The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-15

That these two good records are not to be
in 1893. Of Taral. the "D%utchnan" as he Is called,
with lIs wins in 400 mounts or 20 per cent,
With average odds OF TO g. In the same year
with average odds OF, 81. Taral scored ten
consecutive wins. and Sims had one run Of
five wins and one OF four wins.
IL may be noticed here that to-day the boys
are not riding the humble OF races they did
in 1899. and good Judges attribute to this the
Improvement IN winning percentages. In 1895,
when Sims left for England he had ridden
las races during the season. winning ~. and
scoring 81 per cent Of the winners. Yet here
is England enthusiastio over Sloan with his
a aa, Rsg i GSna' h i visit i a, to E %SfahS Sins ST n0 seD. .s9,
70 have lost his cunning TO a great extent.
He showed a record Of "A per cent. in 1890.
in 1898, and in 1899 dropped out Of sight, to il
per cent.
the younger. never appears TO have ridden at the
saddle In California. Lester Reiff is known,
but IL by no means prominent, in fact, he was
looked upon as a very mediocre rider at the
Jockey Club tracks, His last appearance at
the Eastern tracks seems to have been In 1897.
when he rode IS races at the various meetings
and won but one race. at Sheepshead fall meet
ing: prior to that he does not appear. except
In 1898, when he rode 1873 races with ~ win
ners, or 20 per cent, Yet up TO June %. 1900.
his English record ~ i5s mounts and % wins.
or % per cent, the same as Sloan's.
For the season Of 1899 at the great Eastern
tracks Turner showed 30 per cent. Of winners
Maher n per cent, Spencer "a per cent, Burns
20 per cent, Jenkins % per cent. McCue n
per cent. The question which now arises Il
what Is the percentage Of the other English
Jockeys II the 20 per cent. Of, Sloan and Reir
Is deemed phenomenal Truly IL seems as II
Sloan had not only not eQualled his American
average, but that there are here At least half
a dozen boys who, have beaten the wonderful
% per cent. of the English record.
Then again. further to tangle matters. comes
Rigby, whose status In the Jockey ranksof the
United States Is decidedly below par as far as
performances. go. Yet In England he Is well
up with the luminaries. What would he the
result II the six best American boys were sud
Britain?
What il the secret Of their success on the
other side? II t. n question which IL much
canvassed on both sides OF the water. When
Sims first went over. his crouchlng style Of
riding and his hustle and dash AZ the start
excited considerable good natured ridicule.
The first time he turned up with Utica he be-
gan manpuvering for advantage. and "Morny"
Cannon. the crack English Jockey. asked him
Trying TO get the best Of the start. " and CON
tinued his twisting about. bumped on hs
horses shoulders Ike "a monkey. a contrast to
the other riders. When the Nag fell Sims was
on In front all right. but nj the first furlong
Cannon passed him and laughed back az him,
considerable attention was given to the episode.
and the critics agreed that the slower begin
ming OF the English. method was calculated 70
knock spots on the scurrv and dash OF the
American method. Sims did nothing -~tar,iing
and returned home
Then Sloan went over. lie was Intelligent,
had plenty OF experience and good hands,
was q fair Judge OF pace. al boys 60 nowadaya