Show EIGHTEEN YEARS A STARTER Mars Mar Cassidy I ls Americas Foremost Flag Wielder Mars Iara Cassidy who Is III entitled to rank ranka a as Americas a foremost starter of oC thor thoroughbreds h has been actively engaged on the starters platform sInce early In lull UtI In those days day on the fair grounds tracks or of Virginia and Maryland when he began hi present occupation the barrier wu was unheard or of and the tart start starting In ing wu was dune dooe with a little rN red flag Mr Cassidy first started on a jockey club track In 1113 at Alexander Alexand Is Island land H He I is the ori originator DAtor ot of the wAlk lag up system tem lid and practiced It first In Canada and then tor two years ean at New Orleans AU All the jockeys jockey riding In the east today have bave to thank Mr for or enabling them to collect their sal sallee Ia rt lee In full without deductions on account ac account count or of fines Instead or of heln being disciplined In that manner the be boys are set act down Mr Ir la is authority tor the statement that fines amounted to from to a year when he first relieved t l Chris Fitzgerald white now not A sin single gle Ie boy is ia fined Mr Cassidy belleve e ethe the boys bos are arc more afraid u t being J tr I act t down than being ned fined Very Vry naturally I when a boy wu was food AnNl in 10 the tho oW old da days the fine did not come out or of the boys oos pocket but those who bc benefited by carelessness usually footed the bill billI I always have a Wk talk with the bo boat boys at the beginning of a 0 meeting mUng and tell them plainly that It if they th are not Us fled td with my intention or of giving each ch chAn lwy An equal break that they will be Mt 1 d 1 a n jf It the thy t I tr nu me meTh TI Th n f qu n II is that thin the boys are afraid to alts a The nw or of starting 1 is Naring rn on the nerves nenN and a man rt re I It an Iron irOD constitution I 1 storied atoned I i t 1 I I for tor two years yeara continually not missing a da day except Sunday being In 10 New NewYork York the entire lesson u and th then at a 1 New Orleans during the winter bUt i i iI that was as too exacting L I 1 remember that thal I wai waa much afraid t tto to accept the position or of tarter starter at first and If it Il had not been for lor the tho 1 enco anee of my friends might never have attempted lL it Moreover when I didd get lIet in hame harness I found It just as hart bani harta a Job a I expected It I is ey easy now W I because uso I have havo bad the experience and aDd t I I have havo established rules rulee or of my own j Mr Cassidy wu was born boro in 10 Maryland t durin during the war In 12 lU ills father a i iwho who was aa wounded and at home bome on a furlough when he was u born In Instated f i that b his name namo should be Mars ra for tor the he h god or of war wart 7 t A 1 r t 7 I E i f a ar py r I r f 1 t t r cs e t t LILLIAN LlLLIAN RUSSELL STARRING IN INTHE THE WIDOWS MIGHT 4 f it t T r I I |