The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-16
NOTED HORSE D%RUNKARDS.
THoR Ue THAT LOVED
THEIR CHAMPA0NE AND WHIsKEY.
sti-ulssts Ussd 60 ouite an EStsnt on the
Tarf-Rupert was q whiskey Ttppier,
bit Haa Cloehe we = VINO nthher.

ett-uIsnts Used 60 0uite an EStent On the
Turf- Rupert was a whiskey Ttppier,
bet Bss Ciocbs wss = vitae hibber.
The love for good LIQUORS is not confined To the
human family. many racehorses having q fond
ness for wine and whiskey that would make
equine drunksrds out Of them in short order II
they could always crafty their thirst. II Is not
generally known that stimulsnts are frequently
resorted TO 10 put false courage Into a faint
hearted horse or TO key a stout, game performer
TO still greater efforts.
There have been topers among racehorses
for many years, but II IL doubtful whether Mr..
James Galway's old geldinR, Rupert, by Fall
setto, out Of Marguerite. ever had an equal in
the drinking line. This old rascal knew as well
a. his trainer when he was going TO race, and he
would whinny and champ his bit impatiently
while awaiting the sound Of the saddling bell.
He knew that the ringing OF the bell was always
the signal for the appearance Of a bottle OF gen.
erous proportions, with a neck several inches
long. The old rogue would take as kindly TO
the bottle. which generally contained whis-
KEY, as All Irishman does. to politics, and
with eyes half closed would let the liquor CUR
gle down his throat, holding his head high in
the air, meanwhile, SO as not 70 miss a precious
drop. II was an evil hour for Mr.. Galway when
he gave Rupert his first dose of Dutch courage,
for having felt its -exhilaratinR Influence, he
would not run n yard thereafter without II, and
the old fellow was never content with Q nisgsrd-
ly portion. In fact, he was a credit TO Ken
lucky, where he was bred and reared.
Appleby ~ johnson once owned a distinguished
Cioohe. Whether from contact with C. john
son, or whether the horse ma, ,lly had expen.
champagne would tickle his palate and make
him fancy that each OF his legs was q quarter
Of 2 mile in Length and capable 81 fssts St Mori
mouth Park one very bad day in July that Ban
Clocho first dallied with the insidious Juice Of the
grape, and, like the boy after his initial smoke, he
was sorry for 1t. Appleby Il Johnson stood to win
great deal OF money on their horse. " was
he was a coward. and liked none too well to be
pinched at, any stage Of the journey, IT was
could get FAR enough away from his com
p%etitors in the first half mile, but there were
several good sprinters IL the race; and II was no
give him courage q pint OF champagne was
poured down his throat before going tothe post.
that erratic performer. Little Minch. was also a
starter. and anybody who saw this horse during
was in a race 1t was purely problematical when
the flag would fall. He was a peryerse, hard
headed brute: that spoiled a.. more starts ARTS ana ho gave
the history OF the American turf. Little Minch
was at his very worst on this day and he was
Caidwell's clever, assistant, who died last
yireassiii. For ron forty 'h minutes Mes" the TSS horses figured
at the post and stu Little Minch was
starts he could scarcely be restrained by. his
rider, 80 eager was a, he 70 be away; A. the time
ence felt, q startling change came over Ban
Cloche. Sweat started from every pore and he
CLASSY ana those Of the spectators who did not
known the cause. marvelled at the antics OF the
was q most Quizzical expression in his eye. He
was blind drunk and apparently proud Of
4; , , %hs1 a,,t the aaS ,h fell wa. he 81, ran Ss1 in Well sSs
rear. He had been kept too long at the post.
The giving Of stimulants to thoroughbreds is
in former years. II Is used extensively on the
trotting tracks. where horses have frequently
and there is no denying the fact that on occa-
sions 1t Is absolutely necessary, and has won
But there is another stimulant which ia used,
although its employment has been forbidden on
many tracks. This is called the injection" and
the originator Of the system Is said TO have
made a great deal of money out of i. It was
first heard Of some years ago when the winter
aud 1t was in constant use then.
This infection" is said to be q preparation Of
dium Of a hyperdermic syringe a few minutes
before the animal Is to race. The effect is mar;
vellous: and even q casual y. observer can tell tell
eyes have q wild look, and every faculty Of
the animal seems to be aroused; In fact, some
thoroughbreds OF high nervous construction act
as though crazed when under the effects of the
potion. That part OF the body where the syringe
ration. II was a common thing in the days Of
winter racing TO see horses that were kind and
good actors at the post, ordinarily, go through
the most fantastic capers. Many animals that
had been deemed incapable OF winning a prize
romped away from their competitors when
''doped, )" and the fame of the injection" spread.
The owner of the secret gave the Injection"
personally, and his terms were a bet of S25 To
be placed on every horse he operated upon. II
the horse lost he expected his fee. Others have
become possessed of tho secret. and II is no
uncommon occurrence to see owners using the
syringe themselves at some OF the smaller tracks.
Ii Is only natural that the criminals Of the race
themselves upon the turf, found a way TO plum
der through the employment OF the injection"
When they did not care to back their horse they
did not give the magic potion, and the public
would lose the money. Probably the next time
they started the same horse the public. disguised
with his last race, would let him severely alone.
The prices would be good and long, the
horse would receive the speedy pull" as one OF
the followers of the turf puts IL, and there would
be a dazzling reversal OF form. The men who
were the pioneers in the scheme made money,
but when the use OF the drug was prohibited on
the big tracks they lost most OF IL back again.
Its constant use has the same effect on horses as
the same drug, or opium, or morphine has upon
the human system. Extreme depression Is the
chief characteristic, and a horse that has had
the dope" a number of times becomes next to
worthless for racing purposes without Il. Nearly
ali OF the legislative bodies OF the turf have pro-
hibited its use under a severe penalty. Any COM
petent Judge can tell when 1t has been used, and
Few owners and trainers are daring enough to
employ II and take chances OF being debarred
from the turf.