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1 1 1 ; ! | [ ; 1 1 ! 1 HELPING THE STARTER IN ENGLAND. The iroiihle- o| the siarter appear to l.e greater ..-i i.ndi-n race . our .- than in thl country, tind tin ii nal winter disruasion ovei tbe barrier and the walk up or tbe -lauding start i- oa in the old ...imiiy sport lag papers. In his contribution Syden him l ioti says iu Sporting Life "Probably there i- some exceptionally nnraly aal- mal in the tield. ami aflei Iw three futile efforts t" im hue him to llae up with the other-. Iii . j..ckev will saj t the -tarter: Please, sir. I cant gel him to -land still: If vi.ull let them go ulnn mine i- roaring up I w.nt lake any advan lage. This concession is generally granted, and it is rarely Indeed thai ii i- abased. "I renieinl.ei i.ne example ot this which parlicii- larly -truck me. William Griggs was tiding Thalia. a -..mewh.it hardened offender, and which on this particular occasion was givlag aa extra amount .f troUMe. He made the u-iial -le.ptc-t. which was graated, aad as the mare was almost gaBoplag a lain the harrier was released, she jumped away ■ rood two length- iu front of everything else. The tempi at,, n p. make tbe beat of the advantage he had gained must have beea a strong one. hut tbe Joeker scrupulously carried out hi- contract, pulling her ha. k. and never attempting to gi along until th- olhers were level with her. There is no doabl thai. the great majority of nckeya would have acted lit lln -line way, hut th-re an- I Wo or three that t would ii"l he safe pi trust iu this fashioa."
