INDEX. 325 
judicious enactments of, 279; coin- 
cidence of their recent enactments 
meeting my suggestions in part (foot- 
note), 279 
Jockeys: 160-72; their mistakes alter 
public running, 155; difficulties of 
obtaining a good jockey, 160; want 
of heavy jockeys, 162 ; evils of boys 
in the saddle in short and long 
courses, 161-2, 169, 200-2, 272; 
their audacity, 162, and temptations, 
162-5, lavish gifts to children, and 
results of extravagance, 163 ; advan- 
tage of having men in the saddle, 
273-4; reform of light-weight scale 
urgently necessary, 161, 272-5; a 
protest by able jockeys suggested, 
273; the remedy, to pay a fair 
wage, 164; a jockey’s services not 
inordinate, 26. ; remuneration in the 
past, instances, my own and others, 
165-6; work as it was and is, 166; 
wasting in old days, 2., Inxury v. 
deprivation, instances, 167 ; instances 
of diverse running of the same 
horses ridden by men and by boys, 
168-9; recalcitrant jockeys and 
declarations to win, instances of 
injury done, 169-72; duties of the 
owner to, I9I-2, 221-4; power of 
the Jockey Club, 201 ; table showing 
preponderance of boy-riders in handi- 
caps at Goodwood and Newmarket, 
203-4, no dearth of able jockeys if 
wanted, and injustice,of the system 
to them. 204-5 ; examination of boys 
suggested, 205 ; petition to the Jockey 
Club recommended, 206; neces- 
sity to learn riding early, 274; 
doubtful results of the Education Act, 
275; a growing evil, ‘‘ galloping for 
a start,” and its remedy, 24.; wast- 
ing not injurious, 307; Professor 
Low’schargesagainst refuted, 308-10; 
jockeys betting, 308-10, Chifney’s 
case, 308-9, singular instance of self- 
denial at Goodwood, 310 
Foco, a failure as a hunter, 177 
Joe Miller; an instance of exercise in 
wet weather, 86; an instance of the 
durability of small horses, 118; 
chronic laineness of, when in strong 
work, 121 ; rejected for want of size 
as a yearling, 126; an instance that 
horses run in all shapes, 136; his 
performances in deep ground, 176 
Joints, Swollen, their cause and effects, 
36, 116 
Fudge, an instance of a good “light” 
yearling, 130 
Judges of blood-stock, their reputation 
and fallibility, instance, 125-6 
Kisber, a specimen of foreign produce 
cf our own stallions, 230 
Lady Elizabeth: her celebrated de- 
feat and her detractors, the mystery 
accounted for, 156-9; analogous cases, 
Green Sleeves, Gamos, and others, 158-9 
Lameness : frequent cau-es of, 38, at- 
tention to head-collar, 2.; its appa- 
rent effects, 52; swollen joints and 
their effects, hints on purchasing, 
36, 116; chronic lameness of horses 
in strong work, and instance, 121-2; 
rarity of with Sir Tatton Sykes’s 
stock, 131. (See also SHOEING.) 
Lana Tax and Viridis, Mr. Starkey’s 
disappointment with in declaration to 
win, 170 
Language, Restraint in use of, desirable 
on the course, 284-5 ; good influence 
of Inspector Tanner, 285 
La Pique, an instance of fitness when 
ragyedly ‘‘ light,” 47; abortive treat- 
ment of, by Sir Richard Sutton, 48 
Large horses: more liable to roaring, 
38, 120; moderately-sized preferred, 
117; performances of large and small 
horses contrasted, 117-18, exceptional 
instances of good large horses, 119 ; 
are generally better with age, and in- 
stances, 26.; should be tried a long 
course before parted with, 120 
Lawrence, Mr., on preparation, 78 
Legs, The: necessary frequent exami- 
nation of, 27; signs of disease in, 
and treatment, 30; bandages not re- 
commended, 16, 28, 31. Sore shins 
and their treatment, curious instances, 
Mr. Copperthwait2 on, 34-6; swol- 
len joints and ruptured tendons, their 
cause and results, 36, 116; ring-bone, 
splint, and spavin, 26.; careful 
watch of during preparation, $5; 
points in legs and hocks when pur- 
chasing, 114-16, uncertain durability 
of, and contradictory instances, 2d. 
Letters, Exposure of, should be avoided, 
187; evils of anonymous letters, 
190-2 
Liberality, Instances of, on the part of 
owners, 218-19 ; my own experiences, 
219 
