Jockeys Must Keep Their Positions: Fine Plastered on Byrne by Starter Mars Cassidy Should Have a Salient Effect., Daily Racing Form, 1918-07-17

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JOCKEYS MUST KEEP THEIR POSITIONS POSITIONSFine Fine Plastered on Byrne by Starter Mars Cassidy Should Have a Salient Effect Xew York July 1C Starter 3Iars Cassidy is de ¬ termined to stop the practice of jockeys changing their allotted post positions while waiting for the start In the second race at Empire City Saturday Bryne on Bantry qne of James Butlers horses attempted to creep into a rail position He was caught in the act sent back to his prescribed post position and given a ten days suspension by the starter This is the sort of discipline that will have a beneficial effect on other jockeys jockeysThrough Through an error the Laurel dates were reported scheduled from October 1 to October 30 instead of October 31 31Lieut Lieut C C Cook the famous photographer who has produced photographs of falling horses and riders in all sorts of acrobatic positions was a visitor at Empire City on the opening day He is now one of the chief photographers in the aviation service and is so devoted to his work and the army that he declares he will never leave the government service serviceI I hope to go to the front soon said Lieut Cook and the sooner the better for I want to get into real action The work is interesting and I take photographs from a height of 10000 feel which reproduce so distinctly that the stump of a tree is discernible In fact one can almost tell if we are going to have corn beef and cabbage for dinner or ham and spinach by looking into the cooks boiler


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