Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
Turf and Track Notes.

A bill repeating the breeders law, which
permitted wagers on horse racing in Mis-
souri,. mas passed the lower house and
now goes to the senate.
Frank J. Bryan, the presiding steward
al the Crescent City track, New Orleans,
will probably succeed Judge Murphy at St.
Louis. Bryan is a Western Jockey Club
adherent and will not officiate at Louis
Vile this year.
Secretary John Boden. tr.. of the Brigh-
ton Beach Racing Association announced
last night that Tradition and Hurst Park
had been declared from the Brighton handi-
cap and that the entries of Bondage, RAMS
Horn and Tokalon void.
The subscription started by Joe Yeager,
Ed. Suite. Otto Wonderly and Whitley
Langdon for the mother of Jockey Wen
rick who was killed at Hot Springs re
Gently, will probably amount to about
81 600. All OF the horsemen at the Springs
have contributed.
Jockey Sperling has been guilty of so
much rough riding at Oakland Park of late
that Judge Buck has threatened him with
suspension for the rest of the meeting If
he offends again. Sperling. by the way,
has developed into a good jockey this win
ter and will come east in general demand.
He has been the star jockey at both of the
Hot Springs tracks.
Here is list of some of the American
Jockeys who will ride in England, France,
Austria and Germany this year: ID. Maher,
IT, II Martin, J. Ransch, winnie" O'Con-
|nOr. S Dickson. Nash and Lee Turner,
Cash Sloan. II. Shields. B. Rigby. q.
|DuTy Russell Garrigan, Hayes. Waugh,
James, Jones. n. Hill. Kelly and Chanler.
| Sam Hildreth is trying to buy some sea-
soned horses I'm the west for f.. n. Smath-
| ers. He may close a deal with Capt. Jim
WILLIAMS for Phil Finch, and may also
make an offer for Rams Horn. In spite of
| the persistent rumors that Hildreth Will
receive license to train in the east this
year certain horsemen declare that the
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Intention Mr.. Smathers, it Is said. is
very ANXIOUS to have Hildreth reinstated.
land has been trying to have the stewards
take up his application for some time.
Jockey s. Dickson, who VIII ride for
William X Vanderbilt in France this year.
sailed for Europe on the kronprinz from
New York yesterday. Dickson Is regarded
as one OF the best lightweight Jockeys In
this country He Is sixteen years 90, ~
make eighty-fve pounds and handles MS
mounts in veteran style. At Essex Park
Hot Springs. he stood second to Sporting,
with thirteen winners. nine SECONDS and
seven thirds, out OF 1tty-nine - ''nts,
dickson was discovered" by Joseph A.
Murphy. the well-known racine o.ilciAi'
who saw him ride at st. Louis last sum-
bner.
An odd side line feature of the troubles
between the Western Jockey Club and the
American Turf Association is in the posi-
tion that the New Memphis Jockey cur
will be called upon to assume when racing
hpEtnS
burg millionaire, is one of the LARGEST
stockholders in the club. The New Mem
phis Jockey Club has announced that th'
Western Jockey Club rules will govern the
spring meeting, which means that al bu'
stake entries of one of the iargest STOCK
holders will be rejected II offered cap
ain Brown has already allied himself VIII
he American Turf Association by accept
NJ a place on the board OF appeais.
MANY valuable stakes TO be run al th'
saratoga meeting will close on March o
They include the $4,000 Saratoga handl
- al one mile and a quarter; the 81 ,oUI
saratoga cup, at one mile and three-quar
ers: tie 50 goo Merchants and Cltlzehs
bandicap. at one mile and three-sixteenths
the 81 600 Champlain handicap at one mis-
Ind a furlong: the 5000 Saranac handl
Eap for three-year-olds, at one mile and
furloDg; the Saratoga special, for two
rear-olds. at five and half furlongs, usu
klIy worth nearly $2o.oVo; the soVo ALL
Fondack handicap, for two-year-oids. al
TX furlongs, and others OF less impor-
ance. 1t is expected that the steeplecnases
1t the Spa this year will be up to the high
asst standard.