The evening world., 1902-11-17
RACING IS BEING
OVERCOME NOW.
Jockey Club Should Take Some
Action to Relieve Turf Of Poor
Class of Thoroughbreds.
Especial to The Evening WORLDLY

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA matter
that must soon receive the serious con-
sideration of the Jockey Gu Is that OF
providing an outlet for worthless
th%oroughb-eds. BY worthless thorough
breds the writer means platers OF the
poorest sort, tbs can only win one or
two races a year at the cheaper tracks.
Racing is being overdone. The race
tracks are ovorcrowded. Note the en-
or.nous quantities OF entries to every
race that was run at Aqueduct. Some
times as high as twenty entries were
thrown out OF a race, because the rules
would not permit more than a certain
number OF horses.
To a poor man, who has pointed ms
horse with a certain race in view, II Is
g serious blow to find his horse excluded
from perhaps the only race of the meet
ing that he could win.
There are at least 1000 horses at Ben
nings. During the meeting there VIII
only be lOS races run. II consequently
only los horses can win a purse VI
chances to get inside the money there
are 1924, SC II 1924 horses get in the money
then what of the other 6T?,
At New Orleans It is said mat NOR
than 1000 horses will be on the grounds.
AS only a small percentage OF these
viii earn any money there Is bound to
be considerable distress. There ought
TO be some place PROVIDED Tor the exit
- rNe7n thoroughhreds from racing.
How TO Get Rid of Cheap HOrAe
1t has been advocated before now that
the Jockey Club II aintain a race-course
during the winter months at which
these cheap thoroughbreds can be raced.
Outlaw these horses. Dc not permit
them to return to the legitimate turf.
| Th,,a 40 many - thAm uill l~iglnnpAr
each winter. The earning capacity OF
those thai remain Will be increased.
and consequently their value. Rich
men will ind a better market for their
cast-ons. They can afford to pay high
er prices for their year!ings, u mus
the turf will be benefited all around.
Sue an outlaw meeting would nave
to be conducted under strict Jockey
Club rules, under rigid discipline and
an Intolerance of sharp practice. These
cheap horses are only In the way. lhey
take up valuable stable room n are
in no way a benefit TO the turf;
Racing at Bennings thus far has been
fairly good. There have been reversala
of form, 1t Is true, but 1t must be taken
into consideration that some very pad
almost adamant in Its hardness and
that these changed conditions alone
are likely to produce form reversals,
Yet there are some races which cannot
be accounted for:
The race run by Right and True on
Saturday was an u~naCcountable rever-
sal. This colt ran six ~furlongs in l.l3 81
la few days ago carrying ITO pounds
This was a record for the course. or
, Saturday, at the same distance with
eight pounds less weight. Right anJ
, True is beaten in a race that is a sec.
ond slower. or course time may not bt
absolute indication of form. but il is 4
pretty good standard, and there are
other races just about as bad.
Public Didn't Believe Mr.. Burch.
Mr.. Burch tried to do the public
favor when he announced that N,
stories Of Sergeant's fast work wer,
untrue. The public refused to beiiev
Mr.. Burch. and made Sergeant n 3 Ia
J chance. Sergeant was beaten. He wa
unfortunate at the break, but he couI,
not have beaten Lord OF the Vale eyel
} the Vale car give Sergeant ten pound
J and beat him the same race oyer again