Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-22

were. says Broad Church" In hts
''loft OF the racing Mt New Orleans
week before last The mare IL very
speedy at times nj least. AMI this may
ne inferred from the fact that In the
IAN OF 1873 she defeated Yo Tamblen a,
Latonia- Last season she did not do
tHuch In the winning line. possibly partly
nom the fact that a crude jockey or
dinarily rode her such was the case
at this meeting. too. untI Friday. when
Thorpe had the mount. and then she
actually made a show OF her company
running under the string u six-lengths
winner. II appears. though. that Thorpe
had tho mount by accident. for the
stahle-hoy. Sabine. who ordinarily rode
the mare. would have been officially re-
quircd to ride her Friday were II not
that he could not make the weight In
time. soup Perkins. here n couple OF
days. had been engaged to ride Readina
but the racing governors would not per
NIT him, on the ground. believe, that
the proposed change OF Jockeys involved
some sort Of Jugglcry on the part Of the
oTrer. and az sabine had been riding
the mare. IL was only right and proper
he should continue TO do so. Bat Sabine
as stated. could not get ready In time
ana 80 Thorpe was given the mount. anG
ne won Ia a romp.
Ana the foregoing affords as text for
what follows. FIRST OF all IL may De
stated that there s. not a racing point I'm
America where more determined Efforts
are made TO have honest racing than
right here, and probably there IS no place
where the sport t. moro on iis merits.
But in The effort 10 prevent fraudulent
practices measures Ar" brought into play.
not AT al. times. as III the Rea lima case.
quite in accordance with the fitness oi
things. | assume thc conviction with tn
officials Is that when Rcadina was ridden
10y stahlc-boy Ia three or toar races
she WAS In for work. or out for an airing
or something Of that sort, and that after
she became III it was nothing bat right
and proper that the same boy shoIld con
tinue 20 ride her. regardless az 10 whether
Dee would bring nor IN winner or not.
u j. hardly necessary To- say that there
is entirely too much of the .u-for-work
business. but while this is So. and while
th'ra is sharp practice now and then, Is II
not straininK a point TO force crude
Jockeys 10 ride In certain cases. fnvitina
defeat. when d different result Is almost
certain with a capable Jockey in the
saddle?
Racing horses into condition is alto
Eether too common. but VIII II cure the
evil. viii IL be doing Justice 90 the public.
10 force incompeteats 10 tide horses.
when the latter become 1T. ana simply
because said iucompetonts rode when pcs.
sihly there was no chance 10 Sin? Bear tn
mind that while there may be- a scheming
owner deserving of some sort Of punish
Uout. the rights Of the public are not 10
be entirely ignored when a horse has "a
good chance TO win
Tho Realina case was not the only one
Of the KIND. ana. while the racing gCver-
uoIs are thoroughly conscientious and
jealous IN their cnieavors 70 have the
sport on it, merits. / stil think the point
l make is wen taken. which is that an in
competent Jockey should not be forced TO
ride and los. with Il horse able 70 win.
when a capable Jockey could pilot the
same horse TO victory. Punish wrong
doors by all means. but in Going so be
careful AT the same time not 10 wrong q
considerable portion Of the public.