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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1928.

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K.C.C. MEETING

INCREASED SUBSCRIPTIONS

AUTHORISED

THE "TESTS”

NOBEE ON AUSTRALIA'S PROBABLES

MANY NEW, MEN

London, Sept. 4.

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CROOKED JOCKEYS

HOW ELECTRIC BATTERY IS USED

on the track. The beast expects the shock, being overcome with fear Immediately he feels the pressure of the whip.

EXCHANGE.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

On London- Bank, wire.....

1/11 %

In the race Itself, the jockey discards the practice whip and uses an ordinary one, a touch from which Bank, on demand... 1/11 15/16 is quite enough to make his gallop Bank, 80 days' sight faster, for it has learnt by bitter Bank, 4 months' sight 2/- % - experience to expect a shock. Some Credits, 4 months". horses, however, respond differently,

· sight...

2/-% and instead of increasing their Documentary 4 months to "stiffen" a

speed will buck and rear in foar.

A "LIVE" WHIP

The most brutal tricks played by unscrupulous jockeys and trainers are the use of "dope" and the electric battery; the former fe ad- ministered ofthor

horse or to iiven him up-different dopes are also used.

aight

Un Paris--a

Credits, months*

sight

The battery which allegedly was used in Melbourne recently, was of On demand another variety, and was concealed in the padding of the saddle. If mature shock, the mare had not received a pré- on the way to the start, the device would probably have never boon discovered.

NEW $60,000 CLUB HOUSE

That it would be necessary to

The electric battery, for the build a new club house at an

4 Australia's ex-test captain, Noble, alleged use of which, in Melbourne, estimated,opet of $60,000 was an-in-an article to the "Observer" several race-course associates were the forthcoming the other day disqualified for fe nounced yesterday at the annual considers that meeting of the Kowloon Cricket test series is awaited with greater is always designed to inflict such, Club, the building to be on the enthusiasm and uncertainty than sudden pain on a horse that it will new ground at King's Park to any in the past. Australia is dash forward in a burst of mad which the club would have to re equally concerned about their fight-speed. In Dungog, also, a jockey move, as far as is known at presing strength as England. It is was disqualified recently for the sent, on Jan. 1, 1932.

alleged use of the battery,

Mr. R. E. Lindsell (President) reviewed the club's activities. during the last financial year, re- ferring to the increases in expen- diture which had caused a loss of $700 on working but which was also attributable to typhoon dam-

age.

Mr. E. D. Shank announced that his firm is to reimburse the club in $244.25, being architect's, fees for extension to the club house in 1926..

Officers Elected. Officers elected and re-elected comprised:-

President: Mr. R. E. Lindsell. Vice-President:

Abraham.

Mr.

Hon. Secretary: Mr. Robinson.

E.

P.

Model of Ingenuity This type of battery in a model of ingenuity. A minute induction coll is hidden in the padding aur-

2/1

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131214

48%

On Berlin- On' demand

On New York On demand Credits, 60 days' sight 50

On Bombay- Wire on demand

Singapore

quite certain that Collins, Macart ney and Bardsley will not play, but The hardest-plled whip and the apparently Woodfull, Ponsford sharpest spur can be no more cruel rounding the "tree" of the saddle. wire On Calcutt*** Andrews, Gregory, Ryder, Oldfield, than the battery, for the horse is From here two wires lead, one, to on demand Hendry, Malley, Grimmalt and perso constituted that it la particularly switch in the saddle flap-aleo haps, Taylor will certainly be avail- susceptible to electric shock-more carefully concealed the other to a On demand able For captain, Noble selects so than most other animals, cer- contact point just under the pad in Manila- Taylor who is easily Australia's tainly to a far greater degree than a ding of the flap, and resting on the On demand most capable skipper. He uses his human being. Every now and horse's withers. This point la On Shanghai... bowlers with discretion and under-

usually moistened with water before On demand stands the value of contrasts. Ho also places the fleld skilfully. But falling Taylor as- skipper, probably Richardson, Kippax or Woodfull w captain Australia. Anyhow Woodfull must be one of Australia's opening batsmen. He and Ponsford a great opening pair and if there is any weakness anywhere, It's not there.

the race to make the passage of 30 day's sigři (private the current surer and stronger. paper)..... woman The whole contrivance, of course,

is à work of art, and would never On 'demand

then one reads of horses which have been fatally electrocuted in the street by broken wires, which would give the average man or scarcely more thin a severe shock.

Why the horse should be so be sensitive to electric shock has not scrutiny.

noticed without very close A very light saddle been discovered, and veterinary ex- cannot be used for this battery. perts are at a loss to account for The "switch" is operated by the this characteristic.

The fact re-jockey pressing his knees against mains, however, that they are, andit. Among the new men Noble picks that unscrupulous persons take ad-in motion, which passes into the Immediately a current is set out the country batsman, Bradman,vantage of this equine weakness horse's body.

(says a Sydney "Sun" writer.).

a powerful and quick scorer, and also Nicholls, another countryman,

The

mare

It would appear that, in the current came into force too soon, Melbourne case, by some means the

with the result that the plunged and kicked on the way to the start.

The fourth type of battery used of the jockey-pocket, in his belt, is one that is concealed on the body or in some other such place. The contact points are either in the heel of one of his boots, or are the spurs themselves, which the jockey uses. Four types of batteries are known Fine wires from the battery run to have been used, and each type inside his breeches to is a masterpiece of ingenuity,

the boot. The When spurs are not used the contact battery is always of the dry cell points are very small, and are care kind, with an induction coil to in fully blackened. crease its power.

essler.

Types of Batteries

Hon. Treasurer: Mr. C. J. Roe, 1st XI: captain, Mr. F. Good win; vice-captain, Mr. W. Brace.picked primarily as a fast bowler, Insidious thing; difficult to detect race-course battery is an General Committee: Messrs. J. but who astonished everybody as a It is made so. Ingeniously that it Fraser (representative of the batsman. Davidson possesses the can be hidden within a small com- lawn bowlers and convenor of the qualities of a first class wicket-pass, and it is made so skilfully that Lawn Bowla sub-committee), B. keeper. His style is reminiscent of it is usually drastic in its action. Petheram, W. Brace, W. W. Hirst, Lilley's. Jackson is becoming a So small a charge as H. Overy, A. Hyde Lay, E. C. fine free batsman but needs more sufficient to goad a horse into un two volts la Fincher, A. Chapman..

ginger. Blackie is probably Auswonted activity, and thus is the Balloting Committee: Messrs, tralia's best medium paced bowler, E. D. Shank, A. W. Brown, N. H. but has been too long neglected and work of the battery user made Ross, O. B. Raven, A. C. Bur- now lacks a youth's energy. Beckett ford, J. A. Howe, S. Jex, A. Eis a likely bowler. With a dash, Silkstone, A. A. Dand, C. J. energy, stamina and style like Tacchi

Tate's he does not yet posacas The hon. secretary and hon. Tale's experience. The Victorian treasurer were granted an honor bateman, Scaife, promises well and *arium of $350 each. Messrs. is an excellent field. Alexander Lowe, Bingham and Matthews would be more likely to fulfil his were re-elected auditors at a fee earlier promise as a batsman if he discarded his casual manner, un- of $100.

Mr. C. J. Tacchi's proposal necessary flourishes and dangerous that "in the opinion of this meet-wrist strokes. Hornibrook would ing it is desirable that the sube an even better bowler if he had scriptions be raised as from the had the advantage of touring Eng

land in 1926. He should still be a second half of the year (February) by $1" was carried great asset. after

discussion. some amendment

increase going members' subscriptions by only 50 cents. (to make the in- crease an all-round one of 50 per cent.) was also carried.

to

An-

It is made on the

The switch is concealed

BOMB-

same principle as the ordinary where in the body, and is turned on "medical" battery, but is much

15 the jockey goes to the start. To When he wants to "ginger up" his smaller and more delicate. obtain increased voltage very fine horse, he presses his heel against wires are used in the making of the its body. coll-o fine as to be little more than a hair's breadth in thickness.

Summing up, Noble saya that the

years is sea- batting will be strong and fielding good but there is no excellent bowl ing and this will be a weakness unless the pccasion finds the man.

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ANNUAL MEETİNG

UNDER FIRE

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This device, however, is not The simplest type used which The battery has to be switched off greatly used, as it is too risky. has rather gone out of favour in after the finish of the race, and, in recent

that which is the midst of the officials this might carried in the hand.

It is no easily be noticed.

Inside a larger than a matchbox. casing is the coll, while protruding from it are two contact points of metal. These are BD constructed that they make a circuit only when pressed against something.

"Electric Boots."

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132 1324

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105

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Hong Kong Sub. Coln Par.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

"Paris

New York

London, Yesterday.

124.05

4.85 1/32

Brussels Geneva

34.89

25.20

Amsterdam

:12.09

Milan

92.75

Berlin

20.85

Stockholm

18.13

Copenhagen

18.19

Oslo

18.19

Vienna Prague

84.42%

1682

Helsingfors

192

Madrid

Liabon

29.4246 107%

Athens Bucharest Rio

374 797

5 29/32

47 11/52

1/6

2/73%

Buenos Aires

1/11%

Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama Silver Spot Silver Forward... 26

1/10 21/82

26 7/16

-British Wireless Service.

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A modification, and one not so easy to detect, is the placing of a small battery in the heel of a boot, which is built of a shape to accom- modate it. The other boot, of course, is built of the same shape. The contact points are on springs,

The Kent County Council, after similar to those used in the hand battery, and the pressure of them considerable discussion, have decided against the horse causes the curto grant a license for horse-races at the Crystal Palace, under Gallop- rent to flow.

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The jockey, with the battery London, Sept. 4.

neatly palmed, presses it on to the The mystery of George Geary's horse's neck at the stage of the invitation to accompany the Teat race when he wants his mount to make its run.' The poor animal, team to Australia has provided the startled at the sudden and unex- critics with fresh ammunition to pected fear, In the absence of Mr. Justice

leaps forward very

While the A.R.C., which controla J. R. Wood (President), Mr., bombard the hapless selectors, says often much faster than it ever does A. E. Wood presided at the an- the "Sporting Life", challenging in ordinary running. At the con- pony meetings in Sydney has had clusion of the race the jockey only two cases of the use of bat nual meeting of the Civil Service the wisdom of including "another throws away the instrument, scuteries brought under its official and no facilities be given for bet Bookbinders. Cricket Club, which was held man who is liable to breakdown in rally to some spot to which he, notice in the last 20 years, there is ting or bookmakers. yesterday, the feature of which was the passing unanimously of preference to Jupp who is on the or his colleagues, repair when the no doubt that they have been used. The Parliamentary Committee re- a motion to leave the finance crest of his form both with the bat course is deserted, when they are on more occasions than two, and a commended that the licence be scheme in connection with pro-and the ball.” It says hat Genry able to recover it without fear of few years ago rumoura werd rife granted for the period and on the

that they operated extensively,

conditions stated. posed extensions to the club has had little cricket since he re-being discovered.

A far more

Mr. Glanville, who moved that The A.J.C. has taken precautions house estimated to cost $15,000 turned from South Africa. He was

ingenious battery,

rule the matter be referred back, con- to the incoming committee, for not aware of the possibility of ac-and one extremely difficult for against their use, and one approval by an extraordinary companying the team until he saw stipendiary stowards to detect, is states that disqualification will be tended that the views of residenta meeting of members.

the M.C.C.'s announcement In that which is concealed in the imposed upon any persons adminis-In the district should be obtained." Thursdays newspapers. It is not Jockey's whip. The centre of the tering any drug or "stimulant" Several members said it would be exclude betting. altogether certain that Hobbs, Lar jockey's whip is bored out, and into for the purpose of affecting the Impossible to wood and Tate will stand the strain this hollow the battery is placed. speed, stamina or courage of a Mr. Gully said that anyone who knew anything about "flapper"" and if they fail there is not a test There it is securely fixed. team in the remaining thirteen.

Details of the extension scheme : were mentioned by Mr. L. E.

Longbottom.

The meeting then approved of the decision to extend and also of the plans prepared for same..

Congratulations to Mr. A. W. Grimmitt, the Club's representa- tive in the interport team which won at Shanghai, were extended by the chairman.

The Officials Officers elected and re-elected were as follow:-

Lawn Bowls Representative: Mr. J. Massey.

Most whips have several silver or

nickel bande on them, and these are often used as contact points The métal knob on the handle of the whip is used as a "switch" is loose ly fastened and is pressed to make contact, The bands, at the other end, are, at the same time pressed against some portion of the horse which thus recalves the full voltage of the battery

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