The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-21
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natter. sofne NJ the eentle,s~n who hs,s
bs~n allowed ~ serve IN The stewards stand
&c Q mere complIn,~n, cyuiS not ~ hls me-,
Tor nos taking sstior for the eH-.lient reason
hat thev dtt M, r~siige Iuss What vas going
rn dlrr~'lv uud"v th~'r po-e.. the io-hsy
club. ~ the interests ~ racing. would engage
t~o ~ thre. competent ptofs.-lonsi steward.
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,ut Their. - no jout' ,hs, racing would he
kept ci-sn. der those -oadi' ton. tho form
re,ersal- ~ Misc eva wford. the ride ~ Jockey
Knapp OF Todd lady. the Fleming Jack Atkin
race ~ S,fstoss. the IN and out r;is3.ss IS
hlii.on's hcr-.-. the poor hor--msnship ~
Miller nn Rye. Rsliot and other ho, public
fsvori.e- would have been looked into With
cut DELAY. even " " wac discovered that there
-as nothing ont OF the way about these
incidents
Were Il nat for ia" public there would D.
no sales. Vet W. are compelled to see the
rubl,c ignored again and again when u .
Interests have been infringed upon. Take
the Gold Lady race last week. FOR instance.
The public bet thousands OF dollars on the
mare. Her owner ~agered hes Why too. Several
slick boob; hut N u better price than
their ncishborr aud rake, In all kinds Of money.
Hundreds ~ spectators saw Jockey Knapp
nut ny what seemed a bad ride. The owner
~ Gold Lady told one " the steward the
NEXT day that the Jockey had disobeyed
his riding instructions. The newspapers
named a who had laid against
the hlty. while \ Knapp informed several close
friends that his mount wsa dead under
't"s ~ NV VI ~ t"Or' th'oNr WI
cation should have been instituted forthwith
by the stewards, yet we are inforped that no
probe was used because the owner of Gold
Lady did not make n formal complaint to the
stewards IN writing. HAD TINS race been
run nc New Orleans or IN California alof the
men Implicated would have been hailed before
the stewards and asked TO explain. But.
~ everybody knows. the New York tracks
are din erent.
There IA no doubt about the existence OF
,,oooery: Horses are run here dead one
day and alive the next. which means that
the DOPE ~ USED when u SUMS interruption
trainers. Again. bunkers are put on a horse In
some races whiie ne rs sent 20 the post without
them on other occasions. when means q form
reversal That provides profit Tor certain wise
~oootmaker ana c'ncn oettors' Tne use or
heavy shoes. HANDBAGS over lead pads on a
horses legs. And" other appliances which
cause form somerrauiM 10 merrhy on
wrthout = query Yet the pubic. loath 70
peheve tnat u wiz not oe protected. mas
remained ioya' 10 the Jockey Ciub' 10 ~
understood mat the enemies Of racing have
season opened ana thst tney nave collected
a mass OF evidence TO prove That there has
oeen no attempt 10 Keep the sport free rom
wis wnfch are usually Suppressed essewbcre
WITH nrm ana prompt rulings.
Last winter n nh was al Al
NrAhs WoViuins shhI TIVE cNhee nac'nS tom-
mission snouio ne compeiied 10 appoint pro-
isssionsi PAID stewards 10 serve on All OF
the JOCKEY S'uos 'racks. but the OIL Was
never reported out OF committees. u ~ SAID.
however. that another attempt viii be made
az the next session OF the Legislature TO have
q similar measure passed 40 tha the Racing
Commlssaon VIII Do foroed 10 eAercise . gen
eral supervision over the sport In addition
70 the formahty OF granting licenses. But
a. the RACING commission ~orks IN me
WIN the Jockey Cmb % IL bard 70 nee how
ruch . measure could produce an Improve
ment IN ehe conducf OF racing unless the
Jockey Cfuos no scandAi" pohcy was per
msnentiy cut out. What In needed In the
Stewards stand n At least one competent.
practical horsemsn VINO can take IN At u
glance what 10 going on ID q race between
barrier and WIRE. VINO IA conversant with
the methods OF pluneing owners and trainers
and who 10 kept In close touch with the bet
tang nng. such q man. clothed with absolute
power to discipline jockeys Tor bad rides.
to query trainers who may have run horses
-dead' or alive and To probe the opera