RACEALONG 339 



JOBBERS 



In the early days of light harness racing when the 

 number of high class performers were limited it was 

 an ordinary matter for the owners and drivers to 

 form a combination and back what they considered 

 the best horse to win. Sometimes these selections 

 landed the event while occasionally their choice 

 proved a flivver and they were compelled to hedge 

 in order to get their money off. 



As the number of starters increased the interests 

 became so diversified that except on rare occasions 

 not even the cleverest could select a winner with any 

 degree of certainity unless the horse stood out 

 several seconds over his field in the matter of speed. 

 This brought about situations in which the play was 

 made on one that should have been second choice 

 and steps taken to stop the favorite. This change 

 introduced the jobber who would stoop to anything 

 to make a dollar if he thought there was a chance 

 to get away with it. 



The Temple Bar race at Cleveland was a sample 

 of that kind while the $10,000 race at Boston in 

 which Nelson and Alcryon started was a sure thing 

 play for the loser. Temple Bar was owned by Dr. 

 Sayles of Morgantown, Ky. He was a dentist with 

 a hill town disposition and considered kilHng the 

 proper treatment for anyone who interfered with 

 him or his possessions. Aside from that he was a 

 poHte, considerate Kentucky gentleman that flashed 

 into the front row of publicity on account of the 



