322 
and analogies, 102-3 ; signs of exact 
fitness specially described, 106, only 
achieved by perseverance, 24.; Preak- 
ness at Epsom, 112; progress of 
fat and light yearlings contrasted, 
129-13; sore shins more frequent 
with fat horses, 131 
Constitution, Horses differ in, 
require different treatment, 104-5 
Cormasste forestalled for the Waterloo 
Cup, the one disappointment, and the 
lesson it teaches, 266-7 
Cupperthwaite, Mr.: on sore shins and 
my objections, 35-6; his method in 
trials, 147; on the Derby course, his 
errors shown, 174-5 
Coranna colt, the, Deceptive appearance 
of, 50 
Corn: the lofts described, 5 ; screening 
the corn, 6; English oats preferred, 
2 
Socio state of the turf, 240 
Cossack, an instance of the ultimate 
triumph of trials over public form, 
and 
154 
Coughs, (See COLDs) 
Course, The. (See THE RACE-COURSE ; 
WEIGHTS AND DIsTANcEs ; LoNG 
COuRSES ; SHORT COURSES ; 
WELTER RACEs) 
Cracked heels and their cure, 31 
Cracovienne, an instance of sudden 
failure of sound legs, 115 
Crib-biting is a trick, its danger and 
prevention, 37-8 
Criticism of able writers commended 
and desired, 268 
Crucifix : an example of a large horse, 
good both as a yearling and later, 
119; Lady Grosvenor’s objection to 
her name, 24.; an instance of value of 
produce of old mares, 129, that 
horses run in all shapes, 136; her 
trial with Jris, 147; trial as a 
yearling, 150; an instance of the ex- 
cellence of the modern thoroughbred, 
240 
Cur, The, and Collingwood, Disobedience 
of declaration to win with, 170 
Curbs and their result, 115-16 
Cutaneous diseaces, the result of neglect, 
32; their treatment, 24. 
Cuvier on the age to break the horse, 68 
DANCING, Necessity to .estrict licence 
vf, on the cour.e, 287-8 
Day, Mr. John: his system of pre- 
INDEX, 
paring the yearling, 84; his prefer- 
ence for running ‘ light,” 93; dif- 
ference of opinion with Lord George 
Bentinck on Afendicant as a yearling, 
125-6 ; his work asa jockey, 167 ; un- 
explained removal of Lord George 
Bentinck’s horses from Lanebury, 
219-20 
Declarations to win: 169-72 ; instances 
of disobedience of jockeys, and ruin- 
ous results: at Shrewsbury, 170, 
The Cur and Collingwood, and Mr. 
Rolt’s retirement, 24, Mr. Starkey’s 
disappointment with Viriais and 
Land Tax, ib,, Duke of Hamilton’s 
better fortune, 171; copy of my 
letter to ‘* The Sporting Gazette,” 
with suggestions, 171-2 
Deep ground, Effects of running in, and 
instances, 177; the thoroughbred 
across country, 72, 
Deender, incident in connection with 
his thorough-pin, 116 
Deformed, The, an instance of doubt- 
ful legs standing preparation, 115 
De Goncourt fraud, The ( footnote), 
247 
Derby, Lord: his objections to Lord 
Redesdale’s bill examined and fallacy 
shown, 199; his racing career con- 
trasted with that of the Marquess of 
Hastings, and satisfactory inference, 
242-3 
Dervish, an instance of fitness when 
“light,” 92 
Design and scope of the work, 1-4 
Disobedience of jockeys in “ Declara- 
tions to win,” 169-72 
Distances. (See WEIGHTS and Dis- 
TANCES) 
Dixon’s, Mr., opinion of condition, 51 
Docking, 45 
Doncas'er, yearling sales at, Attendance 
at, recommended, 124 
Downhill exercise condemned, 60 
Drains in stables, condemned, 8 
Dramatic restrictions, a useful hint for 
race-course authoritie-, 287 
Drink, Necessity to restrict sale of, on 
the course, 287-8 
Dry ground, Effects of running on, 
176-8 
Dulcamara, Diverse running of with a 
man and with a boy up, 168 
Dulcibellr's, running contrasted at two 
and three years old, Io1 
Durability of legs, Uncertain ; speciat 
and contradictory instances, 114-16 
