SPORTING

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12868, 21 September 1904, Page 4

SPORTING

RANGITIKEI RACING CLVB. The spring meeting of the Rangilikei Racing Club will open at Bulls to-day. A NOVEL IDEA. A supplement to the “New Zealand Gazette” just issued contains particulars of a- novel invention of Timothy Beehane O'Connor, publican, of Vic-toria-street. Auckland, who has grappled with the problem of how to prevent a jockey from “pulling” his mount. The inventor’s idea is a bridle and bit made in such a manner that it is possible when in use to ascertain to what extent a racehorse is being pulled by its rider at any stage during a race, and has for its object the detection of improper riding on the part of jockeys. A small fan, shut close down, is fixed on the top of the bridle 'between the horse’s ears, and is connected by a cord to a spring in the bit ring. When the reins are pulled beyond the set position, the lan is opened out in proportion to the pull.