The sun., 1916-12-25
JOCKEY CLUB HITS
AT HALTER BRIGADE
Gives Surplus in Selling Races
70 Association Instead Of
Owners.
Old RULE MARS SPORT

9he "Halter Brigade" as a coterie Of
1Dsosmsn who make money by bidding
- winners Of selling races Is known. re-
eelved q severe Jolt yesterday when the
a~msndments to the rules Of racing were
Dads public. The rules. which were pro-
Dsesd BY r. r. Hitchcock. II. X. Knapp
~ Capt z. B. Cassatt. will virtually
~ these men out Of business. No longer
W01 they b able to enter a cheap selling
Slater which has no chance OF winning
0ereiy to make money. a. 10 the case at
1sUssnt. The new rule directs that all
surplus money on a horse either claimed
- 0pad at auction shall. 80 to the associa-
uoa. TO b added to overnight races OF
- day following the sale Instead Of be-
~ divided equally among all the start
%
The rule says:
Every horse running In a selling race
nay b claimed by any one after the
Seeo for his entered price plus the value
g the race and as much more IN addi-
0oa - tho claimer wishes to bh.
But II II Is the conditions Of the SELL
~ race that the Inner shall be sold
~ o3SkkOsb ~ OssO VI hho ~ rs.
tnks place Immediately after the race
"a beaten horses may be claimed only
~ The owners Of starters In the race
- thsiS entered selling price plus the
Voeuo Of he race and - much moro in
o1A1t1on - IN over may wish 70 bid.
~ surplus bid on . horse either
Coalmed or sold at auction shall 90 to
- association, to b added 70 the.
overnight events Of the day following
q sale.
II the surplus occurs on the last day
ef . meeting II shall be added or the
Arst day Of the next meeting given by
h same association.
The rule which will be abolished a
ne annual meeting Of the Jockey Clul
q January IL was formulated severa
years ago In an endeavor to help tn
poor horse owners. but instead Of l
proving beneficial II tended to mar tn
sport because a few men abused tn
privilege.
At every meeting on the metropolitan
tracks last season the halter brigade
surrounded the Judges stand after tn
Anish Of "a selling race and with no desir
70 buy a horse bid up the winner owe
bis entered selling price. To do this
Was necessary for them to have horse
IN the race. They did. but they wer
S4lO poOlSbN BOsttobS INV vi Oubf'
brcds and had no chance Of winning
A q result patrons OF the turf. az We
q owners. insisted that the rule shout
b changed.
Fand for Disabled Jockeys.
The National Steeplechase and Hun
Association also changed Its rules rela
tive to selling races. Hereafter an
surplus over the selling price shall 9
- the association to provide a specia
fund to be used for relief purposes AM
medical attention to disabled traine
and Jockeys, instead OF one-half goinI
70 the second horse and the other hal
to the race fund.
To remove the manufacturers OF tn
punishment melted out by the steward
Of the Jockey Club one of the rules re
lating to the regulation of meetings wa
changed. The new rule gives them tn
power to treat leniently with men VIII
violate tho rules. The old rule made
necessary for them to rule of any persoI
concerned In any fraudulent practices o
the turf. Hereafter they will nave a
their formtr power and permission I
otherwise less severely punish"
The committee also defined a mate
an overnight race. The definition G
Q match they adapted from the EngIis
and French rules. II Is n race betwee
two horses the property Of two differer
owners IN terms agreed upon by ther
n to which no money or other prize
added.
An overnight race is a race for whic
the entries close forty-eight hours or LEI
before the time set for the first race {
the day on which such race Is to be run.