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%rhHnlral. and never viii make good
drivers W. have seen many . really
g1pd horse spoiled for . days race
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up m the part ~ The driver -ome
horses ran stand any amount N work.
Willis others get froti0d aud tired out In
long scoring and are consequently
played out before they finish The first
mile Here is where art again comes IN
play The man who thoroughly under.
-iands his horse will save him NJ much
NJ possible, II he be- q horse that tires
easily, while another driver will show
equally as much art with the long.wind-
I'D horse II the driver Of the long.
wlnded horse secs his opponent firing.
he will manage TO p%rolong the scoring
until he Is stopped by the Judges A
little Jerk Of the reins. a slash Of the
whip, or some such move, will send hi
horse to u break before reaching the
wire, and Of course the bell * sounded
aud n new start commenced. Again,
there Is art or science-ca Il which YOU
may-in scoring = horse. Some drivers
will send a horse for all he Is worth a
full mile, whether there b. necessity or
no. Wehave frequently seen drivers 90
from wire TO wire at full speed without
seeing whether there wa any necessity
for such a measure. Not taking the
trouble to cast an eye either To the right
or left 10 see whether or no he could
slack up sufficiently 20 allow his horse
TO get q fresh wind, and finish ten or
twenty lengths In advance when a couple
Of lengths would answer every purpose.
This Is not the rule, but is quite fire.
quently seen. There are times, Of course,
when such a movement l. iustifable.
especially when there Is known 10 be a
close competitor in the race whom the
driver wants to get rid Of, and more es-
pecially when such opponent has in.
dulged in a bad break, and little extra
exertion will leave the breaker so far
behind Ms to DO distanced. We have
known Of such IN instance within a few
days where II was not applied, and the
driver wished afterward that he had
taken advantage Of his situation. He
had n chance TO shut a horse out, but.
out of courtesy, pulled up and let the
horse 10, and got his pay for doing so
later in the race by having the other
party claim q foul, and which, we are
sorry to state, was allowed by the Judges
without making any inquiries as TO the
cause. The result was the horse was
distanced, aud his hackers were not
only great sufferers financially, but they
were filled with contempt for the man
who claimed the foul and also towards
the judges who took the mans word
without giving the other driver a chance
TO be heard. Such work not only hurts
the reputation Of n really good driver.
but Injuries the track upon which the
race took place. Still another mark of
science is manifested when the driver of
q good horse manages to secure second
money without obtaining = mark for his
horse. We have never seen a better H.
lustration Of this than within the past
two weeks. A certain horse started At
the New York Driving Club meeting,
and was so deliberately pulled thas
everybody observed the movement. but
was not molested by judges, and as the
driver had pools against his horse. OF
course he was n handsome winner. The
very next week when the mare started
at Hartford she was heavily backed, and
was driven to win, doing 80 with per.
feet ease, although she then had better
competitors than in New York. W,
might 60 on at indefinite length. buI
the above illustrations are sufficient fol
the purpose stated To show that driving
is an art. -Sportsmdn.