2.45 i Thursday, give him a mile in 2.40 and one in 

 2.35 or 2.36; Friday, jog him; Saturday, blow him 

 out just a little through the stretch, and rest him on 

 Sunday. The following week work about the same, 

 except a second or two stronger. After this give him 

 a mile Monday in 2.40 and repeat him in 2.35, always 

 stepping the last quarter a little the strongest. Jog 

 Tuesday ; Wednesday, give him a mile in 2.40 ; Thurs- 

 day, give him a mile in 2.40, one in 2.35 and one in 

 2.30; jog on the road Friday; Saturday, jog good 

 and strong on the road ; rest again on Sunday. Con- 

 tinue working this way, the number of days and heats, 

 about four weeks, except increasing the speed one or 

 two seconds every week on the days you work out 

 three heats. These directions are for horses that can 

 trot or pace in 2.20 or better, sound and all right. 

 There may be a great many things happen that will 

 change the program, such as rainy days, cracked heels, 

 etc. It is necessary, after you have commenced to 

 repeat to score them once or twice between each heat 

 at half speed. Continue work in this way until about 

 three weeks before they start in races ; then on Mon- 

 day you can give them one heat in 2.40, one in 2.30, 

 and one in 2.25 ; jog, Tuesday ; Wednesday, give them 

 a mile from 2.25 to 2.30; Thursday, go the first mile in 

 2.40, the second in 2.30 ; the next two miles go within 

 three or four seconds of their speed. The days you give 

 them four miles, increase the speed the last two miles 

 a couple of seconds ; also score three or four times 

 between each heat during the last three weeks before 

 starting in races. Some horses do well to blow them 

 out, that is, work them out, three slow miles two 

 days before they race, one mile in 2.40, one in 2.30, 

 and one in 2.20 to 2.25 ; but I find most horses do 



