way to get all the speed out of a horse, and apparently he was right. I then asked him to let me ride the same horse for a fortnight, during which time we ran no races together. During this period, I succeeded in making the horse take only a light bearing on the hand, and to hold his head steady, and finally I beat Pascal four times running. I afterwards obtained, in an equally short time, the same result with the other horse.

The two horses having been placed with confidence on the hand, and having the free play of their hind quarters, trotted as a whole without breaking and almost without fatigue. According to the system of Pascal, on the contrary, they broke, trotted almost always disunited, and also were soon knocked up. I was also closer to the horse than he was ; he made violent movements, while I made none ; and finally, having succeeded more rapidly than he could in getting my horse at full speed, I was able to maintain it longer.

I do not claim that I gave more speed to my horses, but with my handling they did their work with confidence and ease, whilst he hurt their mouths and fatigued them, which fact was to be seen at the winning post. Not having to make the same efforts when I rode them, they were neither blowing nor sweating after the trot.

Trotters which are trained according to Pascal's method, are generally unpleasant and sometimes dangerous to ride. In fact it is difficult, when they have once started, to stop them quickly. Nevertheless, if taken out of training and given suppling exercises, they will very often do excellent service.

Pascal had the great advantage over me of knowing his horses, and he knew — at least, I like to think he did — when they were at their top speed. This knowledge is much more important than is generally thought. If a jockey who has not a knowledge of pace, is riding a trotter which is going at