10 LIST OF STAND ABD BOOKS 



JUST PUBLISHED. 



§ crrse portraiture. 



BREEDING, REARING, AND TRAINING TROTTEES. 



PREPARATION FOR RACES; MANAGEMENT IN THE 

 STABLE; ON THE TRACK; HORSE LIFE, &c, &C. 



Containing a fine life-like Portrait of Dexter, the King of the Turf, with an Appendix 

 containing the history of his performances. 



Bx JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON. 



From the Author's Introduction. 



"This, book has been written in the hours intervening between the 

 morning's drive and the evening's walk; and, when the rigors of winter put 

 an end to active training, the labor of composition, and care of the horses, 

 about equally divided the time. 



The practice recommended to be followed in these pages, in order that a 

 horse may acquire condition and learn to trot fast, I offer with confidence. 

 The treatment advised is no pet theory, but the result of years of practice, 

 when the effects of any change in the work was anxiously watched for and 

 carefully noticed. The system, as here exemplified, I have found the best 

 that has come under my observation, and I do not hesitate to rest my name 

 as a horseman on the award of those who will give it a faithful trial." 



Opinion of James Oakes, Esq., (" Acorn." ) 



"The 'Horse Portraitures' are spirited and life-like pictures, evidently 

 sketched by the hand of an artist. They are written with marked discrimin- 

 ation, taste, and judgment, and cannot fail to command the attention of breed- 

 ers, amateurs, turfmen, and admirers of the horse generally. The sketches 

 abound with valuable knowledge, practical hints, and useful suggestions ; 

 while the pictures are faithful to nature, the light and shade of their color- 

 ing reveals the taste and genius of the author. They possess much literary 

 merit, and will be a valuable acquisition to every gentleman's library who 

 takes an interest in breeding, or in matters any way relating to the horse, 

 his treatment or management." 



One crown 8vo volume, tinted paper, beveled boards, green and scarlet 

 cloth, gilt back and sides. Uniform with "Complete Manual fob 

 Young Sportsmen." Price, . . $3 00 



