The evening world., 1921-07-07
RacegoerS Protest Disqualiti-
cation of Collinga, Madden
Filly at Aqueduct.

II lne stewards or racing 0ellDer-
ately set about , prove the farci-
cality of racing two year old maid
ems under maiden and apprentice
jockeys, they could accomplish no
ent season, when they have disquali-
fed horses because of their failure
to run the true path down the
straightaway
Yesterday the Madden filly Colinga,
who ran as though pounds the best
in her race, was set back because she
swerved and was deemed responsible
for the fall OF another rider. The ac-
tion was probably taken upon the
evidence of the patrol judge and the
statements made by the boy who fell
and the later defense or the boy who
rode the winner. Opinions vary re-
garding the justification for the dis
qualification. Several veteran race
goers, who were occupants of prime
vantage points near the scene, dis
agreed with the stewards. The fact
remains that there was a disqualified
tan, and that II was not at all popular
with the ma jority of the spectators.
Not one in every hundred of the
people who are in the habit of laying
down their sass per day is in SYM
pathy with the combination OF maid
en- Juveniles and maiden jockeys. IT
has now been well proven that young
sters are incapable of handling their
mounts in these races, but the differ
ent associations persist in staging
them, despite the general protest. OF
the several staged only few have
produced fair contests, so it would
seem that their continuance is to
serve the desire of some particular
set or clique who are rich in two
year-olds and apprentice riders rath-
CT than with any high minded desire
to improve the sport or develop new
riding material.
II has been shown repeatedly that
youngsters are not good two year old
pilots, and one has only tO refer to
he form charts of the last decade to
find that the best riders of juveniles
are the "old men" of the saddle
TroXler, Ensor, Turner, keogh,
Knapp, LOTUS, and host of others
the majority have all been matured.
married men, and not the infants OF
the riding department.
An admirable cause is well served
when apprentice jockeys are permitted
to ride matured horses over dis
tance OF ground, but no one who at
tends racing has any desire to see
babies topplcd Off their mounts and
their lives placed N jeopa rdY. Lttl.
Walters, who rode BellatriX yester-
day, had a miraculous escape from
death. Just so long as these races
continue to be carded, Just that long
will racing secretaries be inviting the
grim reaper TO visit their tracks and
IA disContlnuanCe of them ordered only
after some youngstCr is carried off to
ccmctary. Unless they are staged
for the particular purpose OF provid-
'ng spots for horses and stables, there
is no other excuse, even from politi-
cal standpoint, II so, it's time to
give the owners OF older horses
chance at some OF these purses. One
had only TO listen to the comments
made on the homebound trains last
night to realize that the public is not
at all in sympathy with the combina
Uon Of juvenile horses and juvenile
riders as a steady diet. apart from
the merits or dement's OF the Collinga
disqualification,
When Nalor, Regal Lodge and Tom
McTagGart finished in the placed po-
SiuonS in selling race on Tuesday
there were insinuations that the Ran
cocas Stable was the owner OF all
three horses, and that the spirit of
the selling race was being abused
Evidently these rumors reached the
officials, for T., c. Soulc, whose colors
were carried by Regal Lodge, was in
vted TO appear before the stewards
Yesterday lie was abb. to convince
them that he had made bona hde