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realize that our purses are not large enough. We have a small fair 

 in a small county, and that is a large share of the blame. If we 

 could afford to furnish large enough purses, they would go after 

 them hot and heavy and give real races, but the smaller fairs that 

 have to restrict themselves to small purses will bump up against that 

 situation. 



Mr. Curtin : I can understand a case of that kind, where that is 

 the situation. 



Mr. Duelly : We are not blaming the horsemen, as we realize our 

 fair is too small to have good races. 



Mr. George White : Speaking about fixing races and pulling horse 

 stuff. We had a little instance happen down at Malvern a few 

 years ago that started out to be as thrilling a race as we ever had. 

 It was a 2 :20 pace, giving $250 in added money, and the first heat 

 was won in 111/4, the second heat was won in 121/2> and the next heat 

 in 11%, and the next horse came in and run it in 13^. The first 

 fellow that won the heat came up to me and said "My animal is a 

 four-year-old colt, and while I stand for money, I would like to 

 withdraw it." Not thinking what was going on. I gave him permis- 

 sion. And then another fellow came to me and wanted to draw his 

 horse, and I said "Well, I'll see the judge about it." This fellow 

 came to me and said "This man has drawed his horse, and these 

 other people don't want to win, but if you let me stay in the :22 class 

 I'll go in and win it," and I said "That's an awful drop. The 

 judges are running it, and I'll see what they say." So I went over 

 and I asked the judge about it, and I said "What do you think about 

 anything of that kind ?" And he said "You know what I think about 

 it without asking me. You better go and tell those fellows to put 

 on a race." So I returned to them and said "You fellows go in 

 there and win this race, if you know what's good for you." And 

 this fellow came back and won the race in 21^, and the judges fined 

 those drivers $50. And he won the next heat in 19^/4. They took 

 them both down, and the next horse won in IS%. Well, of course, 

 that left the two heat winners with two heats apiece to come back 

 and finish up. One fellow that had a fast mark up to that date gets 

 to the driver of the other horse and says "I'll give you a hundred if 

 you will not win this heat," and the next mile was in SUA, with the 

 last quarter in about thirty seconds. (Laughter.) So that the man 

 that was to get the hundred went away without the hundred and the 

 other fellow left that night without his purse. 



