The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-09


times picks up from a circuit on
which it has been racing for
months and journeys a consider
able distance to another track,
remaining there only 10 days or
so, then returning to its custom
ary base.
Such action is not the result Of
peeve, nor is the brief stay at
the remote track a sign of dis
appointment over conditions there.
Rather the journey was under
taken because the boss of the
stable suddenly found it difficult
to spot races for several of his
horses that were on edge and
crying to run. Since they had
won frequently. or richly, they
were conditioned out of almost
all races in the program book
except handicaps-and there they
apt to be allotted high weights.
In such circumstances the
owner usually studies the condi.
ton books at other tracks and
often finds races therein that
are just suited to his horses. So
up and away to the other track.
AS instance: One summer Louis
Ezell was racing a small but use
full string at Chicago tracks, had
started with the opening of the
season in April and now it was
July.
Won Flock Of Races
His best performer, The Lady,
who could be campaigned as if
she were made of duralumin
rather than fleSh-and-blood, had
won a flock of races, and Ezell
could find no spots for her ex-
cept handicaps-and those against
such good ones as Bannockburn,
Fly by Night, John A. Morris,
Sam Fullen and Modrine.
One morning at Washington
Park, Ezell CHANGED upon q bro
Their owner studying the condition
book of the opening weeks racing
at Windsor, Ontario, across the
river from Detroit. Ezell him.
self did little perusing over the
other owners shoulder. What he
read almost made him gasp. The
book contained race after race in
which The Lady would meet ordi-
nary horses on basis of equality,
hardly one in which she would
be penalized any extra weight
for victories earlier in the year.
Of course the purses at Wind
Sor were only $3.50, against the
$500 to $700 ones at Chicago
tracks. But, Ezell reasoned, bet
ter by far that The Lady should
pick up a few first moneys at
5000 each, without having to ex-
tend or distress herself, than to
be chasing the best horses
around Chicago and often wind
ing up third for only $25-and
with him losing his money bet
ting on the filly to win.
Orders Car
Wherefore, Louis whistled soft
ly to himself and ordered a car
for Windsor. And no more did
his horses step off the train than
The Lady stepped out and won
eased up-just like Discovery has
keen winning. And for a healthy
wager on her-she couldn't lose
unless she fell-Louis got 3 to S.
Two races later another of his
horses bounced down in front,
at IL to /. Next day another,
at 3 to 1, then The Lady again
and twice again-and still an
other of his horses.
BY that time the racing secre-
tary at Windsor had caught up
with Mr.. Ezell'S stable and Louis
found The Lady welcome in
a handicap, suitably weighted. So
he gathered up his bosses and
tack and hied himself back to
Chicago-with a nice big roll of
fresh money.
When the famous Rancocas
Stable was in its prime the con-
dition books around New York
OAAC dOONAAAAA 0NANCAAAJ BOU 4OOSAA
for that establishments horses;
nothing for them except weight
penalties or handicaps.
Picks Up Book
One morning Frank Hackett,
business manager of the stable,
and now training for John D.
Hertz, picked up a condition book
of the Latonia meeting. With
his eyes almost popping out,
Frank began marking off races
made to order" for Rancocas
horses.
When he showed the book to
Trainer Sam Hildreth that worthy
promptly ordered a car. And in
the ten days that ensued so
many RancocaS horSes-including
the popular zev, won races that