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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. IX. 



CHAP. III. 



OF RACING. 



The system of riding adapted for Racing is 

 exactly the same as the hunting seat, when 

 rode in the stirrups. There is, consequently, 

 but little more to say on a subject that has 

 been so fully discussed. A few remarks, 

 which were foreign to the subject of hunting, 

 are all that is requisite. 



The person who is to ride a race (besides 

 in hired riders, the grand requisite of honesty) 

 should have qualities which fit him for the 

 performance. 



His strength should be sufficient to hold, 

 support, and assist the horse, otherwise the 



