The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-17
RElFF BOYS IN GLORY
Have Put a Crimp in EnGl sh Racing
Fashions.

The two Wichita boys, Johnny and
Lester Reif. have put a full fedged
crimp in the English life Of horse racing
| by their work this year and their career
is summarized by letter from London
to a St. Louis paper. which was sent to
Mr. Closer, eos North Market street, by
his son who lives in ST. Louis. The let
teri follows:
Since the beginning of the racing In
England and up to yesterday, I'VE OF me
| American boys have finished first IN 13S
races. OF this number little johnnie
Reiff has piloted home IS winners; TOD
Sloane 80; Lester Reiff, 81; Ben Rigoy
q, and "Skeets'' Martin, IA.
Tree days after the English racing sea-
son started, Johnnie Reiff scored his
first win. 1t was the Taxtette Handicap,
which was run in Liverpool. March y.
His next victory was at kempton FarK'
on April Is. At Windsor on April II, Les
ter Reiff's riding surprised the crowd, as
he finished first in three valuable events
| The following day at Newmarket, he con-
tinued his good work and added three
| more to his string of victories. On April
25 Lester won two races at EPSON.
johnnie Reiff started on his winning
streak at Newmarket on May l. He
finished first in a hard race, beating out
Cannon, the star English jockey, who
was up on the favorite. On May >, he
won two more races, while Lester was
satisfied with one. "Johnnie's" next VIC
tories were at Newmarket, on May 10.
when he finished first twice The follow
ing day. he secured two more 1rsts.
At Gatwick, May IS, Lester brought two
winners home for Richard Croker. Both
of their horses were long shots and the
American boys clever riding was COM
mented on in all the newspapers. The
same day Johnnie came in first three
times.
After winning two races at Doncaster
on May %, the Reiff boys went to Ep-
som, where on May 80. johnnie" rode
magnificent race on Jolly Tar. winning
tn EPSON cup On Macaroni the same
day he captured the Durdhan Plate.
At the same track the next day Les
ter brought another horse home first for
"Dick" Croker. June 2, at Newmarket,
the brothers captured three races. John
ME" two, and Lester one. The Manches-
ter Breeders plate was won by Lester on
June g. The same day Johnnie" won the
Tden Handicap. "Johrnie's'' next mount
was on June u, and again he came be-
fore the judges first Lester had two vic
tories that afternoon. He won the Gold
Vase stakes on Solitaire and the Coven-
try stakes on Good Morning.
The following day johnnie" won the
Royal Hunt Cup. on Royal Flush.
At Alexander park on June 10, the boys
divided four races between them, each
winning two. On June %, at Brighton,
the won all the races in which they par
ticipated, Lester getting four and John
nie'' one. The Foal Plate and Regula-
ton Plate event fell to the midget at
Newmarket on June go
His ride in the Princes of Wales stakes
on Merry Gal, last Thursday, when he
beat out Diamond Jubilee, the English
derby winner, made him more popular
than ever with the English racing men.
''Tod" Sloane's work abroad this season
has been good, and the trouble he had
last yea rhas been forgotten. His first
victory was in Liverpool, March 20, when
Of Wales Plato. In the Derby meet in
April, Sloan piloted two horses across the
line first He won the Alexandra Park
Cup on April "A, on Dundham. At Kemp
ton park two days later the fashion plate
finished first in a hot race. Thenext day
he scored another victory at Windor.
At Newmarket Sloan added three races
to his string. In this meet he also had a
dead heat, but was beaten out in the
run off. The Tadworth Plate, which was
won at EPSON, on April Is, went to
Sloan. His next victory was the Ches-
ter Cup, which he won on Roughside,
May g.
Sloan scored two more victories at New
market on May Is, and the following day
at the same track he won a big event
The next day of the Newmarket meet
he added the Breeders Stake AMI the
were one at Gatwick, two at Epsom,
May %. and June 1, two at EPSON.
"Skeets" Martin has not been as sue
cessfupl as the Reiff boys, and Sloan
has been unfortunate enough to have
been suspended twice He has. however,
showed rare good form at times. His
record of victories is two at Lincoln,
March Is; one at Liverpool April /; two
at Alexander park April a; two at Kemp
ton park, April Is; one at Newmarket,
May 2; and two at Newmarket on June
80.
Rigby's work has been excellent at
times. He has shown in some races as
good judgment as Sloan and Cannon
His winning streak began at Birmingham
April 10, when he came IN on winners
in three races. The following day at the
same track he was again successful
three times. Ae Newmarket on May 6.
he won a 2oo5 guinea plate. At Hempton
park May u, he added two more Victories
TO his list His other wins were as fol-
lows: Two at Newmarket, May Is; one
at Kinfield meet June s; two at Gatwick (
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