The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-04
EARNED ABOUT 100000
A Salary Of More Than Presi :
dent Roosevelt Draws.
Animals He Rode Won $4,000
for Newcastle Stables.
On Sss Winners, sls Second
Bests and 2IO Third Place.

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Washington. Dec. Hockey MAR
velous" Miller ended the most Won
derful season ever enjoyed by a race
rider here when the curtain fell on the
| Metropolitan circuit for 1906, the
Benning meeting the last of the cir
cult. closing down with the final race.
Late In the week the Jockeys booking
agent, j. Fitzsimmons, figured out
some interesting statistics. For in
stance, Miller rode 1,106 races since
the 1st of January. 1905. at San Fran
cisco, Cal, up to three days ago, which
In itself is worlds riding record.
But more important than this-and
| also another worlds marks the
fact that Miller rode just 1872 winners
| 31S seconds and 210 thirds.
In New York. a figure fend went all
| through the dope, up to November:
l, betting an imaginary SIS note on
every one of the Marvellous fQne,sY
mounts, straight and place. He reck-
oned a net winning of Just $685.
surely a fine return for so small an in
vestment. At one time the follower Of
Miller would have been SIS out. but a
winning rally on the riders part late
at Saratoga more than recouped the
loss Thousands of race players
about New York bIndly followed
Miller all through the summer, and of
course made splendid money Miller
Will ride through the winter at Oak
land. Cal. for Thomas H. Williams,
president of the California Jockey
club. and will return east to this city
early next March. where he will again
accept service in the Newcastle
stable. MN
Undoubtedly Miller stands fourth as
the most interesting development of
the racing season just closed. Up to
the end of the Aqueduct meeting,
early in November, Miller's earnings
on the year were appropriated at a.
little over $56 900. which is consider
ably more than President Roosevelt
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of the country, and more than the best
half dozen baseball pitchers together
earned in 1906. Miller's parents we're
paid $40, 900 for first call on his ser
vices by w. A. Staunton. of New York,
owner of Emperor Of India. while the
Newcastle stable. headed by Andrew
Miller. steward of the Jockey club. 4
ana coterie of Pittsburg (Pennsyl-
vania) miilionaires gave up $4,000 for
second call Really, the Newcastle
stable. enjoEed the first call services
from Miller. as Stanton called upon
the Tad b91t-fIree timex an season. But
Year, asShe- sold his Fcontract for sec
ond call for $685. 900 cash. -
Horses ridden by Miller won some
thing like $4,000 for the Newcastle
stable alone. Miller is but Is years of
age and today weighs in his street
clothes not more than los pounds.
which means that the prodigy has sew
eral promising years before him in
which he may make enough money. TO
far outshine the glittering tale of the
incomes. achieved by TOD" Sloan in
his palmy days and that now accredited
TO Danny Maher abroad Careful /
outstanding of the revenues accruing |
from his riding next season and the /
season after that should make Miller /
a wonderfully rich young man and in a
position to retire from the turf to. a |
life of leisure and assurity.
All year, it has been miller. 4" Mil
Ter" everywh ere. He has been sub
tected to character sketches in the I
MAGAZINES photographed and cartooned I
while his history is on the lip of every
one who goes a-racing in this section. /
However, the fact that the Jockeys (
name is William GOldstein, not Mil /
ler'' is we'll known. He was born and |
reared in South Brooklyn. not far from /
the lots which produced Willie Keel
err the great American league batsman |
and Terry McGovern, the ex-feather-
weight champion. Once upon a time
Miller hustled newspapers on Park
row near Brooklyn bridge Then he /
was articled to the stable of W. A.
Staunton, after having shown some 4
ability as gallop boy down on Long +
island. Stauntone took him to 1Califor 4
MIA and in two winters experience Mil Z
Ter was riding as well as any light |.
weight ever did
went broke at Saratoga a year ago last
August, and then sold his horses and
transferred Miller to the Newcastle
stable. Miller mad grand year IN
1905. and this past summer he set up
a record which will probably endure
for years. Some critics believe Miller
ie fast contracting a swollen head He
is wearing $1,000 solitaire diamond
ring and can swell himself on roller
skates as effectively as the veriest
dude on a Saturday night The boy is
inclined to be short and upplsh, bad
sign. say the wiseacres- If Miller is
challenged for the lightweight honors
In 1906 it may be by 'Puddin' McDan-
lei. who is now at New Orleans. This
hov is a high class horseman, who has
not shown to his real form during the