New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-10
A SCARCITY OF JOCKEYS.
GOOD RIDERS NOT A DRUG ON THE MARKET
THE QUESTION OF LICENSES THE RACING


THE QUESTION OF LICENSES - THE hAOlN"
SEASON IN THE WEST
The committee appointed by the TURF congress III
usss to revise the rules of racing may manu- =. ~, ~
report one OF these days. IT was rulhorou SUM 'l
ago that the work of revision had Degui on INC
ccipt OF certain information from EngEnu' WIN" '''0
COMMITTEES deemed of supreme importance as suiuo'
English racing is not American racing anu INC he"
1os ~ the English Jockey Club are not likely 10 De
of service in this country. Turfmen would Hhe ~
know what the committee Is going 10 w a0ou' ''o
nronosal of the American Jockey Clup W A'0n0
iockevs and trainers. The a. j. C. behS NO" VI" ''o
e,irod list some other club should take the mater
in hand and push it. Nearly all prominent RACING
men are pronouncedly in favor of a rule requiring
,ockevs 10 take out license, though few see inc
necessity for asking trainers to DO So
Icvs are going to be extremely scarce this season
There will be more than the usual aOuhuah'c Vi
monkevs in the saddle. When you name GARRISON
1Io",I,,on HAYWARD. Barnes Murphy and Bergen you
bave cone over the list Of skilled horsemeh' Inc
rcst Of the so-caled jockeys are little better 'an
ushoemakcrs.p George Covngton, one OF the
abold, bad boys" of the TURF mas d
cool head and is judge OF pace
Inn. his riding is of the knock down and drago school,
mis- brober Alexander the Great IS precoclous oanS
q cniders Anderson does not develop capacity lor
aconrinr skill in the art of tockeyship When lie
rides well he does it accidentally. Baylock was once
GOOD Jockey and having returned 10 the saooio may
make himself useful. Churchs habits are asainS'
him. W. Donohue is W. Donohue and VIII never
he ANYTHING else. He is windmill Jockey ooueh
IS coffee grinder, but even cofeegrndere sometimes
win races therefore Soden is permitted to call himself
a Jockey Moser is a promising youngsteH whom the
Dryers will send TO the 'front.' as uiVS
did Mclaughlin. They made Mclaughlin
,he foremost American Jockey we shall see what
they make of Moser. Taral lacks energy and perSe
verance-one of these easy-going jockeys VINO uoh
care whether they get there" or not always Wiling
10 quit when in difficulties. Taylor has the best OF
intentions but is not built for greatness He is poor
starter and weak finisher Penny-a Clifton Jockey
pure and simple: of no earthly account elsewhere
Stoval, ditto. Whyburn is too much OF sbepechaSe
relic. The same might be said of Fitzpatrick. But
the list of mperfecons among riders of races too
long for rehearsal here.
The West California barred. will play but minor
part in the campaign about New York this season II
the present look of racing matters means anything
The death Of T. j. Megibben, while it did not In
validate his entries. which were made in the firm name
of Megbben & Co., nevertheless placed the manage
ment of the stable. which promised TO be strong one
in the hands of Mr. Mcgibben's brother WHO haa
decided not to race in the East The Chicago stable
which contains animals that were once first
class will also conGne its operations 20 the West
which doubtless will not be much regretted 9y many
when the old gold and black was ont 10 win Inc
scoggan brothers of Louisville. have been liberal m
the matter nominations but Proctor Knott IS the
onIy horse they have of class enough to make him
prominent and he is largely promise Edward
Carrgan's colt, Riley. the winter favorite for the
Kentucky Derby may be brought on to fill his Eastern
engagements but Riley has beaten only ordinary
Youngsters and has not aroused much enthusiasm
among horsemcn. Beyond these Western and south
ern owners few tried performers Of even aNcraIe
merit engaged i'm Eastern stakes. And. so far. there
has been almost nothing heard about phenomenal
Youngsters among the twOvearOlds and untried thre
year-olds. There horses in vast numbers IN the
West, however. and prosperous racing season i
looked for there by both Jockey clubs and owners.
The Western hOrsemen who are now mere STATE that
at Lexington Louisville. LatOnia. Nashville. Memphis
w-OrcanS Mobile and 81. Louis. at each OF whlCh
places from fifty to 200 horses are wlnterng. me
thorOuchbreds are in the best of health. Al nearly
all these points they have been gaUQnng sNnLN'
and Nashville il is said. only three days nave beeh
missed since New Near's Day