Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-02
WITH THE HORSES.
"Skeets'' Martin Picks Danny Maher to
Win the English Derby.


Win the English Derby.
When the belated Cunard line steam,
ship Campania reached her pier late
on Sunday afternoon one of the first
passengers to step ashore was Jockey
J. III. (Skeets) Magtin, who has been
riding in England for William G. Whit
ney and others. ST have signed to ride
for Mr. Whitney in England again next
year." Martin said yesterday, land it
may be that will have the mount on
Acefull in the Derby. What do think
of Acefull's chances. It's a bit early
to figure on them, still if he goes he
Will have chance. He will have to
be a mighty good one, however, to beat
Rocksand or Flotsam. Danny Maher
will be up on one or the other, unless
both go wrong, which isn't likely.
Looking at it a long way off, I can only
say it would not surprise me bit to
see the horse Danny is on come in first
in the Derby" Like Maher. Martin
expressed himself as being very we'll
satisfied with his treatment in Eng
land. and he declined to discuss the
troubles of Reiff and Henry in France
on the ground that he had no personal
knowledge of the causes which result
ed in their ruling off. Martin ranked
next to Maher in the list of winning
American jockeys I'm England, as well
as in popular esteem.
Sidney Burns, who was associated in
France with Robert Rose, and with
him was ordered to be expelled from
that country for supposed connection
with turf scandals, was a passenger
on the steamship st Louis of the
American line, which reached port yes
terday after a stormy voyage 81 was
ruled off in France for the same reason
and at the same time Rose was,'' Burns
said at the Hoffman house last night.
Later Rose made fight for exonera-
ton through the American ambassador
and the order expelling him was with
drawn. I had already left the coun-
try. satisfied that / could not obtain
Justice there. AS matter of fact
| Frenehmen are at least fifteen years
behind the times in racing matters. An
up-to-date man in the betting ring is
so far ahead of them that he is i'm
mediately stamped as crooked by those
jealous or envious of his success. Let
me illustrate: The original complaint
against Rose and myself had it's origin
/
Gates. We laid him $1,000 to $1,00C
against a certain horse, and when we
| found the French books out of line and
/ offering PA to 1 against the same
horse we covered ourselves by putting
on a thousand with them. We got 81,
500 to 81 900. and as the horse won we
made commission Of $500 on The
wager. While a play of this sort is
perfectly legitimate on this side of The
water, 1t caused complaints of SHARP
practice and of fraud among the
French lawyers. and that view was sus
i tanned by the trial judge, a man who
never saw a horse race and who knew
absolutely nothing of the accepted
methods of the betting ring. The
i French are excitable and peppery, an6
the less a fellow has to do with then
in a betting way in their own countr,
the less liable is he to get into {
scrape There is money to be won il
France. but when foreigner wins i
look out for squalls I have seen al
1 care to see Of that country, and shall
not go there again for any reason
known to me now