Evening journal., 1903-12-10
SPORTS
PASSING or NOTED JOCKEYS
Fuller, odom and Other Famous Riders
Will Have to Retire.

WIN one season OF success, unpar-
alleled ON the turf for its suddcnness
and completeness behind him. and q II
winter OF somewhat douhtm nroanects II
before him, Jock. Grover UDl4elalnd /,
Fuller Just now is a problem to turf II
men, who are looking ahead TO the l
coming year OF racing In the condi- 4
ton he was last summer on metro I
politan courses Fuller's services would !
be almost beyond estimate in value to
the stable that might be so lucky as /
to get him. but horsomen doubt that I
Fuller Will repeat his success Of 1903, /
even should he escape the fate that I
seems impending and srow so rapidly .
as to make IL impossible for him TO I
ride at the weights usual ON New York /
tracks While Fuller. therefore. was
one Of the turf sensations of the sea- /
son. owners of racing stables have
made no special efforts TO sign him FOR
next season, as he is classed with the
riders who have nearly reached the
limit set by nature.
Fuller is not without company iu
this estimate of horsemen. for Odom.
Hicks. Coburn, Ricet. TroXler and even
the timer. Bullman, are riders who
were both popular and successful last
season and whose future In the saddle
is doubtful. as all have shown tend
ency TO take on weight faster than
they can remove it with safety. OF
the number Odom Is the mos, promi-
nent, and also the most popular in the
East where he has been riding sue
cessfully for a half dozen years. Il is
worthy of note that there was no great
u.
next year. for good rider and finished
horseman as Is the Georgia lad, he Is
now a young man feet inches In
/ height and big-boned In proportion, the
chance that he viii be able to ride again
AZ weight approximatlng the li5 pounds
that he could do conveniently last sum
mer is remote.
Hicks, companion phenomenon 20
Fuller, started his New York racing
career as one Of the lght-weghts. and
on his first few mounts made weights
that were close 70 100 pounds The
Louisiana negro boy was not meant by
nature to remain IN the midget class.
however and Hicks has increased i'm
weight more than any rider OF those
who made the campaign In the East
and finished the year Weighing close on
1i5 pounds
IL speaks IN for the future OF Hicks
and Fuller that they should have added
weight I'm such style I'm the hottest and
hardest part of the seasons work. for
with such increase under conditions
favorable In every way to keeping
down. their prospects in cold weather
are bad. Fuller, too. Is az am age
where rapid growth Is TO be expected.
and IL would not surprise horsemen 10
see the boy big enough to ride steepie-
chases without carrying extra weight
when racing Is resumed ON the Metro
Ipolitan Circuit next year. Bullman.
for all the years he has been riding al
weights under ITO pounds also began
TO get heavy late In the season. and
1T required severe self-denial ON his
part TO keep within limits that would
permit OF his accepting mounts in Tn,
closing DAYS Of metropolitan racing
Cannon Boiesen and H. Michaels arl
Others who are reaching the heav,
stage that leads to retirement from tn
saddle.
in view Of the Inevitable growth O
. the riders. the old remedy Of an in
crease I'm the scale Of weights bv actioi
Of the Jockey Club has been suggested
but there is small hope Of any real goo,
being accomplished I'm that manner
The scale Is quite high enough now. bu
the trouble IS that scale weights ar,
900 seldom carried in races. as IN,
popularity Of weights Is such tha
races are conditioned to suit owner.
and bring out fields. and. except in oc.
casional stakes at weight for age. tn,
scale Is rarely reached. In addition n
may be remembered that this remed,
has been tried again and again IN
years post with the result that With,
90 years stake weights for 9 and 2.
year-olds have increased 20 pounds ol
more each. but without any appreciabl,
effect in the matter OF aiding III,
Jockeys orAdding TO their terms Of use.
fulness In the saddle.