Show PotnuIn j Kccc Horses It may well be a boast of the American Ameri-can turf that the practice of getting at a race horse has never been very common here and it is now several years since the last well authenticated case of poisoning occurred at Saratoga This recalls the fact that the English turf has been notorious for such sensations sensa-tions Early in the century four crack racers were poisoned at Newmarket and two men were arrested The principal prin-cipal in the matter escaped on a technicality techni-cality but was rearrested on another charge of horse poisoning and was eventually hanged The St Leger favorite of 2831 a horse named Marcus was poisoned on the day before the race He was just able to run but finished last and died toon afterward The perpetrator was never discovered Even more sensational was the hocusing ho-cusing of Lanercost the first winner of the Cambridgeshire who was in 1842 considered a certain winner of the Ascot As-cot cup He was poisoned but like Marcus was able to run and finished last He did not die however but was retired to the t judNew York Herald |