El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-09
Evil Of Rough Riding Seems Increasing
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Racing Officials Are Trying To Stop 1t
BY B. B. CADDLE.

"HE many instances of rough rid
ing which have occurred daily
on the race courses throughout
the country have drawn attention to
the fact that his growing evil should
be curtailed by the stewards of the
different associations who alone have
the power to act Aside from the in
jury inflicted upon the rider, in many
instances so serious that he is inca
pacttated from riding for months at a
time, it is often the caSe that he be-
comes so cOWardly that his usefulness
as a rider is nil. 1t also has the bane-
full effect of destroying the chances
OF horses selected by the public as the
most likely winners and on whose
chances they wager heavily only to
see their money burned up by their
horses being thrown into the fence,
cut off or interfered with to such an
extent that any chance it may have
had is effectively destroyed.
The stewards and racing commits
stOns of the various race tracks have
taken cOgniZance of the gradual in
crease in rough riding in the past few
years and are taking vigorous meas
ures for its suppression. OF late many
Of the prominent riders ave been re-
fused the privilege to ride for many
days on this account. As recent as the
I past week at one of the most promi-
nent race courses in the country four
I riders have been set Town for a lin
tied time on this account.
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The vigilance Of the various boards
| Of stewards, the celebrity with which
they take action and the drastic pun
/ ishment melted out by them cannot fail
to have the commentator of all pat
rOns of racing who only desire an
I wen break and may the best man win.
The four riders set down across the
! river are E.. MART NJ. Matthews, G..
| Carroll and J.. Acton, each of whom
[ s,arr--nd Nhn lfunTaazrr-A - H. uNamv-
ards, despite frequent warnings. The
starter also has his trOubles with re-
fractory mtdgets who imagine they
| can beat the gate with impunity. These
boys are set down for periods of from
five days to as much as an entire
meeting.
One of the leading riders at the over
the river course, in an attempt to take
! an unfair advantage at the start, was
promptly suspended for five days. Thts
will doubtless be a warning to the 9th
er riders that the starter will mol
tolerate these tactics under any cir
cumstances.
Wade McLemore. the well known
Texas breeder and sportsman Of th'
old school. arrived from his ranch
Tuesday morning and was at tnt
course to see his 2 year old Whea'
start The filly finished second t
Knight of Pythias. Mr.. McLemore Il
the owner of the former great race
mare Meadow which, prior to the al
rent of Pan Zareta, was known tC
racegOers as the Texas turf queen.
Meadow, in addition to being one
of the fastest of her sex in the west
can be considered essentially the prod
uct of a freak sire and dan. Her sire
Leonid, was a race horse of the mos
mediocre qualities. never ASTONISHING
the turf world with a wonderful per
Torrance or ven as a plodder. he
| dam. Dolly Havman achieved diStinC
ton by slipping through the mud on
day at E~meryville, Calf, at the odd
of 100 to /. h had never won be
fore, and turf history fails to show
that she ever won again, unless on al
obscure track. These two dereltcts o
the horse world reached the ranch o
Mr.. McLemore and were mated, pro
ducing the filly Meadow. which at
tracted but little attention as a 2 yea
old, but reached the apex of her ca
Teer as a 4 year Did.
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Jockey E. Martin, who rode tire,
winners and pilOted his fourth noun
into third place Tuesday. drew the dis
pleasure of the judges for ALLEGED
rough riding on Helen RaybOuld ant
was set down for five days. Martin
had the leg up on Knight of Pythias
Tempest and Helen RaybOuld, VIII
were first past the winning post, ant
Nobby, which finished third in thu
first race Of the afternoon.
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The Federal league is evidently no
frightened at the threats made by tn
Washington club owners to carry tn
case of Walter Johnson, their sta
twirler who jumped to the outlaws
into court. President Gilmore in a re
cent statement said that the best lega
talent in the country examined John
sons contract and held that he va
free to sign with any team.