The Washington herald., 1907-11-10

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J. Miller. on Rockshand. and was the
third American jockey to push the nose
Of his mount to the front in that classic
race, Sloan and "Skeets" Martin having
been his f0rerunners. 1t was said that
time that Danny was under special ar
ranSement to ride the horses of the Prince
Of Wales-now the King-whenever he
was not wanted by his regular employers.
He never did so, however. for the reason.
as il was stated at the time. that the
Prince listened to those who thought it
would be considered strange for him to
employ a foreign jockey.
The story cannot be verified. but GER
tainly Maher used then to earn a pot Of
money-more than $4,000 year, accord
ing TO some enthusiastic newspaper writ
ers. and, therefore. more than the Presi-
dent of the United States. Maher spent
his money freely. too although he has
saved a good bit. and is now fairly well
of. at least He became a great swell
at that time. and on at least one of his
yearly winter visits 20 this country
brought a valet along with him. and put
up at one Of the big brass-and- glass-and-
6AAlAfl hoAtlSt itsANluS the Ndstl 10 uolN
his hotel room down while he went TO
Hartford TO see his father and mother
MaheT is now . or %. handsome and
well set up, and is gradually acquiring
weight Il is because of this latter, prob
ably. that he is not at the head of the
winning list this year Nor is he earning
as much money now as formerly. in all
probability. for, at least so far as the
public knows, he had only one regular re-
tainer this year-frOm Lord Derby-al-
though under contract to ride first the
horses from the establishment Of Black
well, the trainer and next of Lord Rose
berry, when required, unless wanted by
Lord Derby.
Three Times Derby Winner.
Maher has ridden the Derby winner
three times-in 1903. as stated above. in
1906 on Lord Rosebery's Cicero, and last
year on Major Loder's Spearmint. This
horse was the winner also of the French
Grand Prix last year. For each Of several
years Makers victories have numbered
over 400 and he is still making a big
income in the saddle.
This year he won the great Yorkshire
Stakes for Lord Derby on Altitude. beat
ing Capel; at SanGOwn Park. on Love
song. he beat Rockford; at Ascot he won
a big race on Golden Measure for Mr..
buchanan, and so on. But for his weight
he would lead in number of races. no
doubt, as well as in percentage. In near
~ every one OF his this years winnings
he has had hard fight TO make. and the
victory has been due more 70 his riding
than TO the merit of his mount
Maher is an enthusiastic motorist. and.
it will be remembered, has had his share
Of motor accidents. in one Of which MS
collar bone was broken. He has been
gossiped about almost as much as il he
were a society figure. Two or three years
ago the race course Jenkinses solemnIv
announced that "a marriage had been
arranged between him and the daugh-
ter of a well-known baronet. but It was
only gossip, Of course.
Lucien Lynes Indifferent record is
somewhat OF puzzle. He has been rid
ing about eight years. but didn't make
much Of a mark until 1902. when he won
the American Derby at Chicago for John
A. Drake on Wyeth and the Futuritv
with Savable. These and other victories
gave him such reputation that James
r. keene took him abroad in 1903. He
did little in England that was worth
while that year, however as his friends
claim, because he could not get along
well with Mat Allen, Keenes trainer. He
returned TO this country, therefore but
decided to make another venture in Eng
land in 1907 He stands well personally
this year. and he won the New" Stakes
on Sir Archibold at Ascot. but his follow
ing IS neither very large nor very en-
thuslasuc- His proportion OF winning
races for the season was rather less than
one in six Lord Carnarvon was his most
important employer. He was 10 ride for
Sol Joel, the South African millionaire.
but they quarreled, and the deal was de-
clared of
Yankees Rule French Turf.
1t is in France. beyond doubt. that the
American jockeys have done best this
year In Europe. There they fairly may
be said to be supreme. notwithstanding
the TACT that Georges Stern Anglo
French IS at the head of the list as to
winning mounts. while Dollhouse. the
English jockey who succeeded Law
Ransch, the American. who rode for Van.
derbiit last year. is second.
Curlously enough, it is johnny ReIf
about whom there has been the most adj
illrlng gossip on the tracks and elsewhere
among those who keep tab on the lock-
eys' personalities, although II. Carnacx
led all his compatriots in France 4bfs
year. standing third on the list and next
10 Dollhouse. C9rmack began winning on
the hrst day of the opening meeting at
Longchamps, and from that date until
the close of the season he won event af-
ter event with monotfnOus regularity.
none of them OF the first magnitude 10
De sure out all OF them good. respecta-
pie races. and so numerous that to name
them here would be TO turn this article
into catalogue. Last year Cornack rodo
IN Russia, where his name was AZ the
head of the list Of winning Jockeys. He
is Canadian by birth and a product of
the western circuit, where he was re-
garded as jockey of rare ability for
some years, but he has never been we'll
known in the East
Next 70 Johnny Reiff. Milton Henry ,s
more talked about, probably. than anv
other jockey in France He was under
ooNgauon this year TO ride first for
Baron Edmond ROthschiId. and afterward
for Count Portales Ephrussl the b,g
banker, and Prince Murat He won the
French Derby CPrix du Jockey Club on
Mordant. owned by Ephrussi. and the
Grand Prix de Paris on Sans Souci own
ed by Rothschild. These are classic events
the stakes Of the first nominally being
100000 francs, but really about 1900 of
the second, nominally 100000 francs. but
really 100000
Whoever rides to victory In either of
these races becomes hero in the eyes OF
al French racing followers. Henry won