, 1877-03-18

SO ended the race, which, though not fast, VA
nevertheless Interesting and exciting throughout
1appenda
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Ting. Quarter. Bal1 qadrftrs. aarfsr 4.e
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sECoTD~XoNEY HORSES.
inc practice Of pulling " horsea has been ptac-
teea 60 cxenaively of late years and has been
ducted In such barefaced aud shameless manner
that the question Ct how to remedy the evils
fact known to aifwho take even the s}ishtest in
tercst In tnrf sports, that in ttotting eoness ouy
the horse that wins a heat or makes 4 dead hest
trottess are divided into classes according to their
records, 1t will easily be seen how great in object
10 sxgid sst tima thinning -. hs1 especial
evils Of the present system, and the Injustice II
does to honest men, take the case OF man who
has horse able to show three heats in 2:5 or bet
ter-nut an unusual thing in these times OF prs.
cocioas development. Tho owner OF this horse
knows that II it's allowed to 20 to the front and
win heats at full speed It's value rs money max
ing machine would b. utterly destroyed, as there
after it wonid be obliged to compete with horses Of
a much fastcr class than the one It had been trot-
ting in, and would not be able to win. perhaps,
This horse, that can show heats in 2::25 or bet
tor, come. out in the spring, anl H. perhaps sent
through the Michigan circuit for *'education." !"
ably three or four other horses Of The ssme
character, and one or two equally good ones whose
owners are honest men and desire to win whenever
being ''educated are al! anxious to get part Of
the purse hut not at the expense OF record. They
kno" shat tEe Two or three honest drivers IN the
close to the leading horses, forcing tacm to
trot out the heat At top speed In order to beat their
the hople-ssretch in bunch each one striving to
finish a., near the leading horse us possi-
BILE, and ret not get 20 close that an
latter Would st7e The ''pnler' The heat nad rec
ord. By faithfully pursuing this plan, the honest
mans horse comes out Of the circuit with record
low that it etFsetually preclud.s all chance Of suc
cess in the Eastern circuit where there are large
purses to be tough, for Its owner has earned but
and dy
the second, third, and fourth moneys. Nor is this
practice confined to the. Michigan circuit; that
OF large and constantly increasing class.
How to remedy this evil has long been problem
on the part Of track managers, but at present it
seems to be as far from solution % as ever. Last
the bull By the horns, and advertised tnat al men
who wanted to pull their horses at tts meeting
would be allowed the privilege BY Simply notifying
claims to any part OF the purse. The list OF horses
trotting '.for bIood' would then be announced
previous to each race, and pool speculators would
not be bothered with buying certain horses as
'.savers. when they were nerer intended to win-
OF course this action was looked upon as rank
heresy BY that powerful organization, the National
Association, and It sat down on the Jackson crowd
with anddenness and vigor that brought that un-
fortunate institution to terms ut once. The pro-
posed plan was declared to be outrageous, inde-
ont 5N1H nhr$f IN and &h1YJ$
every other vile thing that the New York
potentates could lay their tongues to. Moreover,
It was in direct conflict with the rules OF the NJ
tional AAsociatfon- The jackson men began to
sing small when these yfals Of wrath were nm
corked and we're very glad to escape with the loss
ot few hundred dollars. which had been e1pend-
The next solution Of the difficulty WAS offered by
! 1eyel-headed party In Iowa. who proposed that
everF horse IN race be timed separately, and
proper record be given to those winning any Of the
Eour parts into which trottng purses commonly
1iridcd. This scheme was eminently fair, but Of
course did not suit the crooks and as the National
Association to be In the interest Of this
:lass. it was hooted down by the New York sport
ng 91organs." which always emit doleiul sound
shen some q the higher-toned tnrf-prates turn
he crank. or late, the subject has not received |
tny attention. Honest horsemen know that any
uggestion OF theirs however fair, would be opposed
j. the disrepnsablc element which at present seems
be in tue ascendency, and, In view OF this fact,
hey very naturally keep their mouths shut Az |
his matter OF trottins for second money il now
managed, the robbers have pretty well sacceeded
ontained few years ago. By respectable men is
meant those who ure the loudest in professions
" their own honesty and denuuciation Of other |
nen, while at the same time they are playing some
teal, but the old-fashioned patrous OF the turf,
vho always tried to win. and who have grown
'oor through their honesty. - -,
node OF robbery is practiced only BY those in
harge Of trott,ng horses. The running turf is not
'nly no better, but, il possible, . lttt!e
. SO. tho main one being that races
II this description are generally dashes !
nd when the evil is done there is not the remedy
han three heats in length and where II suspicion
ttaches to driver, he may be removed from the /
Milky, and hit place supplied by a presumably
Of much more delicate constitution than the
otter. and even Its trimmer cannot tell in tho |
forming with any certaiuty what sort Of race his
! the time or amount Of food and water given
ill etfectually accomplish the result that no
f psse se By s Ssfy On
ct and punish what is Technically termed ''mon-
eylng," among runners, and this IL so we'll
citing on races IN which they take part, and that
hich is done is mostly the work Of suckers, and
lose directly interested in the result
1t is not probable that turf-robbers can ever be
ntirelv suppressed 80 long as the present system
timing aud giving records is In vogue, bat, |
ould it be superseded by any OF the various plans
opposed, there is no doubt that sweeping re-
I'm might be effected.
THIS SEASONS TRorTERs.
Now that the programme Of the Eastern ctrcuit
Is been arranged, as far Us the classification OF
ces Is concerned, the owners Of fast stock arc
,urtpg up the chances Of winning anything with
cir horses In case they conclude to take q shy at
e big meetings. To these men the outlook is
It very fattering; not that there are any better
rses in the field this year than there were last,
It because the purses have been 80 arranged as |
throw ridfcnlousy large nun1oer Of horses In |
ch Glass; and In view Of this fact none bnt the |
~ speed1est will have any show. In this matter
speed, however, there is not much choice in the
rses in each class that trot in about 220, and
order to win over these hrst-rater mast be had.
LAST year this fact WAS amply demonstrated. In
e 2:36 race was Gov. Sprague, horse that conld I
It three hcats in 2:20 Or better, and, together
til Irene and Mambsino Kate, who were nearly :
e :33 class contained A;herlnarie, horse that =
tted the fourth heat at Buffalo In 2:20 Thorn 4 =
le, who could go along all day in from 2:2l to +
23, and Frank, that was speedy enough to get
ecord Of 2:2.2as: The 2:20 class was exception
, strong, including as it did the Western STALL
Gen. Grant, that when dead lame ut Rochcs-
trotted the fifth heat in 2 oi, Matte, that al
,ngh sick throughout the campaign, managed to
luire record OF 2:2oa; Trio, record 2:23H.
/ Planter, 2:24H-. In the 2:27 class wae Great | :
stern TINT in his first racs trotted himself into
free for all class by doing the rst heat in 2:l0;
nnah D, q mare taat beat large Held in :224;
Sc Good, who placed herself in the 2:23 class, | a
Mazomanic, the Milwaukee horse. that ac- =
red his present record OF 3:234 while trottfng | +
The 2 81 class last season. The other classes .
atained equally good ones, and the season DEM
,tratcd that horse not capable Of putting in c
&c heats in 2:2f OF better had 10 business ID the
quit. The race at the Cleveland mectin: that
> looked upon Al liable to be the hottest OF