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and a subsequent bad example wipe out the previous 

 records if made. Careful watching by competent 

 judges would "discover" good boys. The know- 

 ledge that they were being watched need not neces- 

 sarily lead to nervousness nor stage fright. Their 

 honesty would be tried and proved, and altogether 

 they would want to get to the top of their class to 

 obtain advancement. Let them keep to their class 

 until they have proved their ability to go with their 

 assumed betters and certainly more experienced 

 rivals. Some boys might attain the distinction when 

 fourteen or fifteen years old ; others— even on a fair 

 trial— might remain until over twenty-one to secure 

 the lifting up into jockey class : this would all depend. 

 The committee appointed should be from the 

 Jockey Club or gentlemen of good social class, so that 

 no favouritism was shown. While on this topic I 

 would favour stipendiary stewards, but only if men of 

 a certain class would accept the position ; it would 

 be impossible with any of those about whom a doubt 

 could exist. The deterioration of the American Turf 

 came about to a great extent by the appointment of 

 what were called " Control Judges " and " Paddock 

 Judges," for included among them were many who 

 could not be expected to wield authority over, nor 

 obtain the requisite respect from, those they were 

 chosen to control. 



Another point I have heard discussed is whether if 

 paid stewards were appointed they should be placed 

 at various stages down the course to watch the 

 incidents of a race or whether it would be better for 

 a presumed trio to be in a crow's-nest above the 

 judges' box. With all modesty I would suggest that 

 the latter would be infinitely the better course, but 

 again with a reservation that the whole idea of salaried 



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