. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. The Race Won THE HORSE 147. happens that those who have bet on a horseemploy all means to render a dangerous rivalharmless. Here is an illustration. The Duke of Queensberry,an excellent horseman him-self, received notice from hisjockey, who was to ride forhim the next day, that he hadbeen offered a considerablesum of money from personswho had backed anotherhorse, if he would restrain thedukes horse and let himselfbe beaten. Accept thenioncw said the duke, andcome upon the course to-morrow with the horse as ifnothing had happen
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. The Race Won THE HORSE 147. happens that those who have bet on a horseemploy all means to render a dangerous rivalharmless. Here is an illustration. The Duke of Queensberry,an excellent horseman him-self, received notice from hisjockey, who was to ride forhim the next day, that he hadbeen offered a considerablesum of money from personswho had backed anotherhorse, if he would restrain thedukes horse and let himselfbe beaten. Accept thenioncw said the duke, andcome upon the course to-morrow with the horse as ifnothing had happened. Thejockey did so, but just beforethe start was made the dukesaid suddenly, The weatheris so fine I think I will ridemy own horse. So saying,he threw off his cloak and ap-peared in jockey dress. Hewon the race and caused theloss of many bets that weredependent upon the bribe, sothat the swindlers themselves were the victims of their owncheating. Enormous sums are often])aid for good race horses,which is not surprising inas-much as enormous sums maybe won with them. In March,1900, at a pu
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