Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-07
JOCKEY GARNER
RESUMES RIDING

NEW ORLEANS, January T. Unless
another accident overtakes Jockey Car
ner before noon today he will be in the
saddle again before the end of the day s
racing at City Park track James Nc
Cormick, his employer, says Garner is in
good condition again.
This news will be relisked by race
goers here. No jockey ever had such a
following as that accorded Garner this
winter. His work had bean so good daily
that he won admirers by the score His
get there" style appealed to the south
erners and westerners. who dearly love a
display of nerve" By sheer pluck he
has often won races on the post that
seemed lost turning for home.
His courage combined with success, en-
deared him to the patrons of the two
tracks and he became a powerful draw
ing card. Men and women went to the
races simply to back his mounts. These
admirers followed him blindly. They
| cared not a iot whether he rode horse
watches in the morning hours. All looked
alike to them-Garner was in the saddle.
"Suftic iency.'
Starter Mars Cassidy tells a good one
on Bully" Garner, showing how eager
the little fellow is to win. The other day
the jockey was on q horse that seemed to
have royal chance of winning, and at
the post ne was edging up ahead of the
balance of the field on the extreme out
side.
4 had my eye on him. but fractions
animal broke up a good start. and in or
der to get this one straight l was COM
PEELED to wheel the whole bunch.
The next time Garner was again a
prominent offender. Crouching low, he
sneaked up until his horses neck was
under the barrier. l called to him ask
ing. Where do you think you're going,
GarnerT
EXCUSE me, SIR. 1 didn't think you
| saw me, sir hope you won't punish me,
SIR ,"
Needless to say, after such a plea the
little fellow went unpublished.
Better Two-Year-Olds Ahead.
This seasons crop of two-year-oIds prom
ises to be much better than the youngsters
that raced here last year. The majority
of those that ran last winter looked like
the spring of a dollar watch-long. stringy
and tough. This seasons set show much
more substance Most of them are of
the chunky type. but one or two, notably
Poem, have bone and a trace of quality in
their makeup.
The three-furong sprints that the ''ba-
bies'' go through occasionally fail to tell
Just which Is which in ability. Races of
this sort are merely mad scrambles. The
barrier and a good position are factors that
frequently decide the dashes. This has
been shown during the three races decided
here. Coincident was fortunate to win her
race. She had all the luck, while Work-a-
Day was banged and carried wide repeat
| eddy. The latter is quite useful filly and
will be heard from often. as she is one of
the knockabout kind that thrive under
| training and racing.
Whisk Broom Is much too small and
"weedy" to amount to much. Her chances
to earn oats depend on the races here.
where the distances are short. Up the
line. with the journeys from five to six
furiongs, she will be among the also-ran
division. She has plenty of early speed
and can hold 1t for about three furlongs.
City Park Not for Sale.
The report that Louis Celia, the principal
owner of the Fair Grounds track and a
dominant figure in western turf affairs. had
purchased a controlling interest in the City
Park course was denied by prominent
official of the New Orleans Jockey Club.
There is no stock for sale said the man.
mo doubt Mr.. Celia would like to secure
control of this racing property, but he
hasn't q chance to do so.
THE stockholders of -le City Park think
so well OF their investment that several
have tried recently to purchase more
shares. They made liberal offers to those
who held a little slice Of the stock. but no
owner would part with his holdings at any
figure. It was the action Of these men try
ing to buy that caused the report to spread
that City Park stock was on the market
| and that Celia had purchased it,"
The horses go over to the City Park track
| today,Snd for two weeks will race there.
Seven weil-filled races are down for de-
cision.