Title: Breeder and sportsman
Identifier: breedersportsma151889sanf (find matches)
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Subjects: Horses
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : (s. n. )
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, NOV. 23, 1889.
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I It has been the usual custom to present to our readers, pictures of Pacific Coast borse3, but this week the plan is de- viated from, owing to the prominence which this celebrated pacer has obtained, by the remarks nude in many of the Eis- tern papers avent the judging at Lexington, during the late breeders meeting. Budd Doble was sired in 1S83, but he was not asked to show his speed until four years old, his success was not great however, he managing to get second money, in two races only. As a five year old he won three races at De- troit, Hillsboro and Maysville making a record of 2:19). This season in his first attempt, at Detroit he showed very much improved form and lowered his record to 2:15;. Not withstanding he won two heats at Hartford he was beaten by Hal Pointer. At Terre Haute, Hal Po'ntar was a;aiu tha victor and the subject of this sk)ic'j was witl.-a-sn afar four heats had been paced. The following week at Lexington a very seosatioDal race of six heats was paced and it is that contest that has raised the ire of many sporting journalists in regard to the judging and what one of the judges wrote about the race. The,Breeders Gazette was'probable more pronounced than any of the others, and from that paper we quote as fol- lows : Ref-rring to the Roy Wilkes race and the fine and punish- ment imposed, the general expression is, "Served him right. Now, was it right? Possibly, ye3; bat was not the punish- ment too extreme; did it not amount to persecution? The trouble all came from the pernicious practice of laying up heats to, as usually claimei, make sure of winning a race, but, as you well ktiow, this is but a pretext to rob at the mu- tual pool box. Who are the drivers that have principally en- gaged in this practice? Why, most of the old field marshals, will be the answer. Custom has almost made it turf law to lay up heats, and when the novices see the artists, "gen- erals," etc., playing the game and getting away with it, why not they try the same scheme? More of this later on. The judges'stand at Lexington was presided over by P. P. Johnson, Esq., President of the National Trotting Associa- tion, whoae object is to purify the tnrf and dive3t it of all immoralities and wrong acts. Mr. Johnson's chief of staff was Editor Busbey, who, if judged by his written words, would visit condign punishment upon all evil-doers, who, in any manner, shoiild spek to debase turf sports. recently, at Denver, a very rich man, for nsing vile, vulgar and violent language to the judges was ruled off all the tracks of the American Trotting Association. At Denver financial position could not Bave the man from disgrace. At Lexington this person who so outraged public decency was given full recognition by Messrs. Jobusou, Busby LV colts participating in the stakes. At St. Louis Haute, very properly, his Dominations were not start. If I am correctly informe3, had this same

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