THE HORSE AS AN INSTRUMENT FOE GAMBLING.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 23, 21 January 1878, Page 2

THE HORSE AS AN INSTRUMENT FOE GAMBLING.

The following extract is from a article ' l>y Mr L. G. Gurzon in the Contemporary Ueview, on * The horse as an in- , strument for gambling.' It will be seen that Mr Gurzon writes bluntly in regard to the evils of the tnrf. He says:— " Almost no other business presents such •opportunities for successful fraud as horse rating, ■ and for the best of all reasons ; the vile practices which are preralent do no* render those who carry them out amenable to the law. If a gentleman or any owner of a horse, conspires with a bookmaker to defraud the public, it is not the interest of either to say one word about what is done, while those who are deceived have no legal remedy ; if persona will be foolish enough to make waeaw about certain horie» winning a certain event, they must just take the consequent if the horse has simply been In the market to be ' milked.' A horse, if it beeomet a great favorite for a particular race, and is backed for a Urge sum of money is sometimes prevented from winning by violencs, it may be'nobbled'' as it is, called, that is, it may be ' got at* and be poisoned in some way. or be in other way* rendered incapable ot running to advantage unknown both to owner and trainer. This may be the reason why a certain hoi se cut such a poor 6gure in one of the great races of the present season^ The .animal, it is .said had tried good enough to win easily, yet he was beaten almost before the struggle for the race begai, much no doubt, to the chagrin of hie • noble owner, who had gone to the race 1 course in expectation of seeing his horsa 1 hailed as victor of the race in question. , Much was said a few weeks ago about this contre temps, and time may unravel 1 this mystery as it has unravelled many others/