Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-03
4 CLERGYMAN'S IDEA.
He Proposes 10 nevOlutiOnize
Horse Racing,

Yesterday a well known clergy
man IN this city met Mr.. Taylor the
well known driver, and the following
conversation took place:
Clergy seem a quiet, well
disposed man and | have some ideas
on horse racing | would like to speak
to you about
Driver am always ready to
listen to suggestions, a man is never
too old to learn something new about
horses, have long realized that l
don't know it all.
Clergyman | notice that there Is
agood deal of dissatisfaction occasioned
by the selling of those tickets, | pre-
sumo the trouble is caused by
not having the tickets honored at
the gate.
Driver don't quite understand.
Clergyman-Well | noticed man
in high stand saying: How much
for worst choiceP or first choice, then
he sells the man a ticket which |
suppose allows him to get on the
track and see that horse go. | no
ticed several men buy these tickets
and pay for them and when they
tried to get in that gate that leads to
the track, Mr.. Bottsford wouldn't
let them enter. 1t struck me as a
very reprehensibls proceeding. If |
had one of those tickets I'd effect an
entrance or ascertain the occasion for
his action,
Driver-You are mistaken about
those tickets. Those tickets repre-
sent the money buyers put up on
their favorite horses. 1t is a betting
proposition.
Clergyman-Oh | see; the man
whe gets first chance collects his bets
first. | understand that perfectly.
But what struck me as all wrong was
when Mr.. Sweeny said come up boys
and bet on the winner; the horse
they bet on didn't WIN.
Driver Well it was probably be
cause they gave the boys the double
cross, and the judge wasn't on.
Clergyman-I know nothing of
the double cross; your language sir is
unintelligible to me, know of no
cross except the cross of the Re
deemer, no judge but the Great
Judge on the White Throne.
Driver-Oh Sweeny would re
deem any ticket that won. He's
perfectly good. But the horse was
probably pulled you spoke of.
Clergyman-Oh yes, you mean
pulled along to go faster. Well some
of the animals were in need of ex-
traneous assistance. Yet | am in
formed that at times the men who
drive, purposely abstain from coming
in first in order to practice an IN
warrantable deception on the public.
Driver-I have myself heard ru-
mors to that effect.
Clergyman-My idea is to abolish
entirely the system of wagering any
monetary consideration on the speed
of a horse and have it understood
among the spectators that they were
to abstain from all betting, then al
low the best animal to win, and the
turf would be elevated to place of
probity which would be a godsend to
the noble animal, the horse. | no.
ticed with some solicltude that when
you drive one of those horses he was
largely in the rear; was that by acct
dent or design,
Driver-My horse was smothered
on the back stretch.
Cleryman-This was an outrage.
No man has right in these days of
boosted civilization to smother a
good horse. Did you complain to
the judges of the Infamous treat
ment your animal receivedl
Driver-I never roar when I'm
beat, bat some day I'll have you be,
fore our turfman and you can ex-
plain your plan.
Clergyman-Call on me at any ,
time for | have given the matter con-
siderable thought. Call anytime Mr..
Taylor, I'm III from 9 to 3.
Driver-All right if you'll give me
odds of 9 to 3 I'll 60 you one any
way, even if | lose.
Gone to Santa Monica.