



