The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Some Promising Jockeys
Riding at NeW Orleans
MCGee and freeman Look Best at Fair
Grounds-NicoI Leading at City Park
Hermis May Run Again.
BY MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK, Dec 30.-The question
of jockeys is interesting horsemen at
this time and a keen line is kept on
the work of the youngsters at New
Orleans
1t IS not to be wondered at that the
boys OF the class from which jockeys
are recruited should have their heads
turned when they find themselves earn
Ing insurance presidents salaries at the
age when SO per seems wealth to the
average boy of their age.
Easily Led Astray.
A season or two OF success and wine
and women. with the other seductions
OF the counting OF the white light. does
them up and they are compelled to doi
the silks. While there are occasional
OdOms, Mahers, Redferns and Lynes.
who resist these temptations and stay
In the saddle until Old Man Avoirdu-
pois compels their retirement there are
scores Of Hildebrands. Bairds. Fullers
and the like. who. after a brief season
Of deIirious popularity. are compelled
to go into the outer darkness. Occasion
ally one OF them sobers down and gets
back into the game. but 1t is rare.
New Orleans Is the nursery of jock
eys. and IT Is rare season that a few
good boys are rot developed there. and
this season Is no exception
At the fair grounds Freeman and Nc
Gee stand out prominently. Both are
riders unknown to the East The best
line on Freeman is the fact that Charley
Ellison has grabbed him to ride any
horse ne starts. Freeman is said 10 be
promising rider. McGee rides very
wen. Sewells practice this winter will
f. I'm for his next season in the East.
w Hayes is also regarded as a promis-
ing rider
Nicol Far Ahead
AT the city Park track NicoI is far
ahead OF other riders in winning mounts.
In the East last season no one could
believe Nicol WAS Il good rider. not
withstanding his brilliant work at New
Orleans. once back at New Orleans. he
seems 10 regain all his confidence. for he
has put many winner over. Wishari.
little thought of in the East. is de
Veloping well. C. Morris * prominent
rider who can take mounts at under
ninety pounds. Pierott. who rode at New
Orleans last winter without attracting
notice. is third on the list. lie has i'm
proved greatly. RomaneIli DiSginS and
j. Jones, all faVorabiy known in the
East. arc not doing any too well. West
eIn hOrsemen seem 10 prefer their own
boys. Obert rides fairly well and 50
does Koerner. SO far it looks as il
there was promising crop OF new rid
ers at the winter tracks.
The many friends Of that sterling
sportsman. Newton Bennington. will be
glad To know that he is steadily i'm
proving from his recent attack and soon
will be entirely out OF danger. Mr.. Ben
nington is a racing man OF the right
sort and is popular with all followers
Of the sport.
/ hear that l. Y. Bell is considering
seriously retiring entirely from the turf
The notoriety which has come TO him
from various court cases has been dis
tasteful and he has never fully become
reconciled 10 the injustice he is certain
was done him in his controversy with
Starter Nosburgh some time ago.
Mr.. Bell has only two or three horses
in training. Three years ago he main
tained a stable of twenty horses. and
was the owner OF the famous Hcrmis.
which he sold to L. r. Thomas for
$50 00O
This year he gave the greater part OF