The turf . ?^ yi SPEED AND STAYING 149 at Epsom (if the animal has good shoulders andcan come down hill), at Derby and elsewhere, orsevere, as at Ascot, on the Rowley mile, the oldCambridgeshire (or Criterion) course, the BunburyMile, or where the winning post is at the top of anascent. A really speedy horse that does not staywill beat bad animals over long distances, when run-ning far beyond his course, in fact, because they failto extend him. He is cantering while they aregalloping hard ; going on well within himself he doesnot tire, and so can keep with them at no exertion,reserving his spe
The turf . ?^ yi SPEED AND STAYING 149 at Epsom (if the animal has good shoulders andcan come down hill), at Derby and elsewhere, orsevere, as at Ascot, on the Rowley mile, the oldCambridgeshire (or Criterion) course, the BunburyMile, or where the winning post is at the top of anascent. A really speedy horse that does not staywill beat bad animals over long distances, when run-ning far beyond his course, in fact, because they failto extend him. He is cantering while they aregalloping hard ; going on well within himself he doesnot tire, and so can keep with them at no exertion,reserving his speed ; but put the same horse in hisown class, among worthy rivals, so that he is keptat or near full stretch, and he is exhausted by a verymuch shorter course—as is natural. A stayer isa somewhat vague term, as regards the question ofdistance, but one generally understands a horse thatcan last with animals of his own class for at leasta mile and a half. It would have been extremelyinteresting after Sheen
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