The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-11

when a horse in a race has been piled
with stimulants for the purpose of ac-
celebrating his speed. but it is another
matter to prove it.
Proof Is Difficult.
Frank j. Bryan, who gave up being a
racing reporter to become racing
steward, tells many interesting stories
Of how he virtually broke up the prac-
tice at New Orleans. When | first
the jockey officials, both east and
west, had enacted rules against 'dop-
ing horses. Now, it isn't the hardest
matter in the world for an experienced
racing man to detect the fact that a
horse has been 'doped'-that is, for him
to be morally certain in his own mind
of it. The proving of it is an entirely
different matter. / was aware when
first went to New Orleans that the
practice had been carried on there
pretty extensively. l determined to
break it up or rule somebody off. But
how to go about it bothered me con-
siderably.
The meeting had not been going on
many days when the first glaring case
came to my attention. The name of the
horse that had been sent to the post
n I
just now. He was an old cripple that
had been patched up for killing. and
that he had been 'doped' before being
sent to the post l was morally certain.
Well, to make long story short, the
killing went through and l made up
my mind to get evidence that would
convict the guilty ones. That evening
L sent for trainer with whom l was
on very friendly terms, and told him
what l wanted. Through him | got
hold of a stable hand who bore none
TOO good reputation, and he promised
to do as l should direct
Get Hold of Dope.
The following morning my man
found it convenient to be at the track
and near the stable where the suspect
morse was kept. The trainer of the
horse and his assistant. mostly neg
roes, were about to work ont some of
the other horses in the barn. When
the horses were taken out on the track
my man climbed up on the rail around
the track near where the trainer and
his crowd We're watching the work
outs. Finally he joined the party, and
after little conversation ventured to
remark, in an off hand sort of way
that he'd give SO for a little of the
stuff that had been used the day pre-
vious-that he had a horse that Nigh,
be able to win with it,
The trainer apparently paid no at
1enion to the observation, but one OF
his assistants Il negro stable boy
looked longingly at my man. After
the trainer had taken his horses back
10 the stable Mr.. Negro slipped back
and coming up to my confederate. said:
Toss, Is got little mo- of dat bottle
I'll glib yo' all TO ten. Meet me al
Blanks drug sto' at 9 tonight, and II
glib it to yo' all
Warned Away From Track.
That afternoon the fellow had EN-.
ployed told me of the ARRANGEMENT he
had made. and with another track of.
hcial we went to the drug store ant
waited. Pretty soon my man came il
with the negro stable boy He gave the
latter the money. and going up to tn,
clerk of the store, the stable boy said
Boss, glib dis young man some of da
same stuff | got las night for d,
hosses.' After the stuff had been pre-
pared l stepped up and told the neer,
who l was. He was scared half +,
death and told enough so that we had ,
clear case against the trainer, and h.
was soon warned away from the track
Later. however, inaugurated
scheme Of water trea tment that wa