Arizona republican., 1900-11-07
THE SPORTING NEWS
Turf Matters as Discussed on the Other Side.
Reiffs Will Remain Abroad, Having Been Re. engaged by Lord William Beresferd - American Style of Riding Growing in Popularity.

New York, Nov 6-"Cobham" writes from London to the Telegraph as fol- lows:
 T am very glad to be able to an- nounce that the American jockeys, Lester Reiff and Johnnie Reiff. have been re-engaged by Lord William Beresford for the season of 1901. It would be strange were the master of the light blue, black cap to do other wise, for the brothers have done splen- did service for his establishment this summer and fall As I wrote at the time, Lord William gained nothing when he released Sloan and signed T. Weldon last spring. and the replace ment of the latter by the Reiffs-when their services could ,be obtained-was surely an eloquent endorsement of the American style" of riding.
 Lord Beresford's re-engagement of the Reiffs is also very opportune and significant. coming as it does at a time when there is so much being cabled back and forth between America and England in regard to Lord Durham's $ speech at the Jockey Club meeting held at Newmarke, The details of the matter were not made pub lie until the publication of an extra racing calendar last Tues day, and one has to only read the en- tire report of the proceedings to real ize that Lord Durham's remarks have been given altogether too much prom thence. and have been distorted and misinterpreted.
 The Jockey Club meeting dealt with some very important questions. Two alterations to the rules were passed which will be brought up for confirma- tion at the next meeting, held on the 24th- Allowances can hereafter be c.aimed "only for the produce (foaled in the United Kingdom) of a stallion covering at CT under a particular fee in the United Kingdom" Apprentice allowances will-whs sn the new rules are confirmed-be '.eXtended in handi- caps as we'll as selling races,' and it was during the discussion of this mat ter that Lord Durham expressed his idsa that he did not think that the turf had been in a worse state than it was now for many years past. and he attributed it to the prominence of American jockeys and their followers" Lord Durham virtually reiterated this opinion few minutes later.
 The incident has been well discussed on all sides, and in many quarters thsre is a feeling that Lord Durham may have a bit exceeded the limits of hospi- tality-and possibly his proper sphere when he bawailed the fact that "a great many owners would put up only American jockeys, and it could be seen in race after race that some of them were not very scrupulouS how they rode" At the same time all his refer ences to American jockeys occupied very small portion of the debate on the apprentice allowance question, and the main point of his argument was the tendency of the present rage for Amer ican jockeys to prevent English boys from advancing in their profession. All this is true enough, too. but there mead be no anxiety about the matter in America, for as long as the invaders" behave themselves here they will he perfectly welcome. The enthusiastic receptions evoked by the exhibitions of Sloan and Johnnie Reiff, for instance, have been the truest evidence of our appreciation of true talent in the sad de, and I reiterats that all straight forward turfmen, whether riders, trainers or owners, are perfectly wei come, and. as their many triumphs ars demonstrating, they are given even chance to succeed.
 Every race day bears additional tes- timony to the efficacy of the American seat" Take last Saturday at Ling field. for instance. Of the six Q .'en;s Cn the card Lester Reiff secured the only success scored by the American icck- eys, it is true. but the remaining events were all won by riders who have chang ed their style to correspond With the American method. These are w. Hal sey, who won three races. and Kemp ton Vannon and J. Hare Who won one race each. I still adhere to my belief that our own eX-prsmier jockey. Morningron Cannon, would promptly outdo even the best American riders if only he would adopt their style, for Cannon is a horseman par-eXcellence.
 In regard to the American seat, [ may add that the latest arrival, Daniel Maher, possesses rhe magic art of mak- ing it positively graceful. With the others it is the reverse f picturesque. and it is therefore all the more of a mystery how Maher makes it so really artistic