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AUTOCRATIC OLDTIME ENGLISH JUDGES Iacing judges of course can make mistakes but the probabilities are that they make few indeed and their critics are rarely or never in a position to give an opinion of any value The most pic ¬ turesque racing officials of all time were Admiral Itous aiwl Judge Clark The former was noted for his pepperiness and it seem Tuiige Clark would not stand any criticisms of his decisions At One time several papers took exception to a ver ¬ dict and for a long time afterward the papers had to guess the distances between the placed horses There is one finish at Newmarket which is constantly giving rise to surprises Jockeys are often a length or more out in their estinmte of a finish Judge Walker was always willing to bet any man a five iwund note that he could not walk a quarter of a mile up this straight and stop within a yard of the line from the box to the winning post on the far side It is said that the old judge seldom Ion this bet The Uandwick course is the most difficult of all in Australia for spectators to decide a finish on Melbourne Aus ¬ tralian
