The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-04

pretty tight, which causes Iae +be az newt VI
swell, and the horse to be lame eilo 'ieN'
morning. 80 ~ 90
An injection of hydro-chlorantse - o. m s IL
caine is often put into hoIseIH1 v IL doaS
them run faster, and undou pteurs . ~ o, uGG'
have that effect. This is the 1S sa,hu I'll The
cine, the leaves of which Wo2oon, n,s o
his long journeys. To show tne e ,lne,sars
Of the track, will say that 1ae pie parse
tion was once introduced ln0o O. m 1.yaiI
called Spartacus He was very well-
bred animal, but wind broken. a "a, ecn ,.;4SS
man was put on the horses pdo lie vi, liz
orders to jog him until the hsil -,a;ia
post, and then let him g, lea OF, ahe fret
The horse went went along t easl{ Bit t. and ran
steadily for five miles, the jockey being
obliged, from sheer exhaustion, " laii
off. The horse was finally stopper ey d
row Of men standing across Jig M ",sSI1-.
The effect of this injection generally
lasts for about half an hour. IL 10 aeeo
a great DEAL Ia.
/ once experimental with 1l.ls m so.,a
cine. A number of old horses Mels
brought in, and two of them cropped
from sheer exhaustion halt mlle from
the establishment. They could nov ~ MAKE 41'oA.s
the animals move We gave eacn VI CneH
an injection of cocaine, and, IN HVe HILL
utes, they got on their feet and noO only
appeared strong, but actually ran anu na
appeared very lively. This Illustrates the
stimulating effect of the drug.
Electricity is also used to increase
horses speed. A jockey Will carry q
battery attached to belt around ms
body, the conductors passing 10 tne sP ~
on each foot. The application OF Ine
spurs to the side of the animal comprises
the circuit and transmits to the morse
body the electrical impulse and INDUCES
the animal to greater speed. oev tl.a
Jockeys have been discovered using Jnls
appliance.
Running horses are nerved for l az s
in the foot. They are troubled with Jolin S
and tendon troubles, particularly the
ligaments and tendons of the Hont
limbs Breaking down" on the race
track is a rupture of the suspensory ilga-
ment of either one or both the front IeeG.
In riding a race the jockeys will Jostle
one another and cut one another down.
A jockey will try to throw his compan-
ion over the fence by putting his 1oot IN
der the foot of the other jockey and llIt-
ing him off the saddle.
They will foul one another by running
irregularly across in front. When they,
think a jockey is going to hurl them, II
hand, another will come up SO close to
him on that side as to make it lmpossl-
BILE for him to strike the horse with the
whip. -,
One or two Jockeys in a race will also
combine to defeat another by what is
called placing him in a pocket" ie.,
keeping him behind and giving him no
chance to get through. Because to do
SO he would be obliged to go around the
horses, which would, very often, throw
his horse off his stride, which the horse
would be unable to catch again until
he had covered considerable ground.
It is very common for jockeys to make
anu a number I Of these to tire out their adver-
saries There are generally some hard
mouthed horses in a race and during
these false starts they will run away for
a quarter or half a mile, become. tired
and thereby reduce their chance OF win
ming. Jockeys always try to get the ad-
vantage of one another in the start 1t
very often occurs that a starter is obliged
to fine every jockey in the race, particu-
larly the short distance race, where a
good start is an Important factor.-A
Veterinary Surgeons.