Photo-finish Can Be An Injustice
Eeceived Wednesday, 8.5 p.m. » LONDON, Dec. 14. "The photo-finish can be the source of great injustice, ' ' the Aga Khan told leading racehorse owners at a Gimcrack dinner at York last night. He was not present, but his speech was read t'of hirp by Lord- Zetland. "In the old days when a judge relied on his eyesigflt, there was a sound measure by whicn the winner was separated from the seoond, namely, by a short head. Today, with photo-finishes, even oue, two or three inches are shown. A nose or iip may make the better and more valiant horse the loser. " The Aga Khan's speech went on to say that a ridiculous situation arose when the chest and body of one horse was in front of the other yet the position of the head decided the race against it. "A horse that raises its head can lose the prize and mislead future generations of breeders. In America, photofinishes have two lines instead of one and anything within the two is eonsidered a dead heat. I think that is tne only fair way. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 December 1949, Page 6
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