. The encyclopaedia of sport. and the farther ahorse goes the more the weight tells. If thefinish of a mile race is ridden out, and thewinner beats the second by a good length, thechances are that with 5 lbs. less on the latterthe two would have as nearly as possible runa dead-heat, and in considering the relativecapacity of the pair, the handicapper wouldprobably make that allowance. Authoritiesdiffer. After a race, when the question ariseswhat beating the second has received, the esti-mate of good judges not seldom varies to theextent of several pounds ; but in such cases itwill often be fou
. The encyclopaedia of sport. and the farther ahorse goes the more the weight tells. If thefinish of a mile race is ridden out, and thewinner beats the second by a good length, thechances are that with 5 lbs. less on the latterthe two would have as nearly as possible runa dead-heat, and in considering the relativecapacity of the pair, the handicapper wouldprobably make that allowance. Authoritiesdiffer. After a race, when the question ariseswhat beating the second has received, the esti-mate of good judges not seldom varies to theextent of several pounds ; but in such cases itwill often be found on investigation that preju-dice has a good deal to do with the opinionsexpressed. Success in a race usually entailsa penalty, and in many weight-for-age con-tests, maidens, that is to say horses that havenever won, have allowances of from 3 lbs. to asmuch as seven times that figure. As a rule,5 lbs. or 7 lbs. is the maiden allowance; in al-most every weight-for-age race mares and geldings THE encvclop.^:dia of sport IS7. Yearlings at Exercise. The fact that a mans clothesweigh 3 lbs. or 4 lbs. more or less makes verylittle perceptible difference to him even whentaking brisk ; and when the strengthof a horse is considered, when, furthermore, oneremembers that the racehorse is full of muscleand condition, in the plenitude of healthand strength, it seems strange that so slight anadditional burden should really have any con-siderable effect upon him. That it has sucheffect is, however, daily demonstrated. Thematter is still further complicated when oneobserves what heavy weights some good horsescarry to victory on the one hand, and how fre-quently the tables are turned by a small penaltyor allowance on the other. Foxhall, Plaisan-terie, and La Fleche, all as three-year-olds,won the Cambridgeshire with 9 St., 8 st. 12 lbs.,and 8 St. 10 lbs., the last-named in a canter,with her ears pricked ; Isonomy and Carltonwon the Manchester Handicap with 9 st. 12 are inst
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