Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
METHODNOT MEN
LORD DURHAM CRITICISED ONLY
UNFAIR METHODS.
RESPECTS AMERICAN RIDERS.
But Found Many Things to Condemn
Among Their Followers and
Others.

London. Oct. 25.-Lord Durham's letter
to the Times, extracts from which were
caO!cd to the Associated Press, in which
he says he never condemned the style
of American riding or American train
ing. that on the contrary he shared in
the respect which all Newmarket train
ers feel for the character AID ability
OF Messrs. Higgins ami Pineus. hut that
he disapproved the methods of tho
American jockeys and lid no. welcome
the influx of their followers who con-
slider horse racing merely an n.stTu-
ment for high ~gamblinG. is approved by
most Of the great supporters of the Eng
hsh turf who are gatherel at ,Newnu2rlSet
from the Prince of Wales down. Dis
appreciation is stamped on the methods
OF the small coterie of American jockeys
Who, With their American hackers, have
Giscredited themselves and their more
s~crupulous countrymen. While the
stewards of the Jockey club decline to
discuss the incident. Lord William
beresiord. Prince Soltykoff. Lord Clon-
mel. Sir Waldie Griffith. Mrs. L.angtrr
and other noted patrons of the turf. take
LORD Durham's View.
1T is clear" said Lord C,onn1al. THAT
there is no prejudice whateve in Eng
land against fair riders, wherever they
are from. 1t is also clear thai all
lovers of sport support lord Durnan's
observations regarding obnoxious
methods. Lord Clonmel and others We're
careful to discriminate between fair
American riders and unfair riders. '.drhe
fact that the Prince of Wales has en-
gagged Tod Sloan for next year has done
much to quiet the ak on 1.-THE subject.
Sloan and Martin have made no reply
to Lord Durham.
MI. Marcus Days representative
said: There is no desire in England 10
bar American riders. but things have
occurred among the followers of some IF
the American jockeys which have come
near running one London motel and
would in time disgrace the Americans
appearing on the English turf"
Many of the Americans at Newmarket
today. who at first thought Lord Dur
nam was too severe, are nov convinced
that his action is the best that could be
taken both for the English and Ameri-
can jockeys.
Lord Durham said that while lie had
nothing to add to his Times letter, he
was not animated by any but the
kindest feelings toward American riders
and owners.
Lord William Beresfuri said:
Il think the least l say now .he best,
ANN o' II iiS VII ltil bc lCttHCI
cause to say more, ore way or the
other"
All the Newmarket correspondence
comment on Lord Durham's letter to the
Times. and some of the p-pers refer to it
editorially. The general expression is
one of satisfaction that he has the
courage to name the offenders and of
the hope that the stewards will be
spurred to greater activity in the invcsti-
CATION of scandals, thus keeping within
decent bounds what the Daily Graphic
calls an inherent evil The Daily
Telegraph asserts it's firm belief in an
open door" policy in sports, but admits
that the time has arrived to put a citacls
upon abuses that have grown almost
intolerable."
The sporting journals fully indorse
Lord Durham's letter, which they re-
print. The Sportsman, understands
that the Jockey club has been requested
to investigate the running of Spectrum
and Clarehaven at the first July meet
ing at Newmarket, one of the matters
referred to by Lord Durham.