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RACING OF 1917 PRODUCED FEWER OFFENSES CALLING FOR DISQUALIFICATION THAN TWO PRECEDING YEARS The racing of 1917 produced twentythree cases of horses being disqualified for one cause or another Considering that there were fortyone such cases in 1910 and thirty in 1915 it can be properly inferred that the racing of 1917 was comparatively free from foul riding and other offenses calling for such a stringent measure of punishment The crack twoyearold 1upp was the most distinguished racer set back after finishing first In twelve of the twentythree cases the disqualifications were of horses first across the winning line the others being from the minor places The dates horses tracks jockeys and causes for the action taken are set forth in the following tabulation Date Horse Fin Ind Xo Track Jockey Cause February CauseFebruary 12 Warsaw 1 31735 New Orleans F Robinson Foul February FoulFebruary 2ndMarch 21 Lady Loona 1 3190i Tijuana G Alexander Foul placed 2nd March 2ndMarch 2 Presumption 1 32004 Tijuana C ISurlingame Foul placed 2nd March 5 Iusum 1 32051 Tijuana II Harrington Foul placed 2nd April 2ndApril 28 Archdale 1 320S1 Rockaway Mr II L Itell ItellUunning Uunning out of course April 2S Little Nearer 32CS1 Rockaway Mr II Tucker TuckerRunning Running out of course April 28 Toynbec 326S1 Itockaway Mr J Tucker TuckerRunning Running out of course May Ji Chalmers 3272S Lexington F Murphy Foul May 20 Sweet Alyssum AlyssumMay 33175 Toronto L Lykcs Foul May 28 Ailccn O 331S9 Jamaica M Rowan Foul June 4 Marianao 33405 Marlboro II Alex Foul June 23 1app 33947 Jamaica IE Troxler Foul July r AVhimsy 34232 Aqueduct G Hyrnc Foul August 3 Nonesuch 34SSO Dongan Hills I Hoffman Foal August 2 Iit 35129 Cheyenne C OMahoney Foul placed 3rd 3rde September 25 Welsh King 355S4 Havre de Grace Grace35C32 e I Harrctt Foul September 27 Pollyanna 35C32 Aqueduct R Troise Failure for her jockey jockeyto to weigh out after finisli October 5 Lottery 35S17 Laurel J Hell Foul October 1halerian 35882 Piping Rock T Davies Foul October 15 King AVorth 3S981 Laurel R Troxler Foul October 17 Silk Hird 35047 Laurel T Rice Foul October 13 Oakland 3i073 Reno W Ormcs Foul placed 3rd November 17 Mark A Mayer 3472 Warrentoii Va J Smith running out of course
