Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29

season of racing this coming summer that
ever has been known. Everybody will
naturally try to beat the keene horses
and if they succeed in doing 1t they will
not only surprise me. but surprise the
horses"
Tommy Burns, who is one of the
best-knOwn Jockeys on the eastern circuit
and who raced in Germany last summer,
is back in the United States and Will re-
main on this side OF the ocean this year.
1T looks as If there will be better sport
in the United States than IN any other
country" said Burns land l think that
I can pick up a little money, even If
am a heavyweight nowadays. I had fine
time in Germany and did WELL but their
tracks are too far apart and there is too
much travel to be undertaken to make
the occupation pleasant. / am going 10
remain In my own country and ride
whenever the opportunity presents itself.
I never have seen so many horses in
training in and around New York. and
1t appears to me as If there will be more
owners looking for the important stakes
this year than ever have tried for them
before in the history Of the United
States
Miller's First Great Success.
The Brooklyn handicap was the first
great race that Walter Miller ever won.
1t is true that he has ridden more win
| ners in one year than any other jockey
| In the world. but he never happened to
| be fortunate enough to be first In one of
the big handicaps until he piloted Super
man to the front in the Brooklyn last
summer.
Miller laughingly remarked one evening.
when he was discussing the race: Il think
| that horse knew that I never had won a
handicap of any account and was de-
| termined to see me through. In any
| event, after we had been showed in while
| In fret
! Just as uneasy to discover an opening and
| get through 1t as l was When the chance
did come, the manner In which he darted
forward and put the race to his credit
never will be forgotten by me. He Is like
ly to be a good four-year-ol this year.
He was far from being raced out in 1907.
| Nealon, the horse that won the Subur-
| ban in 1907, was prepared for that race by
| Boots Durnell. AS matter Of fact
there was some logical reason why Nea-
lon should win the Suburban. as the horse
| had been making slow but sure progress
| all the summer butSthere were few who
believed that Durnell was master enough
| Of his art to fit the horse to win from a
big field. There was where all made their
mistake, as Nealon. in going which suited
| him, never relaxed his efforts from the
start. and 1t was as much the patience
and grit of the horse as any other quail
ties that brought him home in front
De Mund, that costly piece Of horsef1eSh
owned by Paul Rainey is. without any
question, the most eccentric four-legged
| pound of flesh" in the east. Some days
in training ne has gone so fast and sc
| willingly that his owner. as we'll as his
| trainer. have been sure that they had the
best horse in the world Then he started
in a race and disapponts everybody, run.
ming like a COW.
Before the season is over. as was the
case last year. he may suddenly take Il
into his head to run gamely in a race anC
starte no one much as his owner
trainer and jockey. But he won't sticl
to 1t. The very next time out he Is likely
to have another fit Of the sulks or ar
attack of the don't cares, and race a:
if he was tired of the world and every thing
connected with it. In one way and an
other he has cost his owner tidy sun
of money. and yet the flashes of speed
which have been shown by the horse hav,
warranted Mr.. Rainey in retaining him
hoping that there may come a time wher
he shall have "soWn all his wild oats
and will be ready to pay attention II
business.
1t seems as II, this coming season, tn.
; fortunate jockey of the year may be Not
ter. He is to ride for the Keene Stabl,
and if the wizard Of the turf has as man.
; good youngsters as he Is presumed tt
have wonderful seasoned horses Notte
should enjoy winning record better thar
any he has had since he became connected
with the racing world.