xii CONTENTS. 
CHAP. PAGE 
XVII.—JocKEys. P : ‘i F ‘ . ° ‘ 7 . 160 
XVIII.—jocKEys (continued) F é ‘ x é s . 168 
X1X.—THE RACE AND ITS RESPONSIBILITIES . ms ° . - 173 
XX.—WEIGHTS AND DISTANCES . * . . . . - 193 
XXI.—PROFESSIONAL HARDSHIPS). r . . . - 209 
XXII.—THE RACEHORSE AS HE WAS AND IS. ‘ : c « 225 
XXIII.—RAcCING, PAST AND PRESENT. . . fs . - 234 
XXIV.—BETTING AS ITIS . . ‘ a . . ‘: - 245 
XXV.—BETTING AS IT MIGHT BE. . . . . - 256 
XXVI.—PRACTICABLE REFORMS . P e . . . 3 - 269 
XX VII.—MINOR EVILS OF THE RACECOURSE . F . . . 280 
XXVIIL—SHOEING AND THE FOOT .~ x . é . 2 292 
XXIX.—ATTACKS ON THE TURF . . . . . . + 303 
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . - 319 
APPENDIX . . . . . - ° . . ° . + 336 
