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Peabody Urges Every Precaution Be Taken Unauthorized Persons Must Be Kept From Stable Area, He Says Following the disclosure of the third stimulation case of the current Illinois racing season Wednesday when it was revealed that a saliva test shown the presence of the drug, coramine, in the saliva specimen of Hard War, winner of the third race Monday at the Lincoln Fields-at-Washington Park meeting, chairman Stuy-vesant Peabody, Jr., today stated that the board would continue to do all possible to run down the guilty parties and mete out punishment to them. Peabody declared that under the Illinois rules of racing trainers are held responsible for the condition of their charges and in these cases are usually the greatest sufferers. On the other hand, he stated, that all trainers, owners and others handling horses should use every precaution to protect their horses. Peabody also called on the race track managements to see that the stable areas at their tracks are properly policed, so that unauthorized persons are not permitted to enter the stable areas. As a result of the analysis on Hard War, trainer J. F. Beck was suspended as well as groom A. Cockman. Earlier in the season, the gelding, Good Story, was found to have been stimulated after a winning race at Sportsmans Park and trainers Leonard and Glen Wilson, . brothers, were suspended. Caffeine was found in the saliva test of Good Story. Several days ago the Lincoln stewards ordered a saliva test made of the horse, Main Bet, a favorite in the wagering but who finished seventh in the eight-horse field. An analysis detected coramine, the same drug found in Hard Wars specimen. Trainer Rollie Shepp was suspended and his case will be heard by the board on Tuesday.
