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JUDGE PETTING1LL AT HOT SPRINGS Illness of His Wife Cause of His Retirement from Sport After Long and Varied Career HOT SPRINGS Ark April I Judge C II Pet tingill who has been one of the judges at all the New York race tracks for many years will not ut In that capacity this year Mr Pettingill has been compelled to relinquish his position on account of the illhealth of his wife The judge is here with his invalid wife and will remain in Hot Springs for some time after which he intends to take an extended trip to California CaliforniaDiscussing Discussing the racing situation in the East for the coming seascn Judge Pettingill said saidThe The racing season in the East will probably be one of the most prosperous ever held in the his ¬ tory of the turf In the past one of the drawbacks for racing in the East has been tin small fields in selling races due to their claiming rules I am a firm believer in the Kentucky claiming rules and I hope that The Jockey Club will eventually adopt the Kentucky rule ruleAnother Another bad feature of eastern racing is the scratching rule1 whereby horsemen are permitted ti scratch their horses up until a few minutes before post time 1 believe that if the Kentucky scratch rule was adopted larger anil better fields would be seen in action There would be few twit and threehorse races which has often taken place because the Kentucky scratch rule was lacking in the East According to the Ken ¬ tucky rule a lnrse cannot In scratched after 1030 a m unless the thoroughbred has been injured or excused through illness This rule would do away with the small fields that have paraded to tin post in the past pastJudge Judge Pettingill who has reached the age of 70 shows wonderful agility for a man who has been identified with the turf in almost every ca ¬ pacity lit at one time or another has been owner trainer starter secretary and judge
