The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
NEW KINGS Of
THE RACE SADDLE
livery Year Riders Leave the
Ranks of Stable Boys for
Bigger Things.
OLD FAvORlTES GET HEAVY
Hard Luck Streaks Follow Some
BOYS and Talent Get w cary
and Wise.

LOUISVILLE. ky. January DE
velopmeut o. jockeys new and old during
the winter racing season. * one OF the
principal things the 'stay-at-h homes" and
their name IS legion. watch for. Gar
ner. the boy who rode the 1903 seasons
metropolitan winner Grapple. is the par
ucuiar shining light Walter Miller. tho
lad with the greatest number OF winning
mounts IS going back i'm his record
Nichol. the boy who rivaled Miller n1ost
closely and star OF the Western tracks
also is not riding TO his record. J.
ltcnnessey, who gets the mounts OF the
% Ncil-Burlew combination. Is well up
but more through the superior condition
Of his mounts than his own ability.
Farrow, recently roiustated by the
Jockey Club, who had higher per
centage than Miller last spring when lie
was ruled or. has suffered under "A
starters suspension most OF tho time
be was restored 10 favor. Jack Martin,
oldest rider or them all. only returned
from his wedding trip this week. and
.las not had time to prove himself. Legal
complications over Guy and Willie Burns
have put those two promising appren-
tees on tho shelf And SO IL goes.
o. the lot. Garner is the one most
looked 10 just now. lie has developed
wonderfully since riding before the New
York crowds and may be most i'm
portant factor In the game next season.
'arelessness and lack OF courage. two
things which Ia showed at times in the
East. no has forgotten. Time and again
he has been put on the fence by the
other lads. only TO come on and win
In fact his methods almost have called
Tor Interference by the officials and IL
is freely predicted De viii be ruled on
before the season closes.
There is hardly a better judge OF horses
and their racing In the country to-day
than Willie Shaw. When he goes abroad
as he does next year. because OF in
creasing weight. the American turf viii
lose one OF It's best riders shaw Srst
came into fame as the Jockey OF the late
"Pittsburg Phil" and ne learned many
lesson from that astuto student OF
turf AFFAIRS He has been noted as the
first exponent OF the hand ride" an
innovation OF recent years that has con-
vertct every trainer IN this country to
it. shaw seldom, ~ ever whips and
never uses sDurs. iIis humane methods
have paid we'll. for thore IS not a trainer
VINO does not say that his mounts last
longer at the game and run more willing
ly after being raced thau before. Shaw
goes To Germany 10 ride for ". Vein
burg. "a well-knOwn turfman. he says
frankly he expects 60 make SD 600 for
us years work. There LIE Will not 5e
asked 10 make less than L2 pounds r
comparatively heavy weight on this side
Herr Weinolrg has fine string. and
there seems no reason why shaw should
not bring as much credit on this country
as has Maher in England. ard TaraI
and his son in Hungary.
George Walker. "a Western trainer. has
the Weinburg horses IN hand Ills sue
cess has been as great on the other
side as DC was here when he managed "a
string FOR JOIN ". Schorr. the Memphis
brewing man Then he won many stakes.
and with shaw Tor his stable Jockey. hs
should duplicate that performance In tla
q Ia 100
sOmewna handicapped by a lack OK boys
who would ride 20 his Instructions.
Miller non-sgccess-oue cannot call il
faIure-has been due. apparently 20 lack
81 sood mounts more than anything else.
The books have persistentiy laid short
prices against the horses ho has ridden,
even though the past performances. war
ranted liberal odds. That De VIII do
better as sooc as tie tWo-year-oada
enter the field goes almost without saw
ing. for there his Quickncss az tho bar
rer viii be- more than "a prime asset.
II. Austin Mountain anG Engiander all
have done well ta.s winter. while A. Mar
tin and Llovd have had their share OF the
purses or Che places. At Oakland. O.
Miller. Mcbride and Sandy have shown
Up with ability. while J. Williams. the
negro Who made SUCH "a Juror around
New York last season has deteriorated q
whole lot.
Walter Miller. OF course. is tho main
saddle attraction for the san Francis
cans az Ascot Park. Finn and Koerner.
both familiar Cd New York rscegoers.
are dividing the honors with T.. Ross.
the French lad close up.
Redike. the crack of The winter tracks
last year still Is on tho ground under
a Jockey Club suspension that dates
from his setting down az Jamacia on
October . Oatifni datc). OK last year
one OF the developments or winter rar-
ing sure to interest folk here isl the
rrrmarrnt retirement Of iuidenrauG tho
bow who was tho idol OF the hour two
seasons ago. "Hido" went Co San Tan
cisco under contract 90 DTS OLD employer
and original sponsor. joe Htcger. but rlet
with mo- success. The failure az weil as ths
Gi0cuity in making weight. caused him
to leave ridlng. and next season be hopes
o. blossom FORTH a. trainers ID
frankie O'NellL