Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-24
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EprToR nHfori fgInecrnl. rars. Ne.
so1G rRAck EVILS.
The troitlng season l. over. ~ Ear a.
Maine i congcrncd. and therefore u i d
good time io discuss question. alike ~ I'm
portsnCc o. owner. and drivers. as veil a
the puhlic. On every hand there l. no.
ticcd Increased Interest Ia horse trots
\ grrat portion of the class that former
IL condemned, nov approve. Thls i
witnessed iu the Increased attendance
noiics-i on AT cur track. Agrave que..
ton enter. in. a. II has many times BE-,
fore. and that relates to,lriying and ludg,
iug. Every man entering horse In d
race, places himself under obligation "a
thc public, aud l. also entitlc'i a. all the
rights attaching a. the contract. lIe
names "a horse for a certain rscv. virtual.
w plc,lging his hcst effort. IN win that
racr u possible. IN acccpting the entry
ihe -ocleiy pledges fair aud Impartial
Judgment. sni the protection 10 the
owner IN 40 hi. rights. Al ihi. j. ou
The lasi. II a strict business transaction,
frrr from ~ the eniangling alliances
vhich ccntsr about the rrool box and gam
lng table. The bogus cniric.. .hy which tho
.ecicty adycrii.cs what Il dees not pro-
puse io fulfill. snd placc. ltself largely In
the hands of men Who use thl. fact as an
eNguse Cor mlny forms'of cruokclness.
ilarllv truf was held In MRine thi.
YEAR where every entry Was squsfvly
made. n would D. hughahle. Nrrr u
not i0f III mor serious aspcCt ~ the
ease. o. think - one to two hundred en-
tries for SOME II our racrs. twenty nr
more ln "a cliss. With onl, two or three
to start. Thi. practic. slNors sn strong
ly II dec,Viion. that u r,scts upon every
thing connected With the nocs. The
rrmelv be- ihcu. hr.t, Va securing aud
advertising onl, honest cnifics.
The next etll o. o. currrctci. L. On 49,.
cure hone.t driving. and this u an utter
lmpossihilIt,. 80 long a. therv arr uu
wlcs. Co D. ruforcsl. or having rule.
uo Judge. With The cuuragv ~ their
CuuNlttious. brave enough o. cntorce
them. when on the tracks. drivers and
owners arr .quarvly dealt With. punished
Tor every attempt a. eyadc. AMI lssisic,l
lu every euielvor a. observe The rules.
thcrr vii b. far lrs. cause Cor crimina-
tinn and rrcrImination. m" rights ~
The public lrr too often IGNORED. they
paw thelr money tu 49, the rtCrs and de-
serve attention. Their rights srr to
have prolonged sooriug rh.ckrl, fair
driving Insured. aul honest Judgment
-ranted Tor the hu1s Who drive 49,
eufrr our plea. they arr a much abused
class. N IT, unf nn ras1 matter tn lrlNr =
hor.e Ina farr. hnd cscry man Nho takes
fhe rclns aui starts, takes his liir iu his
hands ln a f-,uliar seu... 1t The drivers
know that ihe Judge. viii prute tihem in
thlsr.nghfs. and there Will l,etar j.. cause
for complaining. II ihe puhir IA
rights thcrv are also responsibilities, and
unr 10 these u to leave the Judging u
ths racc. tn thc thru, men selected. N
these arr dishonest. II they manifest "a
preference. N thry .hoW th~y arr not "a
millar with thr rulc.. then rrmoSc thcm
aud substitute other. Who ean D. trusted.
m hor.s.. drivers aud ,isiior. arr 90 D.
protected. what rau De- aid fur the thru.
mru hose dutN L. tu watch every move
mrut aud decide every polntf II l. an
easy matter tu ludgr a rtce, or decide q
heat. from thr grand stand, bat u !. alto
rrfher a different matter to stand ani fol
lou the movement ~ every horse. protect
each ln ii. pu.liion, guard against the
eyasiou ur breaking ~ any ~ ihf many
rules. ani nnnllS sum up ani deridr each
heat ln equity Thi. much l. due to e,-
sry man Who enters a horse, to every
yisIior Nho watches race. aud right
her, .. wheur the great majority ~ s"ci-
eiir. fail. They eugagv a. single man
Who l. an eNtert. and then rrly upon
chauce o. give the other two. Three
well haanc-i. Intelligent, thoroughly
poste,i. krvn men are necrssary Tor this
irving position, ani when they mcie out
iustice. the drivers will always rrcognlSc
the Wisdom 90 their decisions
Another year promises tu uiiurss q
large incryasc Ia the number ~ raccs held.
rhis mean. morr horses AMI larger
crowds. The iir.t step l. for every track
Organization to pat t.elt under Que ~
the as.nclaiious where n can have ~ pow
81 behind ihr throne o. susiain thr
iudrr. The next o. tu stop ~ once thr
rrcvNing ~ bogus entfies, ani compel
eyrry mru entering o. pay The full
amount of ihe eutr, frv in advance 20 the
nc,s. and tu advertise no h0rss that L.
not squar.lN entered. Responsibility
ios. noi csa.e herr. the track must D. Ia
thorough condition. the turns veil throNn
up aud ihc whole perfectly graded, then
select thru responsible mrn, thorough
ia conVrr.aut with the rule, aud
sustain thrmin thriF Judgment. Do-
iug this. dcallug fairly and square
ly. she whole qu.tion Will settle
itself. the horses will d. entered, the
drivers in pac-. the crowd. Vill come
oui to enjoy ihe .tuggles, ani more lib-
erul purse. may hs orersi. Prom flrsi
o. lat the whole rrsts on square, hu.i-
ne. Ike principles. II ]. ille a. say
men caGu0i Del found ~ho will judge
fairly. Tor there arr many in this state,
Who arr well lifted Tor the position A.
any in The country, aud they will serve
When assured hearty cooperation, With
out which -ucces. l. impossible. Zach
class has %. right. and neither eau b.
neglected. lu.tice must D. done by All,
el.e the gu'li Industry ~ the state must
be seriously inlurcd.-Malnc Farmer.