The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04
RACING ADVICE.

4kAGANG ADN1GEs
II you must frivol with the
ponies, here's q bit Of advice for
your guidance something which
may make the losing days newer
end increase the total Of winning
ones
Tt,s uttered by sir Hugo Gun.
tlifke-0wen, one OF the biggest and
most successful plungers IN the
British turf
1. Use your eyes. not your ears.
2. Il you lose. find out why the
horse lost.
3. Accept no tips.
:. Never back q horse that
nweafs.
5. Don't plunge on the last race.
6. Don't change your mind At the
last moment.
WHEN HORSES WERE SWEATED
In the FAR back days IN the Eng
{ lish turf. trainers used to sweat"
horses to rush them into conditnOn
- system which differs radically
from that Of today when horses are
worked for weeks and months to re.
move flahbiness.
The process IN those days was to
eower the horse first with heavy
blanket then to add hood and
breast cloth, and then to cover all
with complete set of wooden cloth
ing. II any particular part of the
body was to be especially reduced,
extra wooden was placed there,
The horse then walked about two
miles. This was followed by slow
.aallop of two miles, which was
gradually increased until the animal
raced at his fun speed for q distance
of six furlongs to mile and an
eighth.
Afferward the horse was given
q long brisk rundown. IL he then
was regarded as ssat weight no
more sweating exercise was appor-
toned 70 him. But II he still was
over poundage the sweating exer-
else was repeated until the animal
was regarded as fit.
a POSER!
Hoss race officials are folks
whose mental workings sometimes
are hard TO understand. For in
stance:
Down in New Orleans not so long
ago q kid Jockey was suspended be-
cause he failed to get his horse
away from the post. The fact that
his racer was notoriously bad
post actor. and that the skate was
quoted at something like 200 to i,
didn't alter the circumstances IN
the slightest degree-in the opinion
Of the august judges.
Not so long afterward-fn the
same city OF New Orleans Raff1es
won race and Elizabeth Bean ran
second The form chart described
! the race as follows:
= fflor, fv.raIxn IN V,aoffrV7 v1d \ aid
sway throughout the final eighth
because his rider (Murphy) waved
whip IN front of Elizabeth Beans
face. latter probably would have
won but for the bothering."
Did the judges disqualify Raff1es
because of the foul tactics of the
rider2 No! Did they suspend, fine
or otherwise punish Murphy for the
fragrant violation of the riding
rules2 No. All they did was to
ignore the incident entirely.
What's the answer?
sCURINy. BAD Posi- ACTORS.
In Australia the race starters
aren't very long on patience as re-
CARDS fractions horses at the post.
The animals are lined at the bar
Tier. If one or more of the nagt
refuse 70 get into the picture the
starter gives the jockey three
! chances TO bring up his horse-jusi
three and no more. After the third
command. all horses are supposed
% be In line. II they are not, they
are deliberately left at the post fol
the barrier flies up then and the
field Ii on its way.
As q result OF this rule the mum
Der Of bad post actors In Australis
- Infinitely smaller than in tho
United States because owners, rather
than risk the chance Of having theil
horses left school them religiously
for the purpose Of correcting theil
starting manners.