Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19
FIRsT-cIAss JOCKEYS SCARCE
Problem Next Year VIM he 10 Get
Good Ones.

NEW YORK, Dec ls.-Jockeys for racing
wfh be 4 question Of Importance next sea
son. as IL was last, there being but very
few who can be termed anywhere near
first class Unless the winter institutions
turB cut some new material there via be a
scarcity of good riderE-
At present there are about four worthy
Of mention. Powers. Bntweu. D1gan and
Archibald Considering that al least twelve
first class riders are needed in the east to
make good and consistent racing. the num-
Der IL too limited
There are about three others who can be
called aeeeptAble, Burns, Musgrays and
kederiE, the latter beng the wintaE find
80 faE. and x may be he viii turn out a
first class jockey after this winters ex-
peFienoe- Beyond these seven the posi-
bilities are very slim
Kederis is a rider Eho has elevated him
self from the coal mines 10 the saddle. he
as discovered At Seattle last summer
" Eiie racing Vas in progress he applied
far . position in a stable and was 50 quick
10 learn that he soon became prominent
and was in demf nd. lie is improving every
aay. 50 il is claimed b. thOse who are
capable Of 5BdgiEE
Archibald. who has been riding for three
OF four years. IL at JuAreE but was the
star rider al Oakland before leaving for
Mexico. He has ridden fer the last tao
seasons al Los Angeles and il a capa5le
Z jockey. He is In about the same clsss as
ButWen and hardly as good as DugGn and
I Powers He - not as tricky as DuEan,
riding fair and square races without resort
( ing 10 artifices OF the trade. He VIII be
( quite an acquisition 70 the ranks in The
east next season II = contract can be pro
cured on his services
Musgrays is = middle class rider. but he
w1ll no doubt DO cury On the Canadian cir
cult, as he is engaged by Mr. seagram
who rarely races in New York until the
Saratoga meeting begins. II may be thai
/ Faln and Kiag viii develop some ability
during their experiences AT Jacksonville
Both are nghtWeights. and = winter vii
DO much for their progress.
/ Considering rhat there VIII be much bet
I ter horse racing around the local tracks
nexf season. the jockey questions is a mo-
Rlenruous one. the fields viii be larger
and bad riders On good horses Frequently
upset all form and destroy the chances Oi
their mountS
Whne there viii be plenty OF American
representatives In the horse world abroad
next year. more attention VII be paid tc
the home iEdsHrFy ~ the more influsntla
I owners rhan vas the case lest year. Mr.
I Keene. AR. Belmont and Mr.. Wh3tney Wii
be b0tteT rspnesented. and Mr.. Duryea Nil
also have candidates here though he VII
| possibly spend SONS OF his time abroad
That me sport via be an improvement
I ogeT iaEt season L. assured By the numbel
Of entries In stakes and the old owner
who are aomiag hack 20 ths tart as vel
e. the neE Onsa wh0 always spring uD.
John Draks Wail have q nice string Q.
youngsters II ne dOzen he has raised tllTI
out as well as their early tTials and look
Indicate They are chiefly By orr Wells
unquesti0nsbly one q ths fastest sprinterl
that sas ever foIad- His rszDpearABos o.
ne turf vii pat some life into n. esDs
eiAIy II he happens 10 have one or to
top notehers m the loL
All things considered fhere s a Bit o
sunshine ahsad IN the turf world.