The Washington times., 1907-01-27
HURDLE RACES MENACE
TO RIDERS AND MOUNTS
No Excuse for Them at City Park Track-CondtionS
Beat CoIoquy-"Speed Powders" Caused
Trouble-No Jockey Finds.

man known as Kansas" Price. and as
an advertisement Tor his speed pow
ders' instanced several winners al the
late Fair Grounds meeting as having
been improved" by his preparation.
Some owners took 40 notice OF Hast
ings' INV arranted statements but when
II. Il. snyder, the New York turfman.
heard that Hastings was boastiU.. thar
Rather Royal in Snyder's stable owed
his speed 10 Hastings mile-in-fort
capsules. he promptly went % the
stewards about IT,
On being confronted with Mr. Snyder,
Hastings admitted chat he did not know
that horsemen except by sight. and
pleaded that he was only telling a tale"
about his powders, which he said were
perfectly harmless, ia order To get own
ers 70 use them and put bet down for
him. An analysis OF some OF Hastings
powders confirmed his statement as they
were found 10 be harmless enough, but
an examination OF some capsules which
he sold Is yet not completed. The
stewards at any rate took the will Tor
the deed and ruled Hastings of the turf.
Sweating Aroused Suspicion.
AT the last meeting OF the Crescent
City Jockey Club a lot of horses sweat
ed profusely i'm the paddock and if one
OF these happened 10 win there was the
usual talk among the wise ones as TO the
use OF dope" The weather al that
time was most unseasonabIy warm. and
the little paddock AT the Fair Grounds.
with its low roof, is perfect oven on
warm day For a horse TO break out
nv 1E.H ~ -as-H.
nothing 10 be wondered at.
Because he did not win the first race
in which he had a ride after his acct
dent some doleful prophets were ready
with the suggestion that Garner would
be a long time in recovering his form.
The little jockey disproved this by rid
ing seven winners in the last week OF
the late City Park meeting. making his
total of winning mounts up TO last sat
urday forty-six
Hennessy held his place as second
on the list. with thirty-six frsts. and
Mountain. whose unfortunate accident
has practically put him cut of business
for the rest of the season. was third
with thirty-three. Nicol rode one win
ner less than Garner. and was easily
fourth. with thirty wins. Lloyd and
Austin held their positions as fifth and
sixth on the list. but each only rode
one winner during that week. Their
winning rides total fourteen and thir-
teen, respectively
Many Mediocre Jockeys.
After the first half dozen Jockeys no
rider stands out from his fellows. though
r. Low, the Eastern jockey is making
steady upward progress. Lowe rode
three winners in the week. and prom
Uses TO occupy a prominent position be-
fore the season closes. The conditions
of the bulk of the races are so framed
that the weights carried are extreme
~ light and this shuts out riders such
as Jack Martin, DOminick and Carl
Mitchell There is very small probable
ity of there being any Jockey ind"
this season in New Orleans. as there is
a marked want OF ability among the
lightweight riders here.
c. Swain rode three winners last week
and seems about as good as any in a
very mediocre lot, and Huestis. attached
TO the stable OF L. L. Lamar, the Texas
turfman, has more than once put up A
good ride on Reside and other horses in
the stable
The new st Charles Hotel Handicap.
at a mile and quarter, with $1,000