The sun., 1902-10-23
O'CONNOR WILL RIDE ~ FRANCE.
signs Three.Year Contract With Baron
Rothschild ~ SIS .OlpO Annually.

Jockey Winfield Scott Hancock OConnor.
whose contract with A. Featherstone ex-
pired recently. will ride in France next year.
O'Connor signed contract yesterday to
ride for Baron Rothschild for the next three
years at IL salary OF $4,000 a year. His e1-
penses together with those OF his valet will
also be paid to the other side. August Bel
mont. acting for Ba ron Rothschild. secured
the Jockeys signature. O'Connor was de.
veloped by Father Bill" DAILY but he was
really made famous by Mr.. Featherstone.
who took a fatherly interest IN tho boy and
helped to line his pockets - gold. O'Con-
nor has ridden many noted horses to VIC
tory. but this year there WAS a perceptible
falling OF in his work. oConnor will sail
for France shortly.
one OF the cleverest coups Of the season
was pulled on in the second race yesterday
at Morris Park. when Miss Buttermilk won
by a head from Honolulu. The Ally is 10y
Handspring and Is a half sister
to the Messrs. keenes' Dazzling She had
been prepared quietly at Gravesend and
a week q go the word was passed around that
when she started she would sc. the money.
she worked great guns on Monday and Mar
tin Was engaged TO ride. Then Miss Butter
trip from Graye--nd had TO be made and
the hly's handlers did not fancy a trip TO
Long Island city In railroad car followed by
Port " Morris on So they they RSsRt upon I novel plan
They secured a hs moving yaD and early
ssTSAy modnf they ysde esde" we're s padded
and the floor MAS we'll covered with straw
= l9n Ms drl, :" to wesic ester, ard
when Miss Butieru ilk emerged from II the
trainers and - be- alIas we're dumbfounded
Altnougu tnsre were fasnty-three horses in
he se.ond raGre. t.oss who 2 kneT how good d
unloadsd 20 much money At siAes that the
price fsli 10 tours. the tlly going 70 the post
threw their hats IN the air and rus ued into he
ring to cash. Whether they took their win
nngs away in the van or not could not he
A match race bet ween the three year -olds
Hermis and McChesney on any track operat-
ing under the rules OF the Jockey Club. is out
one oi McChcsney's owner. ia Boots"
Durnell. who got into trouble some time ago
md out definitely Durnell's standing OF the
French turf Secretary i o Hanlon or the
JOCKEY CLUB was instructed ycsferday yrtio TO
Is the reply:
New York Jockey CIuS--The decision o. III.
ride wherever the rules aTc c7'orccd.
The Jockey Club here recognize the rulings
Of the French turl AUTHORITIES and so does
d., W;,,, oalfotnia Jo[Gsy CiTS; OF h~"TG Tom
Jockey club. controlling tho Chicago tracks.
has permitted Durnen To race there all tie
Rein and Milton Henry, recently ruled of in
France. can ride in Chicago next year. Just
as Lester Reln mas done since ne Was ruieu
off in England
Pohn made his first appearance in race
| over the jumps in the steepleChase yester-
day. He Is owned by +. Ambrose clark, who
bought him some time ago at the sale OF
"Packey" Ryan's horse. The seldlng is by
| Strathrnore e-keli, and his p-rfornlance yes
terday was taken TO mean that II Will not he
long before he will he worth a bet.
In the Cssteton stakes there WAS heavy
| plunge on Bookmaksr Jack Mcdonald =
| interval. who was pounded down from 10 /
| 10 Ia TO :, her owner getting on a good slice.
But = - ran absolutely last
! There vas such heavy play on John 4:
brakes Amur in the fifth racr that to S
| appear red on the states only for an instant.
| the price dropping TO : to TO- ". {. Whit
| ney's Black-Stock, who ran for the FIRST
| time his year in this event, is IA three year
| old by Hapover-M Mamie Himyar. He did
not do much as tNo-yeer-old.
wyeth the American Derby winner, worked
| mil. in | ~ between races Yesterday ia
| preparation for the race for the WoodlaUn
Vase TO BE- run on saturday.
The Press Clubs benefit fund was. in
| creased yesterday BY SUBSCRIPTIONS from
Jnliq- Fleisehmapn. r. ho9per; F 1.
j. l.. Pepper, j. g. Lyman and T, Welsh.