Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-09-14
HONEST RACING,
Sensible View Taken by Kentucky
TGrfman

Sensible View Taken by a Kentucky
Turfman
A Kentucky turfman's views of honest
racing and the best way to bring about re-
form on the turf, and prevent the scandals
which have been so numerous this year,
are embraced in the following:
"The complaint made by the public
against dishonest systems practiced by
many owners and managers of race-horses
is being felt by all the largest associations,
but the remedy proposed, that of station
airy watchmen around the track to detect
and expose those boys who pull or other
wise ride dishonesty, is worse than harm
less experiment. 1t would not in the least
interfere with the scoundrel who runs to
lose,' as his horse could as conveniently
and surely be fixed before leaving the
stable. And such bid for public conf
dence would restore but little, and that
little soon would be overcome There is
but one way to purify the turf and place
racing upon its former high standard in
this country. That is to do it right and
earnestly-no mockery or pretense-wink-
ing at the thief while reproving him. In
stead of inviting him and at the same time
telling him you are going to watch him,
give him an invitation to be absent alto
gether. Say to all whose horses run CUES
tionably, 'We do not want you on this
course-with or without horses Relegate
them to such courses az are holding the
mantle of charity ready to fold over trans
gressions of that kind, and they will soon
find so little profit In their nefarious bust
ness that necessity will turn the KEY on
them and lock them out. They may then
continue some side-show business among
themselves, but that is where they belong.
They have no business in respectable COM
pany.
What business man would employ, or
allow on his grounds, characters such as
he would feel It a duty incumbent upon
him to watch as to employ patrols to watch
for the protection of his guests or other
associates? If three or four of the West
ern or Southern managers would join
Colonel Clark, with half his zeal and earn
| estness, the thing would be DONE Al
| though his fight has been single-handed,
it has been the battle of an earnest and
able man armed with right, and has borne
so much of victory as to send some towards
flying, while he held his ground unyield-
ing. 1t is now an accepted fact that Col
onel Clark Will have no crookedness. The
people of Louisyille-more so the farmers
throughout the State-owe to Colonel
Clark to attend his meeting and extend in
every way their support, for he was first
to bring racing to high standard after
the war, and make the thoroughbred inter-
est pay the farmer more than he could
produce, by a thousand per cent. at any
| other system of farming, and at the same
time it gives employment to thousands of
men, and feeds well many that would be
otherwise scantily-fed and scantily-clad
households. He has made race-course in
their suburbs-one, too, that has reputa,
ton for honest racing and able manage
ment second to none on the globe. No
race-course in America should be better
attended or more literally patronized
Every Kentuckian, especially the farmer
every citizen of Louisville, is directly OF
indirectly the beneficiary of this enter
prise, and should feel So"