The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-21
THOMAS ENGAGES .KARRICK.
Well.knOWn Trainer to Handle New
TurfMan's Horses.

1t was announced yesterday at Morris Park
that j.. X. Thomas. the young millionaire
who recently purchased Hermls for sec, 900
has engaged W. NJ. Karrick. the well-known
trainer. to handle his new stable. There was
no authentic statement relative to Karrici s
salary. but IL WAS said he would receive in
the neigh borhood of $1,000. Hermis will not
be placed In Karrick's hands until after the
Saratoga meeting.
By n special contract, which has been filed
with the Jockey Club. j. II. Mccormick will
continue to train Hcrmis until Herinis has
filled all Of his engagements at the Spa 1t
also is underst God that J, T.. Madden viii! con =
tinue to train Mr.. Thomas's colt Yardarm
until after the Brooklyn Handicap. when the
son of Henry of Navarro will be turned over
to Karrick Onatas. Dimple. Auto and other
horses in Mr. Thomas's barn will be taken in
hand by his new trainer at once. karrlck. IL
is said also will keep on training for Lawrence
Waterbury and +, NJ. Dick.
Word was received at the track yesterday
thar Matt Byrncs. the noted American ira liner,
has Just won II $4,000 stake at Austria with
one Of the horses belon ging to +. NJ. Boroos.
Blues. who is be ing pointed for the Brook
Ign Handicap, worked mile and a quarter
at Morris Park yesterday morning in ?:llh.
we'll in hand all the way.
Just because he was seen talking 10 }, +,
Madden in the paddock the other day. the
story was circulated yesterday that Albert
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The yarn was made out of the whole cloth
There was r,,Inor IN circulation yesterday
to the effect tint Jockey Shaw lo.t his license
not because OF poor ride on Ilyra mt Jamaica.
but because of the questionable handling or
the colt Africander in another race at the
same track. But when p. j DWyer. who
was n steward AZ Jamaica and who recon :
mcnded Shaw's suspension. was asked abont
the matter he ga id tho Alexander race had
nothing to do with the Jockeys case
Dreamer. of Father Bill" Days string of
Jockeys. is on the ground for four days be-
cause of disobedience at the post
Jockey IIoar. who still is under contract
to Frank Farrell. left for Toronto yesterday.
where he will ride at the coming meeting Tor
The horses of L. V. Bell julius Fleischmann
and other prominent owners already have
been shipped from Westchester to Sleeps
head Bay. ,
J. i. Madden has engaged Jockey Connell
to ride for him this season. II also Is possible
that the boy will ride some for Err Thomas
as his handling of fardarm the other day
here several weeks ago from San Francisco
with sandy" McDermott to whom he is
under contract.
The Tammany politicians who make a
business of playing the ponies We're down
Face for their bank rolls They yelled them
selves hoarse when the flly won and loudly
cheered Robson. the apprentice. when ne
brought Mimon bnck to the scales.
the jockey Club adopt his Australian starting
gate in case the McGinnis machine IL tied
UP permane tly in the courts, says ne VIII
In We one of his gates here in feW days and
expects trial Mr.. Lopez IS ont win saeSe -
memory Of Jockey Barry. who was fatally
injured in a hurdle race at Morris PARK
Sir Walt and Grand Nitesse burned up II
lot of money in the third event