We  have  seen  that  in  many  respects  the  Jockey
Club  has  been,  from  time  immemorial,  the  best  con-
ceivable governing  body  for  the  Turf ;  but  we  must  not
forget  that  under  its  auspices  many  abuses  have  been
permitted,  and  even  encouraged.  It  sanctioned  for  a


CONCLUSION  365

long  while  those  yearling  races  which  it  now  forbids  al-
together, and  which  nearly  everybody  agrees  to  condemn.
