The herald., 1896-08-31
THE HORSE


tional Trotting association has suspend
ed the gray gelding Charley P. This
horse last year won ten races and was
placed in six other events, winning over
$500. Mr.. Gocher has discovered that
this horse, always known as son OF
Kilbuck Tom, is none other than George
G. He was bred by a farmer at For
sters, Ohio, in 1888. and was sired by
Roscoe, Jr. In 1898 and 1894 he was
raced over the Ohio tracks and was final
ly bought by Cincinnati horsemen, who
shipped him east.
The following from the American
Sportsman tells its own story: The
South Cleveland Driving park (New.
burg) has abolished heat pools, although
parting with considerable source of
revenue thereby. Heat pools have been
the prevailing cause of much crooked
ness and the association took this stand
to protect the public. Experience on
that track has demonstrated in many
instances of late that horse selling ia
vorite for a heat has been laid up or
driven not to win, with the view of
dumping innocent purchasers of heat
pools. who backed their judgment on the
known ability of the horse to win the
heat By abolishing heat pools the
South Cleveland association feels sure
of honest racing and its courage and
fidelity to the public command the COM
mendation of all race-goers who delight
to speculate on their honest judgment.
We hope to see our district fair asso-
Citations take a decided stand on the
"sure-thing game" question at a very
early date, says the Breeder and Sports
man. Do not allow one of these dis
graceful things on your grounds. Your
aim should be to protect your patrons,
not to license Il set of men to rob the
foolish. virtually under your auspices.
These human wolves, called "Sure- thing
men," think the farmers of the interior
their especial and legitimate prey. The
percentage of most of the games seen
at these fairs, even when ION the level, .
ranges from 80 to 100 per cent, and the
only wonder is that there is any play
whatever against the robbers. As a
business proposition, fair managers
make mistake in allowing these games
to be run on their grounds. Were there
no game but the racing game, thous-
ands of dollars that now find their way
into the pockets of the sure thing gam
bier" there to remain would be wagered
on horse races, and good deal more
would be realized by the fair associa-
tions in the shape of commissions than
they receive from the alleged gamblers
The smaller games pay an association
very little for their stealing privilege
but generally take in about rs per cent
of the amount wagered against their de-
vices.
California is progressive in most
things; let her show that she is up to
date in all, setting the ball of enterprise
rolling by banishing the sure thing
gambler to some backwoods state, where
the inhabitants have all the different ce
reals in their whiSlerS nd he;
brains scrambled.
We are pleased to see so much appre-
citation among our readers. During the
past week We have received many let
ters of congratulation over the article
of last week headed, Not Desirab Bile
Bookmakers as Owners. Besides many
have called and rendered their congrat-
ulations in person. IT will be our aim
at all times to expose fraud and to work
for the interest of breeders and owners
of horses, as we'll as the public in every
way possible.
Ranger" the London Illustrated
Sporting and Dramatic News, pays
American thoroughbreds a compliment
and urges English trainers to adopt our
training system. AS to the expediency
of using the watch as an additional safe
guard in trials there can be no question,
and English traine,-s arc sure to realize
llllS ldCl III d Sf-OIL tllile. flaH2er
views as to our thoroughbreds will sur
prise many of our readers.
AT one of the metropolitan race
meetings the other day 1 saw an extra
ordinary race, and if it We're run again
hackers would certainly lay odds on
horse that was not in the first three.
In turf phrase, he could not get through
There was. of course. plenty of room on
the course; the jockey was not tied
down by waiting orders; yet he was
shut In and lost his hackers their money
when he ought to have won it, Like
other people, Jockeys are liable to make
mistakes sometimes, but races are now
so frequently thrown away by waiting
TOO long, by horses being shut in at
critical points and by similar mischances
that no wonder hackers are beginning
to wall. They complain in most cases
or the jockey, and some cases are not
without reason.
AS a we'll known professional back
er, q keen judge, said: why, some of
our jockeys now, when riding a race,
lie on the heels of other horses, and
seem to expect the latter to fall dead
when they want to come through. If
the latter don't fall dead, or don't pull
out, or kindly make way for them. they
get into a tangle, and their efforts to