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bination. I do not deny their statement, but I do declare 

 that in many instances their orders have not been obeyed. 

 Bogus transfers of horses have been made by book- 

 makers to friends and these in many instances have been 

 done in such clumsy fashion that it was easy of detection 

 if enquired into. 



Again, there are certain owners so closely mixed up 

 with bookmakers that grave suspicion attaches to the 

 combination, and it is not going too far to say that their 

 horses are often run in the interests of those who lay 

 the odds. Much of the trouble is directly traceable to the 

 fact that a low class of Jew gamblers have, during the 

 past few years, invaded the ring and may now be said 

 to practically control it. A liberal percentage of them 

 are absolutely devoid of principle and act on the belief 

 that their mission in life is to get money; make it hon- 

 estly if they can, but make it anyhow. It does not require 

 a Conan Doyle to detect the chief manipulators in this 

 line of business. Their greed invariably oversteps their 

 prudence, and an experienced turfman, going the rounds 

 of the ring during the progress of a race, can easily spot 

 the conspirators who have a card up their sleeve. One 

 of the most pressing duties which devolves upon the 

 managers of our race meetings is to have at their com- 

 mand the services of a thoroughly competent person such 

 as described above. The information such an official 

 could present to the stewards on duty, immediately 

 prior to each race, would be of great value and it would 

 often defeat any rascally schemes entered into. 



Avoid scandal, is the prompting of a timid mind; 

 expose fraud whenever and wherever detected and spare 

 not the guilty ones, is the only honorable and safe course 

 to pursue. It is a duty which every patron of the turf 

 has a right to demand from those in authority and if that 

 duty is faithfully carried out, public confidence is secured 

 and the efforts of unfriendly critics are largely check- 

 mated. 



We ought to be wise enough in Canada to steer clear 

 of the rocks that wrecked so manv millions of dollars' 



