The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
Turf Notes

Vienan, November S.-The American
jockey, Fred Taral, who has just COM
pleted his 25th year OF continuous
riding, establishes a record without
a parallel in the annals of turf his
tory. During this long period of
active service in the pigskin he has
ridden nearly 1000 winners, and was
champion jockey both in America and
in Austria-Hungaray. cad now at the
end of quarter of a century, he winds
up the season on top of the list, with
nearly so winning mounts to his credit
1t may also be said to Taral's credit
that in all his long jockey career
he has never been before the stewards
for questionable or suspicious ride.
And now for short history of this
wonderful knight of the saddle. Taral
started out in 1882 as apprentice for
Lew Gilmore, with whom he served
three years, after which he rode sue
cessfully for Dan HONG, LIE Bold
Bros. Beverwyck Stable. ex-Mayor
Nolan of Albany, Walcott & Campbell,
j. r. Keene and Marcus Daily.
In 1900, having become too heavy
for the American low scale of weights,
he signed to ride in Austria Hungary
for Herr Won Pechy. with whom he
mas now been six seasons, during
which time he has been at the TOP
of the list four times.
He Is the only jockey who has won
the three big events of the metro
politan turf in one year, viz: The
Brooklyn Handicap on DR.. Rice, the
Suburban Handicap on Ramapo and
the Metropolitan Handicap on Ramapo.
He has Won the most valuable stake
In Germany. the German Derby, and
the richest prize in Austria-Hungary,
the kings prize, each worth $4,000.
Fred Taral. who is now 80 years old,
will before long give himself a we'll
deserved rest, but the name Jockey
Taral will still be before the racing
public. as his 14-year-old son John is
apprenticed to Baron Springer's stable
In Austria, and is showing himself to
be a worthy successor to his father.
Young Taral, or Taral, Jr, as he is
styled over here, has done some first
class work in the saddle and brought
home several good winners
1t is probable that he will be seen
in the saddle during the coming sea-
son at New Orleans, and old-timers
will recognize in him Fred Taral in
his early days, as he has the same
seat and clever pair of hands, and
rides with that same GOODNESS that
made his father such favorite in the
days of Domino.
The American turf has at last q
jockey family. and may in the future
speak of the Tarals as they speak in
England Of the Cannons and the
Loates.
Last fall Ed Geers roamed south
from Memphis and bought a bay geld
ing called Pulsus, that had won seven
or eight races in a row and on paper
looked like real good thing. But
when it came to the select society of
the grand circuit Pulsus was found to
be trifie shy in several of the ingre-
dlents that go to make up race nag
OF the A class
But Geers raced him. Pulsus would
start and he would finis, too, but well
back. In the early days of the circuit
some of the boys bet on him, their
theory being that Geers would not be
paying entrance on anything that did
not have some class. They lost with
sad regularity.
One day a Pulsus victim was sitting
In the grand stand when Pulsus fin
ished mile, looking weary and going
hop scotch with his legs. A man who
was not familiar with the starters,
but knew Geers from seeing his pic
lures In the papers, turned to the
swipe.
What's Geers driving?" he asked.
"Pulseless," answered the swipe.