The morning call., 1894-02-20
RACING MATTERS.
Taylor Is Engaged by
Walter s. Dargen.
His Ride on LeVeller on Saturday the
Subject of Much UnfavOrable
Turf Comment.

The engagement last week Of Jshnny and
Charles Weber to ride during the season OF
1894 for Ed Corrlgan has been followed by the
signing Of Moose Taylor with Walter OAR
gen. which arrangement was reported TO have
beeen completed yesterday. This event, taken
In connection with his dsgraceful ride on that
firms horse last Saturday, is a piece OF news
that arouses almost as much comment as did
al the time TayloT's remarkable exhibition OF
utter lack OF ridlnglabiliiy when on Leveller as
compared with his vigorous work on Marigold,
Jewelers. performance In his race on Satur.
day was so thoroughly unsatisfactory and
called forth so many loud murmurs OF discon-
tent that it Will be as we'll TO just run through
his record for tile last few weeks and see what
justification there Ia for the cutlery. On Janu-
airy ID, In six-furlong race, he. with III
pounds up, ran a good second TO Princess,
Carrying 10Y pounds, having been backed OF
the boards by his party, which shows the esti
nation they held him in when one remembers
that II was the mares favor1te distance, over
which she last summer had led some OF the
fastest sprinteTs in the country. He was next
started at seven fuTlongs, exactly Inc same
Kind OF going prevailing as on Saturday. and,
carrying III pounds TO Seaslde's 80 pounds,
won pulled to walk by six lengths. AT his
third attempt, with 119 pounds up, be was
backed on The boards TO beat Georgetown in
the latter's favorite going, and had 10 put up
with second position, but close up. These per-
formauces made him topheayy tavoriIe ON
January 20 IN six-aDd a half-furlong, with
only ITO pounds, but he was beaten
by Conde. Blizzard and Seville. On Janu-
airy 81 on heavy. track he finished
second TO Abb In fve-futloDg race, which he
ought 10 have won. On February 6. with Bell
IN the saddle-the same Jockey ii viii be re-
membered. who rode Piccolo, another of Walter
81 Dargen's horses into the same position in the
very next ten 10 fifteen lengths behind such
horses as Amy Moore GreenhOck aud Norlee
he finished absolutely last 10 Duke Stew
ems, Road Runner, Grafton Viceroy and Joe
Cotton. and on February Is. with 116 pounds
up and conceding Jumps of weight TO everything
In the race, lie did no better than fifth over i've
and half furlOng. having made running with
the winner. Brentwood, for three parts OF the
journey. Imagine the surprise OF the talent
when, on February 10, with lis pounds to
carry and starting at the very remunerative
odds OF four To one. he came out In a race of the
same distance and ID Taylor's hands won,
pulled TO walk from Claequer, Duke Stevens
and Fly,showing his marvellous speed by taking
such spTiDler as Fly with a feather on
his back and running him TO a standstill
in the first half mile. This running,
consistent with his running last year, when b..
ran close up TO horses like Climax, Green wicb,
Sir George and Content and beating Torrento,
Miss Bess, BelwoOd and Headlight, made him
look on Saturday with los pounds only TO carry
against such an ordinary performer as Gussie,
who was actually cOnceding him twenty-five
pounds weight for age, an almost Ger anty.
IayloPs deliberate failure to make a move on
him at any part OF the journey TO get him
into respectable gallOp, resulting in his defeat
by such dog IS Malcolm, needs explanation.
1ayloPs rldeS on ADJ Railways a most con-
slstent perfOrmer-on January 81 and FEBRUARY
are worthy OF note also in this connection. Pie
colo gave an extraordinary example of in and out
running by two days after the race referred to
coming out and spreadeaging q field composed
of Joe Murphy, Tigress and Prince Henry and
starting at the very remunerative odds of 8 TO
and that, too, 10 The hands of Taylor, who was
unable 10 get Brentwood, a TO shot, home in
front of Percy, who finished last two DAYS later
TO Middleton, DIR. Ross, Zampost and ia ia.
IT Will b. interesting 10 see what Malcolm
does TO. day 10 The first race. Taking Jewelers.
form on Saturday as true IL would make NAL
colin TO shot to-day, whereas judging the
race apart from that there is not horse In
who has not chance TO beat him. Jewelers.
next appearance will be awaited with some
curiosity.