CHAPTER XV. 



TIPSTERS. 



I cannot be expected to say anything in favor of 

 the methods and practices of a class of individuals 

 known to tlie public as "tipsters." For my own part, 

 if I consulted my own wishes, I should prefer to be 

 silent, leaving it to those having a wider knowledge 

 of the subject than I possess to prescribe a remedy 

 for what undoubtedly is a most intolerable evil. 



In dealing with such a question one can only be 

 guided by w^hat, under the circumstances, the best 

 interests of the turf as a recognized national institu- 

 tion demand. As it is the duty of every loyal citi- 

 zen to uphold and to stimulate, as far as it lies in 

 his power, the health-giving enjoyments of the peo- 

 ple, so it is equally his duty to ward off every at- 

 tempt by which at any time these may be assailed. 



That the best interests of the turf are being as- 



