The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-09
WAYS THAT ARE VAIN
AND MET HODS PECULIAR.
Turf Thieves and Their Mode of Operation-Slifting the Weight
Use of Stmulants-Ringing and Its Neccs
siiips-"Stuffng Il Dead One"
This disparity in

stead a heavy shoe. This disparity in
weight made the horse lose its stride. and
he rocked like i ship IN a storm.
The pestiferous rail birds Were Indirect
~ responsible on one occasion for a very
clever trick. The movements 81 Il very fast
pony were p!ped of by the rail birds. and
their reports macc the animal a f~avSrite.
The owner was sore. and he determined 10
outwt the touts. He lad Il specia! saddle
made Tor working OSt purposes. In its con-
struction about thirty or forty pounds of
lead pipe We're used. The rail birds saw
that the favcrite WAS acting badly In the
morning ea!!ops. The weight OF the saddle
brought this about. EatuTal!y. the touls
N'fe busy singing uGt other horses. and
'.ie Owner got his prize. You bet there vas
u" lead plps saddle used wncl IN. clearing
~ S.it",r ".:ac a!oug. H. hua TO eat nis
Innings away.
.HEiouS Minds OF Dope.
The doY- Is sJ.l Ia vogue continued
The o'G->:n.s pirate. and more % less Of
u Is used On I'M biz tracks every day. 1t
liAtS science To- Eas the gun III i proper
way. Ii cH:eIcasuess Is employed in bury
ms the Needle III the horse :. neck the air
gets INTO the wound, and there is al instant
swelling. which attracts the immediate at
tentl0n OF the judges
"CaIe must Ic taken TO eject the air from
the syringe first. which preciudeS all pcgsi-
t:!ity of a swelling. The dope Is composed
Of SIX and a ha.I ounces OF cocaine and
rAhAA Va 80 Afll4Ai4fs u sAllAAN41L4l Il
very aggravated character. For Il bad
heart an injection Of ElIfo-Eiyccrin is Usst.
IL holds good ia treating human hearts H.so.
For a su!kinS horse Z mixture Of carboii:
acid ana rose water i used.
1t Is dr"pped INTO the deep part of the
horses Shoulders. and there IL a decided
Improvement in the horses speed. often
b!sJ!pnidl Of carbon Is Gs.d 10 increase the
speed of the horse. The Jockey holds u rub
De.' bali In his hand and as the horse is
approaching or leaving the wire the Jockey
Presses the ball and tho chemical l. show
cred upon the hcrse's Shoulders.
The character OF the preparation is as
ten iron. and II there is anv speed in HI"
poor nag he is bound TO show IL after Il
douche OF this kind. However, It is not last
ing. With the evaporation the effect is
Then there are leather pads which fit
over the horses front feet They are conn
which are birdshot. This is called anchor
ing the horse in front. and tires the beast
.mmeaHurab!y. Boots Of sheet lead. covered
with leather. are also used In ;he anchoring
process. After the boots are taken OF cleo
trio bandages are wrapped about the horses
front les, and then. under the influence of
the stimulaEt. the horse makes good.
StuilnE TO Stop Them.
"Stuffing a horse is giving him all he can
eat and drink. which makes him short
winded and robs him of his speed. Tn
shrcwd game. Those who own a 3-year-
old. desiring To enter him in a race for
2-ye1r-cids. hunt up a hJr~a dentist. who
cuts out the teeth OF the horse and files
them down. The age of a horse Is told by
his teeth. and the 3-year-old Is converted
into a 2-yeSr-oii. to all intents and pur-
poses. by this process.
IN ringing horses" concluded the man
who has practically outlived his vocation.
Two anima,s alike in color and appearance
are found. one - slow and the other fast.
The slow one docs the preliminary running
while the good horse is being trained. When
the price is good by reason Of the inability
of the first horse to run the fast one is en-
tered on the day OF the t!c race. and the
owner cops the coin. Many and varied
are the ways in which the horses can be
switched. | guess the crooked work will
GO on as long as there are race tracks in
existence"