New-York tribune., 1908-02-17

The demand for revision of that rule OF rae
ing pertaining 10 foul riding and DISCRIMINATION
which has been treated at length IN 'riiS ooi
,r1n is growing apace, and II is hopeo 'li'' 'ii0
stewards of the Jockey Club may take 'li7
c,es-ion 7,r in the near future. Anent TINS SUD-
ject -Sports OF the Times" has the tolio"ihs 20
say editoriaIly in its current issue;
This being the Era OF Reform numper I'll
racing peopie are in arms TO effect. if possible
change in RUE los reading: "A horse crossing an
other So as actually impede him Is dlsqualleu
unless the impeded horse was partly IN 1aui. OF OF
The crossing wholly caused og ile IaUi1 %
some o1her horse or Jockey etc The desired
ctanpe be:ng from IS MAY BE. a ire
,,,.,do,,s difference The idea is that very fire.
s,uen-ly foul interference occurs which Is Ialo
to the charge of the demonstrated netter morse III
the race and thus. after winning. Tor some H"ie
or less technical sin the horse is diquahhed gen
era11v bv reason of incompetence carelessness' or
direct r7aiice arorethought Of the rider Ihen
-he p,lpljc suffers wel as the owner me great
visiting entrance paying public judges bF previous
form finds the best horse sees II come nome Hrs'
and tber has il disqualified on what Is seneraIlS
= 4ecl,uical+x based on an unelastic-and there
fore more or unjust-rue- OF course II Is Wen
understood and indorsed tnat where necessary
1alnishrneIt should Ia awarded but Wfen II Is the
,ider and the rider only, at fault. why perahze
.+a l.orse the owner and the jockey? Especially
when the offender is much the better horse ana
wins on his undeubted merits interference or no
IN sections OF the country tT1S
may he view has long been in practice and there
ee-e little logical It. continue to leglslate
a~airs- Il in the East. We have taken many
things from other sections. the starting barrier
1fla modern jockey board, the NUMBERED Sanoe
,!otl,s and We are undoubtedly going to take
= new method of betting, so why should We De
iesitaDf 10 accent improvements which others have
1lreyouslv evolved and put into satisfactory action
concerning much important items on which
frequently depends the distribution of many
thousands Of dollars" That the raid rules are not
-bose of the Medes and Persians. never 10 be
lj-okea or changed has been demonstrated by
several snparently innocuous changes already made
so~ the coming season. where approved" replaced
licensed" II this be done in one case, ii
surely can IN another GoO5 as this move
would be. II is. however, again following our
tightly held policy Of pruning the branch, and not
striking al the root. The root is to be reached by
making individual jockey understand be is
taking dangerous chances 20 rough or interfere
rv having him know that suitable patrols are
watching his ride every inch Of the way before
ne reaches each furlong END and after he has
,sssed il: that stewards capable, practical
and emfnen1ly fearless men, who Will not hesitate,
End who are looking clear through each approach
ing ftId from positior--which they should
occuPy-on the fnfield rail: that any Intentional
snterfererce or roughing viii be indorsed the
back Of the individual riding license, and that
three such Endorsements mean al utterly uncom-
promising down for the season