Evening star., 1909-04-22
HARTY TO RIDE
BELMONT HORSES
Rumored That He Has Been
Engaged by WhaIen.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 22.-It was
rumored at the Pimlico track yesle'uas
morning that John Whalen, acting for hls
employer. August Belmont, chairman oi
the Jockey Club, has engaged tne seIv-
ices of the good lightweight rider Tommy
Harty to do the riding at the coming
meeting Harty is fresh from success
full winter campaign In Havana ana
FLORIDA. where he rode many winners ano
proved himself to be the best boy IN the
south during the winter. He headeu tne
list Of winning riders at the recent meet
ing at Jacksonville, plotting many Vlctors
for various owners, who no doubt have
recommended him to Mr.. Belmonts
trainer
: Harty was one of the best boys on the
Pacific coast winter before last. winning
ameng the many stakes the Cai1ornia
Oaks on the fast mare Louise CavanauSh:
This would indicate that the peer OF all
American Jockeys Eddie Dugan, VIII not t
be restored to favor by the stewards OF
the Eastern Jockey Club Dugan. It VIII
be remembered, was refused license by
the stewards OF the English Jockey Club
a few weeks ago while on the other 'side
country in hopes of being reinstated, but
HIS rough tactics of last summer are
nrobably not yet forgotten. and the
chances are that he will not be on the
grounds for the coming summer
Harty will ride such horses as Hall
Sovereign. Fond Heart. Figent. Field
Mouse. winner of the Ladies stake at
Belmont Park last summer; Golden view,
Queen Of Trent and several tWo-year-oios
that are by Mr.. Belmont's leading sires.
He can ride at 1Oo POUNDS, aha mas Hu.
few equals. in the saddle IN this country
DESPITE the rains of yesterday many
visitors were on hand to see the thor
oughbreds fly through the mud at PIN
leo. The track was very muddy and
sloppy and the chances are that the
track on the opening day will be sea
Of mud, which will be a great advantage
to the nudlarks that are now quartered
at the track
Odom's Horses Arrive.
The noted stable OF ex-Jockey George
Odom was among the arrivals from New
York. In the consignment was the keen
rival Of F. E. Gardner's Statesman.
Trance. the Ben Brush three-year-old
that he beat here last fall and who in
turn beat him. Others In the lot were
Nimbus. Traveller, Mazuma. Bonnie Kelso
and Constellation, all of which are fresh
from Sheepshead Bay. where they re-
ceived their early spring training. and
ali will be fit and ready to race when
they face the starter. Other arrivals
were Edward Tribe. A. B. Dade's assist
ant, from New York. and l.. NJ Holmes
from the Crescent city.
The feature of yesterday morning s
workouts was the work of the stable OF
Capt Fred w. PTesgrave, who sent the
horses of Thomas Clyde of Philadelphia
along at lively gait. Quantieo stepped
fast three-Quarters OF a mile In l.23
we'll III hand all the way. Ballet Cir!
of I
the fast flyer Ontario. another one from
the same stable, was raced along three.
quarters Of a mile in LIS.
Gretna Green. from the stable Of Al
mile in 1.19 very handily and appeared
to like the going Chief Hayes. from
the stable Of DR.. ] L. Adams. fresh from
| a winter campaign in Havana and Flor
| ida. reeled OF three-duarters Of mile
in 1.23. This one will be hard to bea,
races He won his last start at Jack
sonvtlle.
The first and only horse from the sta
BILE Of August Belmont to work since
Aiken was Good Heart. who was sem
along a half-nile in SO rs seconds-tht
fas est work seen over the track yes
terday. Dan de Noyles. from the stabl.
Of julie Carson. went five-eighths Of q
mile in los 3-5. He is mud runner
| He won several races in this going or
| the Canadian circuit during the pas,
summer.
Croydon Shows Speed.
Croydon, from the stable Of P. Gala.
CHER, the Philadelphia turfman and
breeder. was sent along three-eighths OF
a mile in Al seconds, with Jockey Willie
welphy in the saddle. This one will
surely get out of the maiden class al
the coming meeting, as he has worked
we'll at Washington and since his arrival
here. The sensation Of the recent win
ter meetings in Cuba and Florida. Hall
fax, from the stable OF Jimmy Johnson
stepped three-quarters Of a mile in
122 2-5. He looks and acts better than
ever before. He was a winner at the
fall meeting here, being ridden by Joe
Notter. now riding In Germany. Glenn
ents, from the stable of the Virginia
trainer, T. F. Coles. went three-quarters
Of a mile in 1928, breezing. D. Delisser' 8
Coat-of-Arms breezed three-quarters of
a mile in lei. He was a winner on the
Island of Kingston. Jamaica, and bids
fair to be returned a winner at the
coming meeting. Others that worked
were Offensive. three -eighths in 10 sec
onds, galloping; Grania, seven-eighths In