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ACCIDENTAL SUBSTITUTION IN FRANCE. It is rather strange that there should have been In France lately two cases of the accidental substitution of horses. Only two or three weeks ago a two-year-old ran in place of a three-year-old and actually won, which certainly shows that he must have been smart. There could be no doubt that this was a pure mistake, and the same thing. has happened again. Trainer P. Lynhain lately - look over some two-year-olds belonging to Frank Jay Gould, and ran a filly called Viucenette, by Childwick, instead of another daughter of the same horse named Tirelire. Vincenette was second in a race at Long-champs and had run for other stakes, figuring in the card as Tirelire.. How the blunder was discovered a brief account of the incident does not state, but Mr. Gould has had to refund the money he received for running second with the wrong horse and his trainer lias been lined 00. Commenting on the subject, a writer wants to know what guarantee exists that horses may not be fraudulently changed, when such mistakes occur in good faith? There is probably no guarantee, but similar mistakes are exceedingly improbable wilfully made, that is because it is wonderful how many people on a racecourse have an eye for a horse and recognize animals with really something approaching to infallibility. "Kinging" is an exceedingly dangerous trick to attempt nowadays, on any well-regulated course, and so many persons would have to be concerned in a fraudulent attempt that it is a practical impossibility to keep it secret. Toronto Globe.
