The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
PRAISE FOR YANKEE JOCKEYS.
Overwhelming Success OF tho American
Lads on the English Turf.
Prou IA, Pail Nal Gasstfa

Lads on the EnRlhh
Fro~ u. Pail Maj Ga,sns
Tho feature OF the past weeks racing has been
the phenomenal success OF the American Jockeys
commencing with the unlooked-for victory OF
Tovaros In the opening event the Trial Plate al
Newmarket and eliminating In the annexation Of
fvo races on, Of the six events omprising Satur-
days programme at Hurst Park Each day their
average OF wins over tha, of their English rivals
has been maintained. and these have included
more than ono brlian, feat Of horscm anship.
For several years past tho English jockey has
been pc,ted and run after by the racegoer till many
OF them have had their heads turned. and have
become unduly inflated with an idea Of their own
Importance Now they arc being taught lesson
which II Is 70 BE- hoped they will not forget and
with a fresh arrival Of American horsemen next
season many of their retainers may disappear
After the four successive American wins on
Saturday, and when II looked but shor, odds
that they would sweep the board" wag OBJ
served that the only remedy would be either to
apply tho Mckinley tanG TO tho Americans or
allow the English Jockeys seven pounds Taking
their victories throughout the week. some exuaor-
binary reversols OF form have been seen. Tho
victory Of Tovaros over the Rowey Mile In tho
hands OF ester ReI. WAS stAggerer, for II
was generally thought she could not stay tho
distance still, Reih iumred her oil on the far sido
OF the course, made every inch Of the running,
and won hands down by couple Of lengths from
Tarolintn on whom odds were laid
The win Of Sloan on Siboa was a foregone
conclusion: still, that Of the younger Reih o.
Poulton after dead heating with Blend came
"a a surprise to bnckers The tiny pilot in tho
run-oT rode with the confidence OF veteran and
scored by head His second essay on Skopos
bowever a diUersnt an hi. pip
easily This made total of four American
wins for the day out Of seven races
Mslerbas win on little Red Ri. they secured
hve wins out ri seven rhces Sloan began by
getting My Lndy's Maid home half a length In
front Of the cratic Sea Fog, ridden by "Skeets"
Martin In the next the New Nursery
the brothers ReiH fought ont the hnish the elder
one winning on bourne Bridge by a neck from
Lucania Sloan then scored again on ute la
on whom odds were laid The result, OF the am.
brids eshirc broke the American sequence and
and Graccs in to second place, nigh, have been
much nearer the winner II he had made more
Use Of his mount earlier In the race, for she was
with the victory Of Chinook, hidden by Sloan
In the Sub crl'tion Stkcs
Thursday started with a, win for the young
Rcih on klllarkn in the Brctby Nursery, in which
one one g. MSn Marlin on H"'R RaS h Ins
p wfs T oi the day When drT "a sur so,
Germnnicus home in the Selling Plate Ills
event was thought to be Al the mercy Of either
Golden Horseshoe or Kilmainham, but after the
semblancc OF n struggle with the former, ridden
BY Sloan, the outsider won fairly easily,
finer piece OF horsemanship Sloan has rarely
displaycd than he did on Democrat In the Dew.
hurst Plate, where he defeated Watts OH Diamond
Jubilee and Moruy Cannon on Goblet This
made four wins to the Americans out OF six tries
Friday did not start too ausriciously for them
and Ii was not til the third event the Msidrn
Plato-th their star was in the ascendant In this
race Lester RcN landed a 10 to chance Fair
HuGucnot, after an exciting finish with Morn
ngton Cannon on the unlucky Sir j Blundell
Naples RoyHumr. whom he beat by neck
thr Flying Handicap. who scored her second
victory At the meeting
Then Martins turn came on CheovoninE who
sAAtly disposed Of tho fAvohto LutsteA riddsn bx