20 CANADIAN TURF RECOLLECTIONS 



chances, and every independent turf official in Canada 

 to-day can bear testimony to the truth of my statement. 

 How best to remedy tlie evil which threatens to in- 

 crease and thus add to existing perils, demands careful 

 study and the most serious consideration. One thing is 

 certain, protracted race meetings in the United States 

 had much to do in bringing about the ruin that has over- 

 taken the sport in that country and we shall indeed 

 deserve no better fate than overtook them unless we 

 steer clear of the primary cause of destruction. 



