The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09
DRY BATTERIES ARE'l|
USED ON HORSES
Creates Scandal at Moncrief
Park and officials Bar the
Electricity.
RACES COULD BE WON 4
OR LOST, AS DESIRED
Riding Material for Comins
Season Will Be Scarce
in Country. VI
BY JAMES DOCKERALI,.
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Jan. s.-Followine fhe
posted prohibition OF electric saddIca"
at Jacksonville. l lanrn that the authorI.
ties al Juarez have posted similar in.
functions against the use OF the sneed
regulator II
Unable to provide wings for thefr
horses, certain turfmen OF the unscrupu.
lous sort have, at various times usedE
saddles with dry battery ettachmentI
by which the speed of the horse could
be Increased or decreased at will. Small
dry batteries were concealed by flaps "A
leather and wires ran underneath the sad
die 10 raw spot upon the horses baclr
over the spine. AT touch from the
jockey strong current would be turned
on and the horse would leap forward wieh'
the speed OF the wind, Full strength
usually produced just the opposite--thef,
is. a decrease of speed.
The electric saddles were first used at
,, them For instance. the brand used 81
Jacksonville which has resulted In Z,
scandal there, did not have the spinal
wires. Insulated wires were run down
with his spurs, SO that every time The
horse was Jabbed he would receive q
shock 4
Prominent Bookmaker.
a few OF the. best~known bookmakers
of America have arrived at Moncriee
Mahon and William Snow, The presence
OF Red in the betting ring at Jack
sonville is not relished by all the other
| bookmakers. He has a. tendency TO give.
liberal prices and operate a big store
things which racegoers like andSwhich
| tend to attract business to him. Before
Mcmahon became layer Of odds he was.
| associated with Lon" Myers. Of im@
pcrlshable fame, In the ownership Of &
racer called Lord Beaconsfield That old
sprinter during the days Of the Gutten-
berg track won many race carrying the
cherry diamond" of the old Manhattaa
club, Myers and Mcmahon never per-
mitted their horse to start without lay
| ing big bet on him. In after years
Red got into the fight game and
| l am told by travellers who have Just
returned from South America that rac-
| Ing at Lima, Peru. is more successful
| this season than ever before. and that
there are several American horses on the
turf there. The racing is held under the
auspices Of the Lima Jockey club with
900 members. The sport is held on Sum
dyS ro snd $50 to $3.50 T5s 5s SSagn
is used at the post and the horses run
on the turf. carrying all the way from
SS TO 143 pounds. Betting Is carried Cd
by mutuel machines and The jockey clut
receives 10 per cent for the privilege.
! Heavens. has Governor Hughes's lnAu~'
ence extended to Peru2 H
Treatment of Horses. 4
Milton Henry had come home to spend
the winter season before returning to
take up further racing engagements In
the spring, Henry has become so friendly
with France that he says he will continue
to make his home there after his ridinX
days are over. He Will ride for Baron'
de Rothschild this, year. Speaking, OF the
foreign turf the other night: he said;
There are very few big bettors IN
France, All speculation on the races ~
done on the Paris mutuel system, and,
bookM,aker to- brlbe a rider or trainer.
"When a horse starts to thin down
from racing trainer would not think
his chances OF winning would be the
10 look sleek and fine going TO the poef.
and he does not start hsm again until ne
has fattened out, a horse over there p
treated by owner and trainer like one
tion that is possible.
Every owner has houseful of groom
to look after the racers; II ovsr tra'pS1 S
horses coat and the. least bit Of dust O.
dirt should show on 1t. the groom woule
be in for a fine. call-down. ApPearsnrr3t sn -
even as far as their horses. They uo4
them up like maid does her rnistress.
and often they go so far as 70 masSe. iaas
their fur Anyway they are pfe''y-'0'e
SAs for Jockeys" Henry continYed>
there are very few home bred rldeIs*
| The reason for that is that just as soep
as a boy becomes IS or 20 years old ~
is grabbed and has TO serve his time ~
the army. If he has any ability a.
rider, he is lust about developing Wnsn
he has TO answer the call OF his his (. Gosb ,bs
main OF French English descent, but noys
| there are quite a few Ameikcans rldins>
there. The American style OF rloins 49,
been generally adopted n
No Presents Allowed. N:
No more cash gifts &c jockeys at Jack7s
sonvile or Tampa, That is the ultimAIun1H
Jockey Riley Grammar was ruled 9n ~
Moncrief park as warning, ana IN
other riders were requested to refuse 81 !
offers OF money presents and report ~ ~
names OF the would-be donor 70
Jockey club. 90. .,.tIa
Watch for Prince Imperial on the cast
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