INDEX. 323 
Earl, The, an instance of improvement 
with age in large horses, 119 
Earlie-t race on record, The, 237; first 
yearling race, 69, 119 
Eccentric owners and their doings, 214- 
15 
Edges, Mr., as a heavy-weight rider, 
194 
Etcho, My purchase of, an example of 
value of low-priced yearling’, 128 
Lmblem and Emblematic, instances of 
the success of the racehorse across 
country, 177 
Enzagements : hints and arguments on 
the engagement of yearlings, 136-9, 
current errors, 137, early trials re- 
commended, and reasons, 138. Sales 
with engagements considered in refer- 
ence to present hardships, 276-8, 
and suggested reform, 278 
Entry and nomination, New system of, 
suggested, 258 ; the method sketched 
and advantages shown, 258-67 
Epsom and Ascot courses contrasted, 
and inferences, 175-6; Mr. Copper- 
thwaite on the Derby course, and his 
errors, 175 
Luropa’s defeat by Banditto, a proof of 
correctness of his trial in contrast 
with public form, 153 
Exercise. (See Work) 
Extravagance, Il] effects of, on boy- 
jockeys, 163 
Extremes of heat and cold unadvisable, 
13 
FARMING and training compared, 102-3 
Farquharson, Mr., as a heavy-weight 
rider, 194 
Fashion, Influence of, on purchasers, 
128 
Fat men, Instances of ( footnote), 57 
Fatness, Mr. Clark, on equine, 58 
Favourites: ‘*How favourites 
made,” 313 
Feeding: hours of, in winter, 16; in 
summer, 17-18 ; value of regularity, 
21; system past and present, 29 
Feet, The: (See a/so SHOEING) fre- 
quent examination.of, necessary, 28, 
30; thrush and its cure, 30 ; cracked- 
heels, 31; careful watch of, during 
preparation, 85 ; points to be noticed 
in purchasing—size and signs of 
speed, 117 
Final gallops, Value of the, 85 
Fisherman: typical instance of ‘* big” 
are 
and ‘‘light” condition in contrast 
with Zame Deer, 56; exceptional ex- 
ample of a good large horse, 119; 
his defeats accounted for, 155; an 
instance of ability of thoroughbred 
to carry weight, 195; his perform- 
ances, an example of the excellence 
of the modern racehorse, 239 
Fitness. (See CONDITION) 
Flyers and stayers of our day enume- 
rated, 226 
Fog, Danger of exercise in, 86; curi- 
ously fatal occurrence in, 87 
Food : hours of feeding and quantities 
of food, 20, its qualities, 23, English 
oats preferred, 74., hay must be from 
good land, 24, good food the only 
food, 2.; Mr. Clark on feeding and 
soiling, 24.; system of feeding past 
and present, 26 
Foreign competition : increase of, 229 ; 
instances of purchases from us, and 
their produce, 229-30 
Forestalling : the reason of absenteeism 
at the post, 185; its evil done away 
with by a suggested new method of 
entry ard nomination, 258-65; Cuvo- 
masste forestalled, the lesson to be 
learned, 266-7 
Form : horses run in all forms and 
shapes, and instances, 136; popular 
reliance on public form, 152, its un- 
certainty, and instances, 153; trials 
ultimately proving the more trust- 
worthy, and instances, 154; defeats 
accounted for, 155; celebrated cases 
examined, Lady Zlizaé:th and others, 
156-9 
Forth, Mr., his system of preparing 
the yearling, 84; his work as a 
jockey, 167 
Four days a week racing suggested, 
and its advantages shown, 278-9 
Four-year-old, The: preparation de- 
scribed, 82-4; danger of overwork 
when unfit, 82 ; training for long and 
short courses, 83; hints on buying, 
(see PURCHASING) ; large horses often 
show best, and instances, 119; 
best method of trial, and instances, 
152 
Fréulein, Diverse running of, with a 
man and with a boy up, 168 
French system, its successes favour 
early breaking, 73. « 
Friends: their influence with owners, 
186; how secrets are divulged, and 
fatal results, 2d.; piejudice to the 
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