The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-10
DOPE USED ON HORSES
Instance Of the First Time 1t Won a
Race.

The recent action Of the racing stew
ards against the use Of dope" in horses
and their subsequent rejection Of the
entry OF two weu-known thoroughbreds
hans Wagner ans Bellarlo-has caused
the query, What is dope in horses?-'
t. be asked by many turtles who are
not familiar with this phase OF horse
racing.
Dope" as it is called, first came into
use among horsemen al Gutenberg DR..
Ring was responsible for its introduc-
ton He was a veterinary surgeon who
attended the sick horses at the track,
+ and he brought forth the elixir or
( speed. says the World.
( It was first used on a big black horse
/ a cripple. This horse had once been very
fast but physical ailments took all his
/ speed and courage away from him, and
he had been relegated to the "also-ran"
class. His owner. q poor fellow with
more hope than dollars, worked As a
stable hand for other stables to earn
oats and hay for his one chance to Sc
cure q fortune. He patched his legs up SO
that he could stand. started him several
tines and saw him finish far back in the
ruck.
Then DR.. Ring appeared with his speed
producer. He said he had something
that would make the old skate forget
his pain. would fire him with all his old
ambition 10 race. and that it would not
cost the owner cent.
So DIT Ring brought forth his little
needle" and gave the horse the injec-
ton that was to I'll his almost broken
heart with the courage Of a Salvador. In
q short time the stimulant began to act.
So did the courage Of the horse. He
jumped and snorted around like two
year-old. He forgot his Ills and troubles
and went 70 the post with his old life.
his fast one. renewed His speed came
back and ne beat his field in a gauop-
DR.. Ring cashed in the thousands.
D.. Ring never charged for the use Of
his services when he used the dope
All he desired was the consent Of the
owner 10 use II and promise Of secrecy 1
He picked out q horse that once possess
ed speed. but had lost mis- best form.
placed the needle 10 him and then went
into the ring and hacked him. gle made
the bookmakers pay his fee
In recent years dope has been improv-
ed upon II has changed its formula
and is made OF other drugs thar those
used hy DR.. Ring.
When the use OF it was no longer al +
lowed bv the turf authorities the needle .
- as discarded and the bali was substi- .
tuted The use Of the syringe left a tell /
take mark behind Wherever the needle (
entered the flesh puTed up and remained +
in that condition until the effects Of the /
drug had worn Of IL was this sign that
Paddock judges searched for when look +
ing for horses that were supposed to f
be "doped.
The drug Is now given in q BAN Il (
j, NOT 50 dangerous To those who use il. .
ana it does ret Iesve a trace OF its ex-
istence behind
Dope cannot make a horse that never
possessed sped run fast. What tx can do .
and what IL does Is u revive in az old .
horse that once possessed great speed. +
tut who has become sour and ul-teuper-
ed from training. his ola ambition -
thy his hest For the time heine -
IS 50 under its in1ueuce thar II f7rEets
, iu,self completely and has but one mo-
tve Ia iife-to run 5usr as FAR as fast as
he can.
After several doses horses become sends
for il. They VIII net race without il.
Their. apperites become impaired and AZ
t5r a time they become wrecks. The same
IS che men and the women who are ad-
6icted 20 the opium habit
one ~ The SIGNS OF the use ~ dope n
a horse Is proflse psrspirsticn. Just rs
soon as il begins o. act he hreaks out
irto 3 sweat A little walking exercise
causes him 70 "lather rs e h. had raced