s. CONTENTS. 



Mashea.— Rubl)lng the Legs.— Full Supply of Water. —Management 

 before and In the Kaoe. — Strains likely to stand Early Training.— The 

 Abdallabs. ...• •••• 



VI. 



CharaeteriBtlcs of the Stars. — Of the Bashaws. — The Clays.- The Trus- 

 tees. — Natural Trotters in England.— Of Trotters that paced. — To 

 make Pacers trot 



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VII. 



Horses that pace and trot too. — Not to be trusted on the Course. — Trotters 

 that amble off in a Pace when first out of the Stable. — Speed, and its 

 Relation to Stoutness. — The Gray Mare Peerless. — Styles of Qoing.- 

 Gait of Flora Temple and Ethan Allen. — Bush Messenger's Get. — Ver- 

 mont Hambletonlan's Get. — Influence of Messenger. — Hobbling In 

 Jogging 82 



VIII. 



Treatment the winter before Training. — Frozen and Slippery Roads Bad. 

 — Fattening up, an Evil. — The Feed In Winter. — Treatment in com- 

 plete Let-up. — Clothing. — The Feet. — " Freezing out," Mischievous. — 

 Horses that need Blistering. — Food and Treatment. — Stabling all Win- 

 ter. — Treatment and Exercise. — Constitution to be tept In View. — 

 Sbeddlng-Time. — Walking Exercise. — Jogging. — No Fast Work at 

 First. — No Physic commonly required 90 



IX. 



Feed while Jogging. — Brushing in the "Work. — Leng^th of the Brash.— 

 Advance of Condition to be noted.— The Feed.— The First Trial. — Of 

 the Sweats. —Feed and Clothings afterwards. — Tight Bandaging bad. . 99 



X. 



Work after the Sweat. — Trial after the Sweat. — Preparation for the Trial. 

 — Amount of Work. — No Arbitrary Rule possible. — The Mile-Trial. — 

 Of Condition, Game, and Bottom. — Work after the First Race. — Prep- 

 aration for Three-mile Heats. ^ Much Slow Work reduces Speed 



Time of Three-mile Preparation. — Of the Trials. — Work after the 

 Fhlal Trial 100 



XI. 



Stout Horses stand a strong Preparation. — State of the Legs to be watched. 

 — Idlewild and Lady Palmer. — No Device a Substitute for Work. — 

 Ten-mile Preparation. — A Steady Rating Capacity wanted. — The Prep- 

 aration to be Long.— The Feed to be Strong.— Effects of the Work to 

 be watched. — The Trials. — Management of the Race. — The Races of 

 Kentucky Pi'jice and Hero the Pacer . .113 



