320 INDEX. 
73; his opinion of  Defender’s 
thorough-pin, 116; Lady Grosvenor 
and Crucifix, 119; his repute as a 
judge of blood-stock, and failure in 
the case of A/endicant, 125-6; unex- 
piained removal of his horses from 
Danebury, 219-20 
Betting and Bettors : 245-268 ; instance 
of value of seclusion in, at Wood- 
yates, 64 ; modern increase of, 240, 
246; a chief cause of turf losses, 
243. Betting as it is: hints to the 
amateur, 246-7, services of the 
book-maker, 245, his counterfeit and 
the amateur backer, 246, untrust- 
worthiness of tipster and tout, 7d., 
only sound reasons for backing a 
horse, 26., better to keep a few horses 
than to bet, 247, the De Goncourt 
fraud, 2b., harinfulness of the back- 
ing book-maker, 248, the commis- 
sioner: evils of employing him, 
250-5 ; how commissions are worked, 
251-2, authentic personal experi- 
ences in illustration with the Metro- 
politan, Two Thousand, and Good- 
wood Stakes, 252-43 necessity with 
many to bet, 250, Betting as it 
might be, 256-68, suggested reme- 
dies, to legalize betting, 256, and to 
restrict commissions, 257, three 
courses recommended to owners, 
257-8, suggested alteration in 
system of nomination and entry, 
258-60, the proposed method 
sketched, 258-9, its result, betting 
on the nomination and other benefits 
illustrated from the betting on the 
Waterloo Cup and ‘‘ draw,” 260-6: 
the one disappointment, Coomuassde 
forestalled, and its warning, 266-7, 
the ‘‘tipster” and ‘tout’ done 
away with, 263. Book-makers and 
their procedure, 263, reversion to 
old tactics recommended, 264. Sug- 
gested institution of an outer ring for 
protecting small bettors, and extermi- 
nation of ‘the welsher,” 282-3; 
“first past the post” betting, 280-1 ; 
jockeys’ betting, 308-10, case of 
Chifney, 308-9, brilliant example of 
honesty at Goodwood, 310; ab- 
surdity of charges against owners 
laying against their own horsesshown, 
311-14; real origin of ‘‘ favourites,” 
313 
“ Big’? condition : examples of horses 
fit when ‘‘big,” and contrasts, 47 ; 
‘ 
typical instance of ‘‘big” and 
“light” condition, Zame Deer and 
Fisherman, 56; horses oftener fit 
“light” than “big,” 57; how Mr. 
Scott beguiled the public, and in- 
stances of his failures, 92-3; pre- 
judice of owners for, and instance of 
compliance with it, 95-7; evils of 
“big” condition, 97 ; slow progress 
of fat yearlings, 129-31; prevalence 
of sore shins in, 131 
Bird on the Wine, her illness and re- 
covery, an instance of public opinion 
on scratching, 183-4 . 
Bit and bridle for breaking, 67 
Blue Gown contrasted as a modern horse 
with Bay Middleton, 227 
Blue Rock, an instance of success of a 
low-priced yearling, 125 
Book-maker, The: value of his services, 
245; his counterfeit and the amateur 
backer, 246; the harmfulness of the 
backing book-maker, 248; book- 
makers and their procedure : a rever- 
sion to old tactics recommended, 
263-4 
Boxes, The Loose, described, 4; the 
partitions, 5; both boxes and stalls 
necessary, and why, 6 
Boys as jockeys, (See JocKEYS) 
Boys, the Stable: their rooms, 5; the 
stable-boy and his tempter, 269-70; 
how the tout works, 269; a plan 
to frustrate espionage, its method ex- 
plained and advantages shown, 270-2 
Breaking : 65-74; gentleness essential, 
65; physic to be given, 7.; tackle 
described 2.; preliminary process, 
66, other methods, and objections to 
them, 66-7; bit and bridle, 68; the 
colt ridden loose, ¢4.; the best age, 
Buffon and Cuvier thereon, 24., argu- 
ments for breaking as yearlings, and 
instances, 69; the best season, 72d. ; 
different practices, and objections to 
them, 69-70; instances of endurance 
of horses broke early, 70-1 ; custom 
in other countries, 71; the American 
system, 26,; instances in support of 
my system, 72, confirmed by the 
French practice, 73 
Bridle and bit for breaking, 67; altera- 
tions in, in present day, 78 
Brig intine, as a roarer, 39 ; an instance 
of a successful low-priced yearling, 
125 
Buccaneer, an example of foreign pur- 
chases of our best stock, 229 
