Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-04
NJ DANIEL WILL
RIDE FOR KEENE
NEW YORK TURFMAN PAYS
$4,000 FOR CONTRACT
HIah Class Card Draws Out Big
Crowd and Speculation Is Brisk
All Day at Ascot
Park
ny FOREST LOWRY.


''Puddin" Mcdaniel will ride mex
season for James r. Keene. the mil
llonaire turfman of New York. Dav
McDaniels, father Of "Puddin," wire
to Mr.. Keene yesterday acceptin
terms, The purchase price for frs
call on the boys services is said to b
$4,000 and the contract is for one year.
If rollicking good nature, reckles
courage, good seat and light hand
make a first-class Jockey, r. McDan
iel, better known as "Puddin," is Of
the high road to fame. But these ar
not all the essential qualifications h
possesses as rider. He is cool wit
all his recklessness, and in all the race
he has ridden this winter he displaye,
excellent judgment
Is Leading Jockey
''Puddin" is the leading jockey of TIL
winter. He sprang into prominence, |
might be said. in a day. Before h
came to Ascot park he had had scarce
ly a mount, and did not seem abov'
an apprentice boy in ability. He soor
displayed such superior horsemanship
however, and rode with such brillianc1
and dash in the finishes that 1t wal
not long before he was eagerly sough
by the horsemen of the Pacific coast
During the winter months he has wor
nearly seventy-five races.
This little jockey Is a living eXem'
plification of the old saying, Like be-
gets like" His grandfather was Col
Mcdaniel, the famous head of the
confederacy of turfmen, who at one
time was a power in the turf world
Tt was the colonel who trained the
great horse Harry Bassett when he
beat the equally famous Longfellow
It was he, too, who taught James Roe
the noted trainer who handles James
R. Keene's thoroughbreds, the rudi-
mentary parts of his vocation, both as
a Jockey and conditioner of race
horses.
Has the Pluck
Dave Mcdaniel the superintendent
of the Kansas City track, is "Puddins s.
father. The youngster, who is only
fifteen years old and weighs scarcely
eighty pounds was born in Versailles
KY Like all good sons of the Blue
Glass region, his natural bent was tc
climb on a horses back. This was
when he was a bit of a tad. Although
small he had plenty of pluck, and his
muscles were like strands of wire
thin, tough, but pliable. Practice
made him master of the art of controll-
ing crazy-headed, hot-blooded thor
oughbreds, and after that to be a
jockey came quickly.
In the opinion of Tod Sloan, "Pud-
din is nothing short of a wonder.
He predicts brilliant future for him.
Well Balanced Fields
A free handicap steeplechase over
the short course, three purse races and
two selling affairs made up the rae
ing card yesterday. The well balanced
fields and the class of horses entered
attracted an unusually large Friday
crowd and as result speculation was
brisk all day long.
Jockey Miller had a very good day.
winning on two of his four mounts
Mcdaniel, Perrine and Dugan each
piloted a winner.
Cotillion at 1S to 5, and Witch Hazel
at even money, were the only favorites
to score. Foncasta at Is to l high. and
81 60
to land the long ends of the purses
while Flea at to 2 and Lustig at to 2
were the second choices to get by the
judges stand first.
Flea Wins SteepIechase
Flea was easily the best of the field
of five which went to the post in the
first race which was a free handicap
steeplechase over the short course.
He closed equal second choice
with Cazador at 7 to 2 each.
Allegiance, who got in with
143 pounds, was made faVorite and was
always around to 2. Jim Bozeman
quoted at to 1 with Limerick Town
the extreme outsider at II to 1 opening
ana 10 CloSlnS. Inc latter acted
like crazy horse and refused to go to
the post. After a delay of fifteen min
utes the field was sent away to a good
start. Limerick Town ran out at the
first jump.
Flea was always we'll up and after
taking the water jump went on about
his business and held the others safe.
He seemed to run a better race than in
any of his previous essays. with so
much weight up. Cazador was easily
second, Allegiance and Jim Bozeman
fought it out for the show, the verdict
going to the former by a head
cotlIion Finishes GameIy
The second race at one mile had
six starters and Cotillion closed fav-
orite at 10 to 5, after receding from
7 to 8. Sportsman was backed from
s to / down to to /. The latter and
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