The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-28
SPORTING NEWS.
"Chub'' Russell Back From the
Hungarian Turf.
Tells of His Riding Experiences
in That Country.
THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.
Declares That the Nobility Play
the Races Hard.
Six American Jockeys There
Doing Well.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 2s.-Among
the most important arrivals at Ascot
Park this week was H L. Russell,
known to fame as Club" the Ameri-
can jockey who has been riding for
the last two years in Austria-Hungar
He has a great many interesting tales
to tell of the Hungarian turf, but Cali
fornia looks good to him, to judge from
his remarks
You'll have to hand it to the Hun
garians. I never thought much of 'em
until 1 went over to their country, but
now it's up to me to say that they're
all right. And sports? Say, the way
those Hungarian mobiles go to the pony
game would lash Riley Grammar to the
rail.
But I'm glad to be back to Cali
fornla again. because I was born out
mere, and once a native son never a
Hungarian. Amt that right? L was
over there for two years. and 1 made
money and had a fine time, but what s
California boy going to do in a coun-
try where the names of the towns
sounds like the imported beer list in a
SVEN cafe And everything you get
to eat is plastered with paprika, and
never did like pepper anyway.
When rolled down that gang plank
and got good. clean United States dirt
under the soles of my Austrian boots
Ill bet was the most tickled little
man IN all New York state. I could
nave Rugged the first big Irish police
to mel 49,
Now about those foreign Jockeys;
they don't amount to much except in
the snort distance races. When we first
went over there they used to laugh at
US for sitting all bumped up with the
snort stirrup. Those natives sit up
there like a split stick, legs out as far
as they Will go, and before they knew
how it happened the American lads
would get away in front and never
come back any more, and now some of
them are pretty foxy themselves
There were six of Americans
riding in Vienna and Budapest this
year-F'red Taral, Charlie Van Dusen,
Spencer the Ice Man, Henry Lewis,
Holmes and myself. Taral is riding in
wonderful form, and he was second on
the winning jockey list, while 1 was
third. A little Hungarian lad was first.
His name is Bunda, and he certainly
can ride a few.
II am going back next year, for 1 am
under $4,000 contract with Counts
Dagenfeld, Andrazsey and Baron
Harkanyl-sounds like a bill of fare,
doesn't it?
Eddie Ross rode one race over there
and I'll bet he never forgets it if he
lives to be old enough to make Me
thuseleh look like a member of the in
FAINT class.
Trainer Foster was starting a horse
called Edgardo in the Austrian Prize, the
richest race they run over in that coun-
try. The purse is $4,000, and the way
they go out after that money is some
! thing fierce. Everybody wants it. Well
this Edgardo horse was a good one and
he had more than an outside chance, es-
pecially with an American jockey up.
Just before the race the owner sent
word to Eddie that If he won on Edgardo
there would be check for 5000 waiting
for him after the race, and !. guess this
was the news that sent the lad up into
the air. When the word was given Ed
gardo just said: ''Good-by" and away he
went to the front, with Eddie Ross riding
him for all that s., 900 was worth. The rest
/ of those horses didn't see him for smoke
and EdgardO won all alone.
| And here was where Ross made his big
mistake. He said afterWard that he
thought the horse was lame, so he pulled
| him to a walk, slipped off and led him
| back to the judges standi OF course, they
had to disqualify him and give the race tC
the second horse. Now. what do you think
of that?"
Russell will ride at Ascot Park unit
March l, when he leaves for Europe. He
expects to free lance it.