The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
AMERICANS IN FAVOR
Every Racing Country Will
Have Yankee Riders.
THREE TO RIDE IN ENGLAND
Remarkable Success of Maher in
England, and TaraI I'm Continental
Europe, Has Attracted Number of
Jockeys to the Foreign shores.
Gossip of the ThOrOughbrcds.

New York. Feb T.-Never in the racing
such continuous and remarkable success
as Danny Maher. in England, and Fred
Taral, in Continental Europe Maher re-
turns to England to take up his duties as
first jockey for Lord Derby and Lord
Stanley, who hold first claim on his
services. Makers record is most remark
able for the fact that he mas won, besides
three English Derbys, nearly every big
event on the English turf, and up to the
end Of last season had won COZ races dur
ing six years in England.
Lueien Lyme, who goes over to ride for
Lord Camarvon. is the only other Ameri-
car to ride in England this season.
Fred Taral returns to Austria Hungary
to ride for Baron Gustave Springer. Herr
Nicolas Szemere having second call on
his services. During his six seasons on
the Austrian turf Taral has finished on
the top Of the winning jockeys list no
less than four times. and was second
twice, being taken by Bonita, the Hun
garian apprentice in 1902. Bonita having
the advantage Of seven pounds allow
ance and in 1895 he finished second to
Harry Lewis, who formerly rode for J.
3. Seagram. Taral has also won over
600 races. and last year celebrated his
twenty-ffth anniversary as "a professional
jockey. Tarars son, Johnny. who also
rode successfully in 1906. rides as light
weight for Baron Springer.
Other Americans engaged in Austria
Hungary are Skeets Martin for Baron
ROJhsChild, Harry BirkenTuth. for Herr
Victor Mautner Miles, who rode here for
Father Bill Daily, has signed with the
brothers Egyedi, and Adams for Baron
Born. while Rigby has no fixed engage
ment
In Germany Tommy Burns has been
secured TO ride for the German En-
peror. who races in the name of the
Graditz Stable; Willie Shaw rides for
Herr Weinberg. who carried everything
before him last season. while Harry
Lewis goes TO Hoppegarten to take up
his position as first jockey for Baron
Oppenheim.
Others who hold positions in France
are J. Ransch, Cormack, Milton Henry.
II. Shields J. Reih. Mcintyre, Nash Tur-
ner. Garrigan. S. Greenfield, and II. Spen-
Ger, while the younger brother OF the ice
man goes TO Italy.
WINFIELD the cOlored jockey. goes 20
Russia as do Johnny Hoar, Cannon, and
Richards. while Frank Turner returns to
Belgium.
Neither NJ L. nor J. L. Hsymau took
stable 10 New Orleans this winter. as
had been their custom for several years
past. Last season was poor one for
the joint stable, and the III luck was at
tributed mainly 10 the fact that the
horses in the stable had been raced To
pieces during the winter and were not
equal TO the task Of successfully COM
peting with horses that had a winters
rest. Last summer a number Of nice
yeaTings were purchased, and IL was de-
cided 70 abandon the winter campaign
this year
Good prices were given for many OF
these yearlings. and the stable looks for
ward with considerable confidence 10 the
coming season. The horses of the Hay
man Bros. and Senator McCarren COM
prise what is practically one stable, but
is trained in two divisions. one beng
handled az Grayeseud by Roger Minion
the other at Sheepshead Bay by John
Lowe. The latter has twenty head in
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niles and the horses which were seen
more or less last year.
Lowe, who went East as assistant
trainer TO Sam Hildreth when the latter
had the horses of +. E. Smathers. trained
for the McCarTen-Hyman stable last
year. Before this he had considerable
success in the West He deserves credit
for the condition Of the horses now in his
charge he is very nicely situated at
Sheepshead Bay has, IN fact, ore OF the
best stables there. II IS glass-iuclosed
and the sheds afford d capital exercising
ground fer inclement weather Lowe fixed
the barn up according to his own ideas.
and has succeeded in arranging first-class
Accommodations.