The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-12
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which might not he secured with Mr.. Ma
Elnn doing the work. Mr.. TILES proposed
that Mr.. Macinn collaborate with Mr.. Nos-
IuTSh. Mr. NosburGh declined. Mr.. Ma
Einn maCnanimouS.y made way. though
Mr.. TILES wanted him to do the work.
Eastern horses or no Eastern horses. For
Mr.. TILES IS 4 man Of answering pTinci-
pie.
Mr.. MaEinn's friends regret that he was
| so maguInimnus. They hold that he i not
Inferior TO any man born when handicap
\ ping race horses is the subject They know
II. He mas proven II. They admit that he
! acted cuurtcpusly and chiValrously IN max
ing way FOR Mr.. Vosbu-ch after Mir. Vos-
| hur-h had refused 10 cnllaborate with HIM.
Yet they hold Ihat in acting the courteous
and a!Jruistic gentleman. Haginn made q
personal and business mistake.
II there Is ever i fine position as handi-
yesterday, and Ed IS mentioned FOR II.
some one Will say: oh. he did not have
J enoush c9nildeace IN himself 10 handicap
the Worlds Fair Stake. He admitted It
NosburEh was his superior. NCSbUrEh N..ts
not such a much
According TO Maginn's friend. a man can
not afford 10 D. courteous and altrUiStiC in
such affairs. He says that II a man in a
position Ike Maginus comedies a point the
Goncessionaries viii take ten. He holds
nat MaSinn should have stood upon MS
rights even II the stake did not nj.
AT. NaSinn. who is a philosopher and a
man anoIe d{te things Petty js2i9usieS;
amount 10 when We are deddg'
AahA Ae@A AHAAAfAE u TIC american AATI-
all turf writer's are editorial wTiters-holi
that Frank Er:an. the New Orleans stew
ard. should have kept all the men he ruled
OF Gown for life instead Of rciustatinS
some - them after a term OF Suspension.
Rule them OF and keep them on. cry
Dan Murray. Tom Lynch. Hugh ke1uEh.
:. = Ncems AMI the rest. Some men hold
otherwise. Capital sentences defeat their
object said a tUrfman yesterday. Put
a man down for life.
He at once brings all possible pres
sure TO have the sentence RENTED as soon
as possible. He generally succeeds. too
Now there IS Fizer. He Is of for life.
] heard a politician say in New Orleans that
for SO he would see that Fizer was le-
instated or. II he was not. that there would
not be any racing in Louisiana. / know
the man can DO what he says So II IS with
all Of them. Down for life. they 20 to work
and bring untold influence 20 bea-
L tire judge say. You are suspended
for six months or a year They cannot set
TOO busy then. II they do attempt 10 bring
pressure TO bear the judges can say. Why
Il is for but six months. Under the old
regime II would have been fOr life. He Is
lucky. No Then the pressure ceases. The
men OF influence must admit the logic OF the
judges
There are other advantages Of this grad
uated system Of punishment. 4 Judge viii
not be 50 slow to act as he was when the
result OF his action means a life sentence.
because It was FOR life. Il was a very Sc
rious thing. Hence hey let a man get
away with c good deal before landing him.
4AAAA-lt az AFAAAA "a F@@I"ANHNA AaANs
will act quicker. Minor offenses and viola
tons of form can be adequately punished
ard greater ones thus fo-cs-4llGi- Owner
cannot say, He is taking my living away
forever
Tn England they rule a man or for life
and keep him OF. In England racing 10 4
sport. In America II IS business. II a jockey
or trainer is ruled OF in England the
Jockey Club lords think no more Of II than
OF hanging a dog. Jockeys and trainers
there are. as & rule. claSsed as servants,
inferior beings. scullions and rlen!als.
IF n gentleman IS ruled of in England
the disgrace attached thereto Is enough to
drive him of the turf forever. He never
asks for reinstatement In America racing
IS a business. Stealing IS never shameful
and Is not dis2pproved OF by the mass OF
racegoers unless they get bitten by II.
The ruled-oT man has friends all over
the track. Men who were his enemies t.
come his friends. becaIse they think tat
his punishment IS incquitabie. IN that he
was singled out and punished for doing
what every one about him was doing. Rae
ing Is under political power. and politicians
are ever ready 70 help the ruled-oF turf
man II he can make il worth while. So
there YOU are"