The Stewards of the Victoria Racing Club ruled that the whisky was x tonic, not a stimulant, and they took no action.. But the RS.P.C.A. and the Temperance Alliance were mot so easily satisfied.
"Whisky, undéF no circumstances, can be described as a tonic for man or beast," said an executive of the Temperance-Alliance. "It is a temporary stimulant and then depresses."
"It is a damnable thing to do," said the secretary of the RSP.C.A. "If a horse cannot race without being first given whisky, he shouldn't be run at all."—Reuter.
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