The sun., 1900-12-08
AMERICAN JOCKEYS HOME.
Rs,FS HsARs SSWs o. riNDiSAriON
nv rN.ITsH JOtNSy TtH
Dspny Nshsr, Johrot R.in spa jenkins
Also Arrive on the Dsut,ehlsod wiIi
Not Tsik About siosn's Ssse len
Lin. ss,. Al Ridsr. Accept Presents.

fput American JuCkrys arrived on tho Ham
burr American liner Deutschland Yesterday
morning Tho party included lester Rein,
who has the proud Distinction of being the
first foreign rider to head the list Of winning
Jockeys m England Johnny h.lf short.
dark ruddy and IN everything except ability
IN the saddle dis-iinilsr from Lester. who j.
tall fair and pale Danny Mahsr. who, though
only recently going 10 England, has by his
quiet manly ways won his way to tho hearts
Of thntacing public there. and Glenn" jenkins.
a sturdy free-lancc. who did we'll enough IN
a few races to secure an engagement from
Prince Soltykon
The coming Of the boys was awaited with
more than ordinary interest. owing to the de-
cisions Of the English Jockey club IA the
cases of Lester Rein and Tod sloan, which
became known ia this couLtry on Thursday
Little johnny ReiH was the first to he OBJ
served 10y the waiting crowd as lie came
trOtting down the gansplank with an Amerl-
eau flag tucked under his arm He was fol
lowed closely 10y the others, and no sooner
were they safely on the dock than they we're
surrounded by many persons who hurled
queries at them In such rapid succession
that the boys for some time had no chance to
reply.
Most OF the questions were directed at Lester
Reih and to nearly every one he replied with
q stereotyped Il don't know" that dscon-
C-rted all except the most persistent inter-
viewers On the subject OF the discipline
m.ted ont Ia Tod Sloan. Lester refused -
say word except that he had no particular
knowlcdge OF the charges made against
sloan. and was surprised To learn that the
Jockey club had taken the reported sctiou
Sloan made "a practice Of betting on the
races, or Whether Lee Received presents for
riding wlnner>
Raif did not show the slighteet emotion
over HE cSOneratIon ou the cnarge of i'm
proper riding nf MIR. CrOker's Scotchman H.
Grrolstelu, one OF which was won by Lord
Durham horse. with Rickaby up. while
Rein piloted Mr oroker's horse =? victory
had been dismissed. He sai that it was
just the verdict he expected as he knew
The members OF the Jockey Club are
perfectly fair-mlnded men. continue ReiG.
a. to ia" result. knew that they would
Judge the case on it, merits, and under those
conditions had noinlns 70 fear or course
a. expected. and nm thoroughly satisfied.
Is there ANYTHING IN the report that YOU
and MIR croker intend 10 bring libel suits
on account Of these charges" was asked.
i have never thousht OF taking such a
course" replied Rein OF course | canno,
nothing to say to him OH the subject. but
doubt very much II he intends 20 do any
thing OF the KIND. ! think that the incident
may be regarded as closed
When asked II there wa- any truth In the
stories that a strong personal spite existed
2s@' h Rs Nm }SSeyi dSn k * Tss
but on being pressed said
/ have not been intertered with In any
way. and was well chesred when the season
closed and | came out ahead of the other
Jockeys. The public seemed well pleased
Rein Explained the difference in form
which led to the investigation Of the Gerol-
stein and Scotchman III races by the difference
in the tracks and distance. The first race
was run over a ono-mlle course, and ths
going was hard. This did not suit his mount.
On the second occasion the race was iur-
Scotchman IL. This turned the scale in
his favor and he was able to get UP in the
last iprlons and win BY length. He de-
had been cabled to this country. in which he
was alleged to have said that the oefeat Of
Gerol-tcin was due to the poor riding of
With regard to his plans for the future,
Lester said that he and his brother would
tend school. They will not have any mounts
IN this country. but will return 10 England
time Tor e b bp.ay Of trasos ,hs sTfs% S% ana
gins and Wishard During the season lester
rode i43 winners out of $50 attempts, while
his brother had eos mounts ana was first on
Danny Maher bad nothing except kind
words TO say OF the English sportsmen He
hams charges, but said that he thought
were rather surprised at the
going in for racing on the other side Al
though Maher won q out Of i?1 races, he
spoke modestiy of his achievements, but |
waved eloquent on the success OF Lester 4
Rein
"i.e-ter's showing when compared to that
made by the EnSliih crack sam Loa.esa Is
at los pounds without wasting. while Lester
rides at lis pounds. difference Of is pounds !
mounts on many. good things from which !
Rcf l. barred by his weight. Little Johnny. |
however. takes care Of the horses with light |
which l. the lightest weight imposed on any |
horse in English handicaps"
Z elem" Jenkins was more communicative |
than any Of the other Jockeys. He said that |
they were treated well abroad. and the Eng |
lish hoTsemen were falling over each other |
~ their efforts to get Americans to ride for
"Thc general feeling existing among the
racing public Is that th: charges % made AGAINST
one that was well posted believed anything |
would come out Of them. Altogether. a |
bmsines. is let alone in England and not both |
cred by petty charges as they are in this !
Al the apprentices are now taught |
are successful. kempton, Cannon has also |
adopted our method, while Sam Loates.
rides with shorter stirrrIp than before. sloan |
and other Yankee jockeys taught the English |
how to get TIA" most out Of their mounts
The touts have caused whatever trouble |
there Ia over there with all sorts Of gossip
II there was a ring especially TO follow the |
mounts of american riders | did not see |
anv evidence of T. |
When Jenkins was asked he knew whether |
Sloan received any presents for riding he |
We'll. what II he did, All tile Jockey.
hat have been riding In England have nc |
ceptcd presents.
DO YOU mean both English and American |
ioCkpySF uupricd THE ~ y repOrtpr
Yes cert tainlv." was the reply. 81 guess |
Z hero was no chance OF any Jockey letting
$500 slip through his fingers II he had a |
chance 10 get hold of H."
when Lester Rein was told later what |
jenkins said. he remarked
jenkins knows more than do"
when asked directly II he had received |
any present for winning q race he replied |
with his characteristic ! don't know
Jenk in- rode eight winners out Of seventy
nine mounts while in England, but he eS- |
plained that ha did not receive many oppor- 1
iunitr-, as he was n free lance and did not |
get tho best mounts Next ycar he homes 4
to do better. as he has been retained by Prince |
who L. member of the Jockey |
{ Club. Jenkins viii 60 10 his home IN CALI
fornia for the winter and Naher will snepd
he time until tie season opens al Hartford, |
Conn
All the Jockeys were loud in their praises |
NJ the turf tracks on which racing j. con !
Quoted in England |