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HIGH CLASS ENGLISH IDEA OF SPORT Lord l.eaedele, a Jo-key Clah steward and English tadag man of the hi-;liest type, expresses his class idea of radag, mutuei eetttag, aaafi eehniel officials ud ether agitated reforms. These ideas are most sound and healthy trees his point of view. Beeentiy he said: "Mrtuels be damned. Horses are Beat to the l«ist too leag before a rare is timed to eminence in order to facilitate betting. Chats bad, unhealthy anil does not tend to produce a KOod race A horse standing for any length of time before a race ets fidgety and cannot produce his hest form. Besides, after all. raeiag should be real for the U-nefit of the owner and not for the backer. We ilo not want paid raeiag stewards. Directly you pay a man a salary, whether he is straight „r not. you start to criticize him. If a steward at the present time makes a mistake all you can say is silly beggar, and the matter is all ov.-r. Pacing is a spoil." continued Lard Luis dale, "and those who play it should know, or should be taught, how to play the game without haviuc a species of paid magistrate to superintend their afternoonb amusement." J j
