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not undergo actual pain, or great suffering to do so, 

 nor does the horse ; but where the parallel of the 

 two cases ceases is in this ; — the man runs, cannot 

 win, and he undergoes no punishment further than 

 his exertion ; but, in the other case, appearances 

 must be kept up, the jockey must shew that he 

 makes every exertion to wdn, for on a known supe- 

 rior horse, if, on finding he had no chance, he pulled 

 up, it would be said he purposely lost the race. 

 There can be little doubt but if he had ridden the 

 horse before, or been accustomed to see him go, that 

 on giving him his canter before the race he might 

 detect what had been done as well as if he had been 

 told it was so ; but he dare not publicly state this, 

 or even privately assert what he could not prove ; 

 so he rides the horse, and, to avoid the censure of 

 the public, the unfortunate animal is severely 

 punished to save the character of a rascally owner, 

 and a jockey who depends on his own for his bread. 

 It ipay be asked, why I do not also say rascally 

 trainer r for this reason, the trainer would not, in 

 ordinary cases, dare to dose a horse under his care 



