These illustrations by Jim were attached to a story by Frank Mann Harris (also known as “Six-bit” Harris), who was a regular contributor to the Star Weekly in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He wrote often of small town life. This story was about “clockers”, who are responsible for timing workouts during morning training, recording how fast each horse runs for a specific distance.
And yes, we are back at the race track, so we are getting unfortunate stereotypes of black people. See my page on Stereotypes in artwork and stories for more information.
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