The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1919-10-04
English and American
Racing Ways

Joyner, one of Americas most promi-
nent trainers of thoroughbreds, who
followed his profession in England for
eight years, having charge Of horses
owned by the late Herman B. Duryear,
II. p. Whitney, August Belmont and
Lord Lonsdale, in speaking Of matters
pertaining to the turf in the United
States few days ago, made the FOL
lowing timely comments on the
sport as he has known it:
English racing is under stricter
surveillance than ours, and foul rid
ing will not be tolerated. A boy must
follow straight course, and unless
the stewards are satisfied that q
jockey was unable to keep his mount
straight he comes under the ban. The
usual plan is to caution a rider the
first time he is guilty of improper
practices. A repetition means long
suspension or a cancellation Of his
license. The boys, knowing this, are
careful, and as a rule, there is little
rough riding, even in the biggest
fields.
Il saw the race for the Epson
Derby in which Craganour was dis
qualified" resumed Mr.. Joyner. "Mr.
Ismay was unfortunate in that race
as ! saw it, for Aboyeur, which was
placed first, repeatedly bumped Crag
amour, and it looked like two tired
horses fighting it out for the finish.
The situation was different from that
with which the Westchester stewards
were confronted in the Realization.
The stewards give the sport their
closest attention, even to details. One
Of them frequently goes to the post
and takes notes of the behavior Of the
jockeys at the start. Riders are also
under constant supervision at other
times. One or more stewards may
be seen taking an active interest in
the conduct Of the sport at every
meeting throughout England. Some
of our American boys, when they went
over, thought the discipline on Eng
lish courses severe at first but il
worked for their general good in the
end"
, When asked how he regarded the
horses of the present day in the
United States, Mr.. Joyner said:
Gives Crown to Man o. War.
Every now and then we are asked
to compare horses of our day with
those Of former times, and while il is
exceedingly difficult to class the races
Of different periods, !, for one, must
declare in favor of those that made
turf history for US in the decade prior
to 1908. Man O. War is without doubt
first class two-year-old, and Pur-
chase has every appearance of max
ing good in the three -year-old division.
Both have size and speed, and the
former in particular, beats his horses
in a way that compels me to place
him among the best juveniles / have
even seen, here or abroad. AS good
as Colin? Yes, as good as anything
we have ever seen anywhere"
Asked if the sprinters Of the pres
ent day in the United States compared
with the best Of those he had seen
abroad. Mr.. Joyner said:
English sprinters are in the main
better than ours, though Naturalist
and Lucullite are both fast horses
and could win any any country. Har-
monicon and Whisk Broom III, which
were both bred in the United States,
the former being by Disguise and the
latter by Broomstick, were able TO
hold their own when / had them in
England, and they invariably headed
the handicap. They were horses of
great bulk, and Whisk Broom II was
real champion at a mile. Race
horses come in all sizes, Mediant,
with which l won the Stewards Cup
and the Champion Sprint Handicap,
standing not more than 15N hands.
"Our horses must improve from
now on as result Of owners in this
country obtaining so much good blood
during the period of the war which
it was possible to secure stock which
would not otherwise be on the mar
ket at any price. The English sports
man does not count the price when
he wants a particular mare or yearl-
ing. The Sarotoga sales this sum-
mef show that we are fast getting
to the same idea, and it augurs well
FOR the future OF racing in America"
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