The Helena independent., 1893-12-06
HONESTY IN HORSE RACING.
Marcus DAILY Gives His Views on the
TuSS Of the Present bay.

Marcus Daly Olives His Views On ths
Tart Of the Present Day.
I'm regard to turf affairs can only Rivs
my own impressions Of what tho turf -
quirss and ths mistakes that have bssn
made BY the racing officials In the last
three years" said Marcus DAILY TO r..
porter In the east recently. I'm the hSst
place. believe u to b. radically wrong TO
have men Ia Official positions who have .
pscuniary interest In neasly every race by
betting on their favorise horses. II II ab-
surd for any yaoing ofioial who bets on the
race to say shst II does not bias bis judg.
mentif his own words and acts are TO be
seriously considered. Only q year ago ON
article written In good faith By . turf
writer. who quoted horse owner whose
jockey was criticised, and number Of
other shrswd turfmen. ~ saying number,
Of mplimsntary things about the
jockey, was Investigated by tho board Of
control. The dseisioa Of the solons who
sat In judgment on the case was that the
secretary OF the board should write TO the
manaesrs Of .hA daily pApers rsqu.stine
on the 1acss. What ridisulous exhibition
Of stupidity this was. when nearly every
man who sat in Judgment In that board
had bet ON the race, II they followed
their usual rule. In nearly every instanas
the turf decisions have bsen ludicrous.
70 conducted require complete overhaul
Ing. Aoth-sateR theories should he de-
stroyed. The supsrannuatsd old fossils.
who are at least thirty years behind the age.
should be either pensionsd of or dropped
completely. The numerous barnaoles that
are firmly fastened on the body Of the turf
and every obstruction should bo removed.
l have heard q man who is prominent on
the turf to-day. and who has been before
ths public for years In another direction,
say that some Of the wealthy leaders of So
oiety were anxious to 90 in for the sport of
racing. but they were afraid Of the ortiz
cisms Of turf writers. Criticism is neoes-
tho present time. II is not the criticism Of
turf writer's which 10 feared 20 much as the
associations and customs of some of the
leaders in the counsels Of the turf to-day.
The turf leaders are extremely anxious to
give advice TO others who desire to race.
They n.s. .s now hard II. gam: :ur,
day. and sigh for the days
of long ago. when sdds OF two to ono
against one to ten chance couid be SO
cured. In an hours conversation with tbs
leaders not word about the sport to be
derived from racing 10 mentioned; II 10 al.
money. The sport Is sacrificed to the
erful In turf affairs. The programme 10 no
longer arranged to promote exciting con-
tests and to attract large crowds to see
good racing, with stirring finishes, which
cause the crowds to grow enthusiastic and
cheer the winner TO the echo. such races
have no attractions to the turf officials OF
to-day. The conditions are arranged for
the benefit Of q few plunRers. who care for
racing only a. medium for gambling.
'The only racing have seen this year
was ON the day of the mntch between Tam
many and LampliRhtsr. Ths great crowd
OF we'll dressed. orderly persons who wit
neassd tho race and the enthusiasm e1-
pressed by both the winners and the losers
showed that racing 10 popular whom con-
Quoted in . sportsmanliks manner. Every
racing offiolsl. In any capacity. should be
above suspicion. The appointing power
should b removed from persons who bet
heavily or are In any way interested In
either stables OK racetraoks.
II intend to race stable OF horses and
to do all that can to elevate racing as q
sport but IL the sport falls TO the tender
mercies of the mob of vampires and
leeohss which are sapping its life blood
may change my mind. There is plenty Of
room for American owners to rase their
horses in England. I am = believer in
American bred horses and feel confident
that our crack horses can defeat thoas of
any other country under the sum-"