which will not happen with one jockey will occur with another jockey. A horse's fall is very often due to the man who rides him. I mention the following instance of this because it is conclusive :—

In one season at Auteuil, Hatchet won nine races out of eleven on Baudres, and the horse fell in the two races he lost. For personal motives, another jockey of very high reputation was put on Baudres, who, in seven races, fell four times and lost each of these four events. After that Hatchet won ten consecutive races on Baudres without a fall. Thus, Baudres fell four times out of seven with a good jockey, and fell only twice out of twenty-one races with a jockey whom I consider to be exceptionally good. A remarkable fact which perhaps will help the reader to remember what I have said, is that all these falls occurred at the brook in front of the stands.^[1]

Hatchet has a particular way of his own in taking the last turn on the Auteuil racecourse, which is on the left of the stands, and is very sharp. He takes it very short, and slackens his speed to a marked extent. The others keep up the speed, and are consequently obliged to take a wide turn. Although the difference between the two methods may appear to be of no matter, it is of great importance. As Hatchet turns very short, he loses no ground, although he slackens speed, because he has less space to cover ; and as he thus allows his horse to recover his wind, he is able, in the straight run home, to get out of his animal a last and supreme effort, which the others cannot obtain, because they kept up full speed the whole time.

We should not forget that in such cases, horses win races