Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-08-19

Being one Of the Judges Of that race at the
Dona4ua, wherein 50 much dissatisfaction was
manifested, and A. il is a gene rally conceded
fact that self-proiection Is the fret law Of ma
ture, come down from the country with NV
basket on my arm, and am going TO sit down
and have little hOrsetalk with that diss att fed
crowd. You must not criticise nv grammar.
for If you do. / am liable TO be distanced. That
race was advertised to come of according TO
the rules of the National Trotting Associa-
ton, unfortunately for me- perhaps; but, |
respect those rules. In speaking for myself in
TINS matter. Will not overlook the fact that
those other gentlemen who were in the stand
with me are to be respected. Among horse
men, however. il must seem certain that We
came TO one conclusion. The account Of the
race a. published in the American Of the 18th ,
shows that there was much dissatisfaction on
account Of the ruling OF the Judges Well. We
We're dissatisfied on account Of the ratings Of
the crowd. The Judges position is a thankless
one; If everything goes right they are soon for
gotten; but If anything goes wrong. they are
blamed. the proprietors are found fault with.
and there is bad feeling all round But. in ey-
cry close contest, there will always be various
opinions as TO the result, arising from the dif-
ferences Of position Of the locker son. The
Judges are 10 decide such questions and COM
plants a are placed before them. impartially.
impeding the progress Of a horse does not
mean erecting 3 building in front Of him: it
means You must not destroy the chance Of a
horse 10 win heat. In coming out on the
hn - .as. oh 10
shall keep the position first selected, or be
liable 10 be distanced; liable, In that con-
nection, means that the Judges shall take the
whole Of the facts into consideration, and il
they ind that the leading horse changed his Do
sitlon so a. 10 take advantage of the position of
another horse TO that horses detriment he is
TO be distaneed. A horse can cross or swerye
and impede the progress of an other horse, and
not be- distanced; but he shall not win that
heat This Is 10 protect those who have money
iaid on the next horse to him, and 20 punish the
Offending horse or driver. A compromise in
claims Of foul, as general thing, has a bad
elect. Either party can protest decision Of
the Judges. Any Judge who does not protect
himself, when he has the law TO do il with.
would be considered Ito use a sporting par.
Lancet a. having ''gone over in the knees II
makes no difference that the foul was accident
al; If Intentional, there is an additional penal
~. IL Is mistaken notion among many, that
you cannot distance horse without man in
the distance stand: he can be so dealt with with
out reference to the distance Judge. II. in the
conditions of race, you bar distance, horse
should be distanced for not going the course.
or Tor foul driving. In regard TO parties in the
siAhd' having an interest in any horse in the
race, 1t matters not that a Judge has bets on the
race,t has no retroactive effect to nullfv heats
already trotted. As to pulling horses in that
race, Peanuts was pulled in the second heat.
and sullivan Boy allowed 10 win. | called the
attention Of the other Judges to it. but we
could not agree, so We let it pass; it should
have been declared no heat. and another driver
put up behind him; why; TO prevent fraud
besides, some one might have had a few dollars
bet on that heat. The Judges cannot compel a
driver to distance smother horse or horses, bu,
he must be driven to win, each heat. The mos,
of the rules are clear and explicit. Some seen
arbitrary and inconsistent il enforced TO the
letter, but for one see no dangerous prece-
dent following good strict rule, and stand like
the man who got his last drink without PAYING
for it, awaiting the wrath to come
FAIR PLAY.