The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-24
IN The SPORTING WORLD.
JrCTEN LYME SIGNS TO RIDE FOR
FARRELL AND JOHNSON.
viii Handle the Famous Roseben in All His
Races This Year n VIII Begin work
at Aqueduct-Piungers 70 he Checked
NcCaTerty to Ask for q License Here

Races THIS year ana Will begin work
at Aqueduct-Piungers 10 he Checked
McCanerty TO Ask for q License Here
Lucicn Lyme, the well known Jockey, has
signed a contract to ride this year for Frank
] Farrell and DAVID G. johnson. Lyme will
report for duty at Gravesend In about ten
J1vs and will begin active work in the saddle
for his new employers at Aqueduct. This
,ngagement means that Lyme will handle
H.. great sprinter Roseben In all of his races,
u. we'll as Joaquin, Arkllrta, Clark Grif1th,
Kcator, King Pepper and the two-year-olds
mat are in tho hands of Trainer Frank d.
Nsir. Lyme ceased riding at Belmont Park
last fall so suddenly that q report was soon
in circulation that he had Incurred the dis
pleasure of the Jockey Club. but asa matter
of fact he was tired Of work and went away
to get a good rest. Lyme. for that matter.
has always shown an aversion to riding at
Jamaica and Aqueduct. as well as Benningss
and for that reason he was only following
out a policy when he wound up the campaign
at Belmont Park. Lyme first became promi-
nrnt as a rider on the Eastern turf when he
handled John A. brakes horses several years
ago. Then he went to England under con-
tract 10 ride the horses of James r. Keeno
that were trained on the other side by Matt
Allen. But he did not have much sucoess
on tho British tracks and soon returned to
This country. Last season Lyme was a free
lance rider, but he took MOUNTS from both
tie Kcene and Whitney stables during the
season. His work was not highly satisfao-
tory and he was subjected to much adverse
criticism. But Lyme was not In the best Of
health and consequently was unable to do
himself justice. When In good form there
is no more skilful jockey In the saddle than
dis young man. He possesses intelligence.
is a natural horseman and his habits are
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been negotiating with the boys father for
some time. but the deal for the Jockeys ser
vices hung fire until yesterday. when terms
were agreed upon. Lyme has been riding
soma at New Orleans and is already at for
long campaign.
Tho trainers OF the horses at the Long
Island tracks say the present wintry spell
will not retard their charges in early en-
eagements Before the snow fell and the
tracks were frozen up enough progresS had
been made with the horses to allow some of
them TO breeze a half mile in about 04s. They
Ner" so nearly ready when the letup came
that a rest of a week or so cannot harm them.
the trainers say, and when they begin at
Bennings next week they will bear watching.
4 we'll known turf plunger sat at q table
In an uptown hotel the other night talking
Of racing affairs with a member of the Jockey
Club. The conversation soon turned to
heavy speculation on the tracks and the
methods employed by several prominent
operators. The plunger attempted to de-
iend the operators and their means Of getting
the money when the Jockey Club man, It
!. said, suddenly staggered his friend with
the comment:
DO you know that we are not 90 very
anxious to have you come to the track your
self this year and indulge In your sensa-
tional bets?"
The plunger was puzzled for a moment.
and then. seeing a ray Of light. he arose from
the table and quickly vanished. 1t is a fore
gone conclusion that plungers Of the spec
tacular kind will be suppressed as far as
possible this year. They will be requested
TO keep themselves under cover and their
betting commissioners will receive q warning
that cannot be very we'll disobeyed. The
powers that be are determined to put q stop
10 big betting as far as 1t lies within their
power.
Jere A. Weinberg. the lawyerturfman.
Who employed j. j. McCafferty as q trainer
last year, says that McCaferty has been
unfairly treated by the Los Angeles track
officials and the Pacific Coast Jockey Club.
the latter organization having just ruled
him of the turf for the alleged doping
Of the horse The Huguenot. Weinberg
states with emphasis that the horse was
nor doped at all, and that as soon as Mccall
ferty comes East he will ask the Jockey Club
Tor a license. a proceeding that will draw
ont all the evidence in the case. THE Hugue-
not ran fifteen times, said Weinberg yester-
day. and was placed thirteen times. He
was the most consistent horse We had and
We can prove that McCaferty did not go
near the stable the day the horse was said
To have been doped. Seymour Butler, who
had charge OF the Pinkertons at Los Angeles.
will be an important witness for McCaterty
before the Jockey Club" Turfmen say.
however, that McCafferty will find 1t a dim
cult matter to secure a license In the East
50 long as the California ruling In his case re-
mains In force.
Battling Nelson and Aurella Herrera were
matched Yesterday to fight twenty rounds at
To- Angeles before the Pacific Coast A. G..
on some day between May 7 and IL for a purse
Of 50. 900. The club posted S. 900 as a forfeit.
while the fighters put up 81 600 each as a sim
liar guarantee OF good faith. The men will
weigh 1871 pounds at 0 o'clock. which means
that they will scale about 1888 pounds when
they enter the ring three hours later. Her
rcri agreed to let Nelson have 20 per cent.
ri the purse, or 81, 1000 clear, the rest Of the
prize. slG, 900, to be cut up on the basis of
"a per cent. to tho winner and 40 per cent. to
the loser. This match let's Nelson out OF a
possible fight with Joe Cans for some time
10 come. Herrera thinks he has a chance to
beat Nelson. but the latter will proba bly, rule
Il favorite in the betting. Unable to get
another mill with the Dane, McGovern may
seek a battle with Jimmy Britt or Kid Her
man, with the ultimate purpose OF meeting
Nelson some time next SUNNI er In a twenty
round contest Oh the coast.
John McGraw was recently gu oted as say
Ing that If his worlds champions should meet
the New York Americans in a spring series
heXt year he would be willing to make an
Individual wager Of IS 600 on the result. This
assertion has stirred up Clark Grifith, the
manager Of the Americans. who says that
such Il series can be arranged for next month.
as both local teams have no exhibition games
\ scheduled that cannot be cancelled. Griffith
says that while the New York Nationals have
won the worlds championship. they have yet
TO win the cham pionship of Greater New
York, and that if they will consent to a series
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