The Washington times., 1902-09-22
Drastic Measures in Force
on Many Tracks to
Suppress 1t.
USED AT euTTENBURG
elixir" Said to Have Been Invention
of a Dr.. Ring-Pills Now Used In
stead of Needle-rheir Effect Upon
Horses-The First Big Winner.

Doping" horse has come to be a
very ordinary thing nowadays. The
reader has perhaps often seen a horse
flashing and lathering at the post,
breaking UP good starts. and mayhap
finally being left. 1t is pretty safe
on such occasions to put it down In
your mental note book that the horse
is dope animal.
The question has come to be a Sc
rious one. The evil has been so COM.
mon of late years that race course Of
ficials have in many cases overlooked it
while knowing we'll that it existed. Re-
Gently. however, the officials both East
and West have taken summary action
that several horses have been barred
from running on Jockey Club tracks,
while the owners have been ruled off.
The most recent case was that of the
horse Hans Wagner. whose entry wa
refused at Sheepshead Bay week or
two ago. -
First Used at 'tthe Gut"
Dope" first came into common use
at Guttenburg, decade and more ago.
That track on the palisades of the Hud-
son was responsible for great many
evils. but this was the worst that ever
sprang into existence there. A veter-
marian named Ring was responsible FOR
its introduction. The doctor had been
employed to attend sick horses at the
track on numerous occasions. He was
we'll paid for his services. but being 8
restless sort of person, and imbibing
the speculative fever that fills the at
mosphere at every race course. the
of his profession was not a |
quick enough way Of getting rich:f 70 |
the doctor began to bet on the horses i
DR.. Ring made study of various stim- |
nlants. and finally concocted prepara- |
lion that he was sure would make g |
horse run we'll.
This elixir Of life was first used on a
big black horse, a cripple. The ami
nal had once been very fast, but phy- |
and courage, and he had been relegat-
I'd to the .'also ram division. His
,wner was a poor fellow with more
worked as stable hand for other own
RS in order to earn enough money to
provide for his own nag. The horse
vas patched up SO that he would gallor
iound, and would stand for ten minutes
,r more without shaking like an aspen.
n this condition the horse was start
ID several times, and Of course always
lnished away in the ruck.
Rejuvenated Dead One"
Then it was that DR.. Ring appeared
N the scene. He had been observing
he horse in his races, and also in his
norning gallops. He knew the ami
nails history; knew that he had once
cen frst-class animal, and that il
elieved from pain, and given some ar
ificial courage and life.s he would show
etter in his races He told the owne
hat he had a preparation that would
lake the old horse forget his pain;,I
-ould fire him with his old ambition to
ace, and that it would not cost the
wner n cent. Would the owner allow
i'm to inject the drug?
Would he? Well, in a minute
Such a thing as conscience was never
card of at Guttenburg.
So DR.. Ring brought forth his little ft
eedle and gave the horse the injection !
nat was to fill his almost broken heart )
18th the courage of Gold Heels. In ;
cry short time the stimulant began to !
CT. He jumped and snorted around like :
youngster. His ills and troubles van
he'd even as the woes of the debauchee !
Dat away in the smoke of the poppy Z
Ills. d
The horse galloped to the post with /
,mething OF his old self-his fast one r
enewed. {
Secured 90 to for His Money. !
Dr. Ring in the meantime was busy in S
lie ring placing his dollars on the old I
,ate, getting as high as so to for his !: =
oney. None OF the officials or the
arter had heard of dope at that time, A
Id although the black horse cut up 1,
any -capers at the post. no one took D
notice OF it. When the horses b
IT the starter the old black dog sim II
y romped away from his field and won s
illed to walk. n
DR.. Ring cashed in thousands of dol IL
RS. and the owner of the had d-been- o
1t then-was' thoroughbred won enough h
put him on his feet Il
DR.. Ring never charged for his serv- o