2 1 o The Course, the Camp^ the Chase 



put up, while I rode cauother horse, whose accumulated 

 penalties brought the weight within my reach. 



According to my directions, " Babieca " cantered with 

 the horse I was riding, and pulled up quite contentedly. 

 We walked back together to the starting-post, the horse 

 looking in a happy frame of mind, lobbing his ears and 

 making little grunts of satisfaction, as was his wont when 

 pleased. 



We had a false start, and again " Babieca " pulled 

 up quietly, and walked back quite steadily. Up to this 

 his jockey had been rather nervous, for the escapades 

 at the Jerez races were not yet forgotten. Now, how- 

 ever, he had got confidence, since the colt had proceeded 

 so quietly ; so, just as we were gathering together for 

 the start, he pulled the horse's head roughly to one side, 

 and gave him a job with the spur to make him come 

 round more quickly. I noticed the colt give a great 

 start, while such a look came into his face, that I said 

 to myself, " You are done for now, there's no mistake." 

 At that instant the flag fell, and as we left the post 

 I saw " Babieca " whip round and bolt with the jockey, 

 just as he had done before in the Spring. 



So here was the result of all my trouble gone, and 

 the colt thrown back again for weeks. I took him 

 home, put him in the breaking-tackle once more, and 

 luckily soon had him as docile as ever. 



I started him once more that autumn, getting leave 

 to saddle him at the starting-post, where I gave him 

 lumps of sugar until the other jockeys arrived. I then 

 mounted, and when the race commenced just let the 

 horse follow the others as he pleased, without urging 

 him in any way, and he completed the course without 



