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 No 17.

Editor Artist
Frank Perry Jack Blake

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The ARK is published twice each month,
the stencil cutting and mimeosraphing
being done by and through the courtesy
of the State Office, Kentucky Emergency

 

Relief Adniinis tration, Louisville, Ky.

The Transient Bureau is not responsible
for any 01 the views or opinions ex-
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As an example of what can be done under adverse
circumstances — a couple of youig fellows 'n hio have
built up a career and a business rhilo servin533ti11e in
the ”pen”. Today, once more free, mh 3r are enjoying the

fru1t s of their efforts.

We're not advocating that you immediately dash out
an i bust in a drug store window so you can be sent to the
"pen‘ to learn a profession. What we wish to point out is
tha: we shall have a manual training school in the bureau
very soon. A lathe, some tools, a bend saw, an a set of
drafting instruments have been requisitioned.

This is only a beginring. To those interested, this
school may open up an avenue of lucrative e’ployncrt in
the future. It: up to us to take advrntage of this ill seres
in our well being.

To consider the bureaus merely as boarding houses
Where we can earn our keep by putting in thirty hours a
week is to take a very limited View of the situation.
The bureaus are generously providing opportunities — its
up to us to take advantage of them. Let's go!

—"Barnacle Bill”

”Pretty good, Bill,” we agreed, "are you going to
enroll?"

Bill gazed out of the window with pensive eyes toivards
the Lexington race track."11rish they would put nnrj a ”ouoie

of Professors who lcneW'something about parlays,” me

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What is on your mind? The person who knows - particularly the
transient - is fortunate indeed, for he probably has a plan for the future.
Social Service Workers, t least those rare few who are sincerely eon-
scientious about their work, would give plenty to know what the transient
bureau clients are thinking about. For then it would be possible, if they
cared that much, to plan a program of rehabilitation. Even if it didn't
work out to that extent at least some of us would have less to grumble
about.

Conversations among an ave‘are group of transients discloses that
most of them got a raw deal somewhere in life. The twin evils of whiskey
and women get a large share of the blame. The transients bureaus are "all
wet” and soon the Government is going to start paying everybody "fifty
dollars a month". For the most part they sit around and discuss bumolegy;
the easiest way to get by in this or that town; w.ere to catch a freight
train or the best section to thumb a ride on the highway. And the bureau
in some other town is always much better.

But, gain the confidence of the individual transient and it gradually
becomes apparent that underneath it all his thoughts are on something much
more inmortant. He is thinking about himself and wondering if, and when,
he is going to get out of thi bewildering mess in which he finds himself.
Perhaps he won't admit that the real trouble lies in the fact that e relaxed
at the wronr time. Maybe he doesn't even know that. Pointing it out now
won't do much good.

The kid who runs away from home to see some other part of the country
has always eon a problem and always will be. Likewise, the fellow who prefers
box cars, jungles, and the open road, to becoming a permanent citizen of
some community, will continue to follow his own inclinations. But the home—
less, job seeking transient is likely to become a mental pauper unless his
mind is stimulated and kept alert.

There can be no question of fact that a man is in a very unhappy state
of mind when he first applies for relief. He doesn't know what it is all
about, and in most cases he is not told in a way that will contribute to
the uplift of his mental condition. Intake departments, overmanred by a lot
of aggress'vo "holler than thou" has beens or never was's, push him around
until he finally arrivos before the interviewer, or caseworker. This indi-
vidual is usually overpressed with work, or else is so brsy with pinching
expenses on the one hand and tupging
at the budget with the other, that,
barring exceptions, the applicant is
quickly converted into a client, and
regardless of previous training, ack—
greund, experience, or present problen,
becomes just another case on the records
for the total of that day. He walked
into an intake office and — although it
may have taken several hours - he is fed.
The condition of his mind is his own
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 Professional Social Service Herhers talk about ”making a plan”

- rehabilitation - and kindred subjects, until the meaning of these
terms become lost somewhere between textbooks on psychology and
figures on the budget. Personnel placesents, an important function
in the commercial field, is sidetracked for personalities, selfish
motives, pure bad judgment, or complete lack of judgment. I a
question whether or not the percentage of problems satisfactorily
adjusted by good case work justifies the expense of the system.

The Government has just appropriated a larre amount of money
5. A small part of this will eventually reach the
transient. In the meantime, there is not much he can do but wait and
gainpul occupation.

Your own mind is your own problei. This is a good time to clean
t. You can't gain anything further by basking in the glory of
achievements. wallowing in the misery of previous mistakes, re-

less of what name you call them, will only make things worse. If
is going to be a new chance, and you are going to profit by it,
s a good time to prepare your mind, even though it may be tough
.rt all over again - from scratch.

You wont be allowed to live on a benevolent Government all your
life, and opportunities in the commerical world are only for those
who can think clear and straight. What's on your mind?

—John 8. Hamilton,
Camp Blue Licks.
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Note: hr. Hamilton was formerly the editor of the ”Lighthouse"
f Net'Orleans - a bureau magazine. He is a graduate of Columbia
University, and has had considerable experience in the mtgazine
field, having been editor of a house organ at one time.

The above article was awardo first prize in the recent contest
and was the only entry received Srom.canp. At present, Mr. Hamilton
is working on Project 1?, which means he is ditch digging or br ak-
ing rocks on the roadwar. You may or may not agree with all Mr.

mailton's conclusions — if not, write an article and tell us your

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e not in the know have reason to wonder why nest of the clients
ng here these days arrive looking like scarecrows! "They must
ived clothing at some other bureau and then sold them for booze}
\ we heard the other day from a passing citizen! Just to keep the record

\\ straight, most of these men ship their good Clothes ahead and travel

\ the freights — putting their good clothes on when they're settled.

\ uxedos for traveling are not quite do reguer old top!

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Two hundred and sixty four men from thebureau at Toledo, Ohio,
. contributed $2 to the Community Chest of that city and proudly strutted
the red feather of a donor as a result. And that's more than a lot of
more prosperous citizens have done in these times. Ask the Chest managers:

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The Soxtant of have Head, h.C., and the Toledo Transient of Toledo,
closed up shop.

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The Arkansas Traveler is one of its witty wise cracks remarkS'that
some prejudice exists against transients amont the aristocrats of the
FERA, but consoles us with the thought that after the first twelve months
it doesn't matter! by the way, has a transient ever married a caseworker?

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The recent contest for the "Brains of the Bureau” met with a good
response. 30 less than five entries in the Literature Division, and five
in the Handicraft Division - all of them winring prizes. Considering that
Spring is here and outside pursuits are calling, this is remarkable. Get
in on this fellows - ;here's another contest under way, and if the re-
sponse is good enough these contests will continue.

 

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wAccording to a notice on the
bulletin board, all men here
over one x nth may stay out
until ll P.M. Without a pass.

 

 The obscure ruling regarding the cash allowance has resulted in
some dissatisfaction and a number of check outs. Heretofore, the top
rate has been three dollars, scaling down by halves and quarters to
one dollar. It seems that only 20% of the payroll is to bk alloted to
the men in the h'gher brackets, which resulted in the tow pay being
cut to two dolla s. This week it was two fifty. It seems to us it
would be more satisfactory if rated jobs received a stipulated sum -
it rould be conducive to greater harmony in the bureau. Never could
understand W'y the scale changes all over the country:

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”The press the country over is far from friendly to the social
work philosophy of relief administration. Back of propaganda, and re-
eptive to it is a large and restive body of worried taxpayers alarmed
at the proportions of ”this business of relief”, and convinced that it
can and must be deflated. What is needed is a new, aggressive and
united ass rtion of the values at stake. Survey.

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Seems to be impossible to get any information from Camp these
days. Should be some one capable of writing up the doin's, but they
simply wont come across. we can go out for a couple of days and get
enough news to fill a book, so the old gag of ”nothing happens" wont
go. Why not appoint some one as Camp Correspondent? we heard a former
editor of the "Lighthouse" is digging ditches out there — well, maybe
he wants to!

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The pool table is now in operation at the Center - neatly covered
n baize by bureau men and a swell job was made of it. The
ieriods have been arranged so the colored clients get a chance

that some of the white boys were peeved the other even-
game was broken up with only a few minutes to go. Compromise
Attendant!

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For the greater part of one day peace and quiet reigned around
this bureau and around the office oP'the ARK. lfobody came in and
started any arguments - nobody said ”I told you he would win, he was
one of my follow up horses” - nobody tried to drown the ot.er fellow
out in his assertions by proclaiming the opposite in a loud voice. In
fact, it was so peaceful we looked around for the cause. ”Check 'em
out" Carroll had departed for Louisville for a day!

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The boys come in frcn camp to play
baseball with the Center and made a i
pretty good job of it from all accounts./;
Itey hopped up with the Center to the ‘
tune of 14 to 5 - and played the last

in the rain! Some new equipment

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Ehat would happen if relief was suddenly discontinued in the
Transient Bureaus?

Tais probability has aroused endless discussions among bureau
clients. would the clients march on to Washington, or roam the
countryside again as individuals? WOuld the discarding of the bureaus
have any effect on the political situation, in view of the fact that
these men have no voting power? WOuld the Government save money by
throwing these men on their own resources?

Let's assume that the 250,000 iraates of the bureaus are thrown
out into a cold ani unfeeling world to sink and swim. At first, be—
in; without leaders, many would aimless y wander over the country-
side, the cities would be flooded with pan handlers, nany robberies
would occur, and for the first f w weeks many thousands would be
caught up in police drives against vagrants.

The average transient is an individualist, and concerted mass
action is foreign to his nature. In isolated cases, groups would or—
ganize under some local loader and march on washington. In practi—
cally every case these leaders would be paid Communistic agitators
who would gather up their quota of marchers from the mission soup

H lines. Few of these groups would reach Hashingoon — the police would
lbroak them.up — but considerable newspaper notoriety would be
‘achieved which would make for political capital — and unrest}

lnnuneral smaller groups would form all over the country. These
groups would engage in criminal activities such as hold ups,
robberies of stores and warehouses and other crimes of violence. One
successful coup, and these groups would break up, to reform as other
groups, to be finally absorbed into our prison population,

Hunger — not anger, would be the principle driving cause behind
these activities. With the labor market remaining stagnant, there is
no alternative for men without resources but to starve, steal, or
beg. Few will starve, many will beg until increasing police activity
fills the jails and prison farms to overflowing. A minority will
steal — but this minority will exact a heavy toll in property and
lives. A smaller number will find work - ousting others from jobs
at less pay, causing further disruption in the social system.

Increased Communistic activities will become evident in the
opening up of bread lines in the large centers of population, an
marches and demonstrations through
the streets would become a daily 'ES
feature - the procession always VI]
winding up at the Communistic soup \
kitchen. Police activity would
result in riots and bloodshed,
and the floating population of
homeless wanderers will flock
to these disturbancas in
thousands — in the hopes of
loot, food, and excitement.

 

  

 

All over the country, as the pressure became greater and star-
ving men more desperate; riots, window smashing, and the looting of
stores would increase - and not all the looting and window smashing
would be done by homeless men! Their ranks will be recruited from the
local population of idle men - inflamed by example and inspired by
the spirit of hopelessness towards the future which will be evident
on all sides.

Agitators by the hundreds will spring up who will endeavor to
marshall the isolated groups of homeless men into a concerted march
on washington. An increasing number of local idle men and veterans
will join these demonstrations, and the originla army of 250,000
bureau clients will swell to immense proportions. The issue will no
longer be between who shall eat andirho shall not — but will become
a huge political demonstration:

This will be the opportunity for~which certain political dema-
gogues have been waiting. Backed by the rising tide of indignation
from the stable population of the country — they will ride into power.
And then will come a Dictatorship similar to those in existence in
Europe today. The vast army of unemployed will be drafted into a
mobile force similar to the Brown Shirts of Germany - fed, drilled,
and clothed for one purpose nly - to keep the Dictator in power by
force of arms!

If you think all this is fantastic and impossible, then refresh
your memory by reading up on your history. The French Revolution was
a hunger strike; so was the Russian, and so was the Chinese. Add
modern education to the revolution of today, remember that Russia
will and does finance propaganda aimed tociestroy the capitalistic
class. Remember that people must eat - and that starving men are
desperate men. Back of all revolutionary upheavals stands the specter
of hunger}

No, the bureaus will not be diSCOntinued overnight. Ihey may
.e disbanded slowly, but only as the records show a decrease in the
number of men on relief. Keep the homeless men fed and there will be
no danger of revolution from that source. The Government is aware
that this condition is dynamite, and will not take action until the
business trend is definitely upward — and by that time many of the
bureau clients will be employed.

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there’s the roll call! Bunch of men gcirg out to

WOI‘k. The colored centinrent alrea adyc cleani_ng tp

Len waiting to see fiie co se"orver 1or clotbin
The dayo has U‘- *1 to the office.

What's news? Want to see the editor of+ he ARK? Alright,
and shut the doc r. 1; more the merrier. Cot anatch? Ginre a
Here's some more spinach — bureau mags — Egotta re‘d then all!
can swipe someth‘ ” out of them. Who won the first at Churchi ll?
well, I knew that L1; was a bust but I listened to Carroll!

Are We going to play baseball this afternoon? Sure, stick around
for awhile. More scandal — Mrs siont soon walking down town with some
girl from across the tracks! Here, dont take that magazine awayxvith
you — you n g5} Get to hell out of here, you guys. We gotta work.

How about that cover for the next ARK? Something cheerya simple.
Make up a page of sketches too while you're about it! What’s that? The
fire alarm. Take a look outside 31a -:e and see if any smoke ‘s coming up
from the basement. Just a false alarm.- just testing the horns! huts!

So you're leaving today, are you Shorty? Well, drop us a line and tell
us how the other bureaus are getting along. Write us an article about
it}

What‘s that? You want us to print your poem? Sure, leave it here.
Hells Bells — another copy} Some of you guys dont care a hoot about copy—
rights, do you? 'Iotta go down and get some tobacco. Have u eard this
one? he, spill it George. Haw, haw. Kerts, cant put that one in the ARK.
Goes through the nails. Holy smoke - its time to eat — not a darn thing
written so far this morning!

What? — they're cutting ti o ray of the big shots? Oh, just those
on the allowance. That inclu ies us! The jO'n it is going to hell. Why dont
they start the work program or something. Alr rigit, check out buddy, we
nit h you luck, but dont ”o u) into Ohio. They're cutting out everything
up there. hey, im, Going down town? Put half a buck on Uodiodo wilya?
If he comes 4* 1' buy a :tes.l< nor suppell

sketches l:id! Listen, will you birds get out of the

, hear ourselves think — well — we can go tlrcugh t e

motion" anyhow! hink we'll write up a screwy » 3 ~ ‘ lw\
editorial at out jarnacle dill. / \ "0°Q

foll,t1at's done. here it is
agair, time CO e at! Hash, rice, and
coffee. Late this time and we have‘,
to sit with a couple of aire-/,///
dales. Bonds: ' " '
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Two years ago, CCC camps were organized for the purpose of helping
the younger male generation and their families. A huge undertaking that
has proved to be of unlimited value to the United States as well as the
young men and their dependents.

CCC has cost the Government a lot of money, yet, through re-afforest—
ation, the government has eliminated the cost of fires, and lives lost
vy fire in each individual state. In beautifying the states, the forests
have been cleared, public parks improved, and new ones constructed. An
improvement in fire hazard has been noticed in the thousands of miles of
fire roads, fire breaks, telephone lines, many new Ranger stations, look-
out towers, and lanes that reach deep into the forests were only horse
trails were to be found. much has been done in rodent control.

In the Laking of all t.e r njocts, thousands of young men have
received an education and explri that they may have never gotten other-
wise. For those that have talent: ability along certain lines, every
effort is made to put them in those various occupations. For instance,
some are made operators of tractors, jack hammers, compressors, trucks,
etc. Others are made painters, co rp; nters, planters, cooks, clerks,
rangers, and road feromen. Some arc put in the hospital war where they
understudy efficient Army and Iovy doctors.

First aid lectures are given weekly. There are also classes in wood-
work, aviation, commercial art, diessol motors, and fire fighting. Athletics
galore; boxing, baseball, swimming, and horse shoe pitching. Participation
in any local league is allowed. In colder climates, CCC m.en are often
seen ice skating, sleigh riding, sh'ng, or snOW'fighting. They work hard
and play hard.

The CCC is run by efficient reserve officers and forcstors. The men
are well disciplined and tactfully handled. The CCC men are alloted $50
a month and 325 of tr at is sent to a dependent. This is compulsory. The
food is well cooked and there is plenty of it. The kitchen is kept clean
and immaculate.

The reoretrttion room consists of writinf desL., pool tables, ping
pong taoles, fireplaces, radio and magazines, ewsparers, piano, and a
well supplies library. There is a canteen that sells everything from tooth
paste to you knOW‘what. The profits are designated for smokers, partie
held in the mess hall, or some near by dance hall.

The men are allowed to go home
every week and unless they live in a
restricttd area. In that case they
are allowed only every other week
end off, alternating with one half
the camp one week end and the other
half the next week end. The men work
five days a week, eight hours a day,
and one hour off for lunch. There are
opportunities for advancement to road
foremen and other ratings.

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Read foremen receive $15 a month extra, some cat Skinners get
$15, jack hammer foremen $6, mechanics, $6, clerks $6, swampers $6,
assistant cooks $6, head cooks $15, compressor men $15, and so on.
Some get more and some get less, it varies. Carpenters are all union
men and are paid by the hour. There are from twenty to thirty L.E.T.
- local experience men - these get all their pay.

All the buildings are well kept and constructed to withstand
snow and flood. All CCCmen are supplied with complete clothing and
toilet articles upon entry. When a man raises his right hand and says
"I do," he is a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps. he will
not be given a discharge until six months are up unless he has work
and gives a written statement from his employer. 10 can obtain an
honorable discharge from.the doctor also. The limit of stay is fif—
teen months. Any man receiving a dishonorable discharge will be barred
from.further enlistment.

In case of accident while a ward of one of these camps, compen-
sation will be given accordinly. All men are well examined before
entry, and those who have contagious or venereal disease, or are above
or below the age limit will be turned don .

There are many cases of men having all or part of their allot-
ment returned to them, but this is done without the knowledge of the
authorities. Also, it is not an infrequent sight to see the relatives
of some of the boys drive into camp in expensive cars to visit them.

There are numerous cases of young men putting in time during the
summer and then leaving for school before their enlistment expires,
but the majority are the sons of people who need the allotment.

What becomes of these men when their time is expired and they
leave the CCC camps? Many of them.wander around the country and are
to be found in transient camps, Under present conditions there is no
place for them at home. When they have served their time limit there
is nothing else much for them to do.

Why does Uncle Sam want all these men in the fighting age?
Keenint them_well disciolined and conditioned? Just a thought.
i b l o

—-Jack Blake.

Vote: Jack Blake is the artist of the ARK. He served fifteen months
in the CCC, working as cat skinner, with pick and shovel, or "every-
thing from soup to nuts" as he expressed it. He was foreman for awhile
in a sub camp. Says his knowledge is limited to only one district in
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 In the autumn of a certain yea r the discovery that hirhly trus ted
executive had embezzled a lar9e sum of monxy caused a great and rich
concern to £0 into banlcruptcy At the same time, two important corned-
itie es collapsed, precipitating the fililure of a world renowned firm engaged
in international trade. Naturally these concsrns had been doing busin»;ss
on borrowed money.

When the public wrs apprized of the identity of the banks which had
financed the insolvent firms, depositors formed lines and d.omanded their
money. One bank, which had alwa.s been regarie as the "Rock of Cibraltar"
couldn't stand the run and was closed.'With that event the run spread
to other banks having no connection with the bankrupt concerns.

Bankers besoiged by their depositors stopped lending money and de-
manded that those who owed should pay up it once. “hen notes been me due,
bankers had to refuse to extend them Those who had chattels which could
be converted into cash sold out, wha ever might be the loss in doing so.
Good real estate could scarcely be given (way.

Persons who had fortunes a f w weeks before were wondering where
their next weal was coming from. The loss at sea of three ships with rich
cargoes added to the confusion.

) to you is an actual panic which precc dcd
one of the worst depressions the world has evc r known. It was not the panic
of 1929, however. It did not happen even in this century or on this con-
tinent. The time was the year 55 A.l. tnd the place was Rome.

Phat I have been describing

Rome at this tirie was enjoying the hiithSt civilization the vrorld he d
attained down to th; 19th century. l'h; firm whose failure was the imma—
diate precipitating cause of the debacle was not Insull and Son, nor Krueger
and Tell, but Halthus and Co. who had a home office at Tyre and branches
at Ephesus and Antioch. It was not the banks of Detroit nor the Rain
chain which had to close, but the great banking house conducted by Quintus
Maximus and Lucius Vibe. The commodities which collapsed and caused losses
to many people were not wheat and cotton, but ivory and ostrich feathers.

The panic of the year 33 A.D. was broug ht to an end by the Emperor
Tiberius, who declared a moratori m to work out plan under which normal
business could be resumed. The Roman government after a feW'days author-
ized the solvent banks to reopen with someth ing of the same sort of gov-
ernment assistance th1at the Americe n ban‘:s were giVen nineteen hundred
years later. One hundrc d million
scsterccs mere made available to
such solvent banks as needed help.

There was considerable suff-
ering. But after a time came revival.
This came when busize men gathered
coura e enough to take the risks
in'olved in nCW'vcntures, and wher those
who had money to loo an rerained coni‘idence
in the ability of borrowers to pay back
money when it was due.

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Few people realize just what a jockey does, thinks and talks
about before and during a horse race - or knows what goes on, behind
the scenes. Here‘s what happened to me while riding, not so long ago.

That morning I drank a cup of coffee and ate one slice of toast
- had to make the weight! I had also ran five miles that morning in
a rubber suit. This business of denying oneself is one of the tough
breaks of the game.

It had been raining for about five days and everything was mud.
The track was hoof deep. The horse I was to ride was a three year old
colt and was to carry 105 pounds. ”Everything all set” asked the
trainer. "Yes", I answered. After talking a minute we started over to
the Administration Building. ”Will see you in the paddock" I called
as I went up to the Jock‘s room.to don my silks.

"What are you riding today, Bug?" asked a first string jock.
"Some Day" I answered, "in the second race." "Yes, it will be "some
day" when that beetle comes in first," wisecracks another jock. More
wise cracks are passed around at my expense. Just as I was sitting
down to pull on my boots, one of the older jocks came over, patted
me on the back and said "Never mind kid. It's all O.K. They all had
the same experience once, don't let it get you". But it does kind of
get under your skin at first - this wise cracking!

Time for the second race. We go down with the valet to the
weighing room, carrying our tack. "One pound over" says the checker
to the first jock. The jock says nothing but you can almost hear
what he is thinking’. I step up on to the scales."Quarter pound over"
says the checker. Tough guy - if he could make two hundred he would
have to diet for a year'

The valets take our saddles and into the paddock we go. "You're
sure going to eat mud today" he says. "Not if I can help it" I
answer. In steps the trainer and gives me last minute instructions.
17::s"NOW'break quick and get a good cross hold before you reach the
:ffirst turn, then hold him about fourth in the back stretch. Keep
‘A 0 bar of all interference,
N \because this colt will quit
\\.,Af.he gets bumped around.
\LyGive him all you have in the
\ 'stretch and you should be
g‘first under the wire".

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Just then the Paddock
Judge calls out "Mount your
horses" — and the valets give
us a leg up. In back of me
some horse kicks the boards
of his stall, and my horse
jumps. I pat him on the neck
to quieten him, and off we go
in the parade to the post - a
most beautiful sight!

 

 

 Reaching the barrier and taking our positions, the assistant starter
helps me get my horse in line. he breaks out, and the starter pushes him
back. He breaks again and the starter hollers "If your horse breaks again
it will cost you fifty bucks". I dare not answer him back or I shall be fined
alright! My horse rears and the assistant starter puts a twitch on his nose.

Just then the bell clangs and I'm caught half way back of the stall gate.
Up go my reins and in go my heels. I throw all my weight on my horses neck and
we're off to a bad start! I reach forward to get hold of the twitch, and luckily
it drops off without spilling my horse. Down the track we tear - about four
lengths behind the last horse — and oh, what mud} Turning in the bend I reach the
bunch and take my horse to the middle of the track.

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