STIPENDIARIES IN CARS
Although there was general approbation of the innovation at Warwick Farm a fortnight ago whereby the stipendiary stewards followed the races in a motor-car, the scheme was not tried at Rosebery last Wednesday, and it is stated in a Sydney exchange that it will not be followed by all the other clubs.
The experiment was instituted by the Australian Jockey Club, which will be guided by the reports of the stewards whether it is continued or not. Once the A.J.C. is satisfied concerning, its efficiency no doubt all clubs will be requested to provide facilities where courses are suitable. Several arguments have been raised .against the idea, the principal one being that the stewards cannot see as much from a moving car as from a stand near the half-mile post. Those who went around in the car at Warwick Farm were almost unanimous that more intimate details of a race could be seen from a car travelling at the same pace as the field and able to move forward or hang back at will
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 69, 23 March 1938, Page 15
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177STIPENDIARIES IN CARS Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 69, 23 March 1938, Page 15
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