Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-07
CLASSY RIDERS
AT SANTA ANITA
BEST JOCKEYS IN AMERICA AT
LOCAL MEET
MUCH SUPERIOR TO AVERAGE
FOR LAST SEASON
Powers, schlIIIng, ButwelI, Walsh and
Howard Among stars of Saddle
Who Are Riding Every Day
at Arcadia Course

1t Is a proud boast out at Santa
Anita that the premier riding talent of
America is riding regularly at the
course and plotting the best class OF
horses that run at the coast winter
meetings. With such cracks as Pow
ers, Schilling, Butwell, Howard, Walsh,
Musgrave, McCahey, MCGEE and Gold
stein to ride for them. Los Angeles
racegoers seldom are justified IN COM
t,laining that they had lost because OIL
an incompetent jockey in the saddle
Powers and Schilling are having a
hot fight for the premier riding honors
of the winter season, and as poth boys
are riding for exceptionally sIrons SUI
bles and are able to pick their mounts
in most cases, they are getting down
In front at the wire with monotonous
repularity There possibly is no Jockey
IN America now who can be considered
q very serious rival of this pair, and 1t
begins to look as IL they would nave
the years honors between them II tney
keen their health and form. Notter
and Eddie Dugan have gone across the
nond TO ride this year, and a pair OF
serious rivals has been removed ana
the field is almost left clear or any
great opposition.
In the colony at Santa Anita are sew
eral new star riders who are showing
great form this season and whose rec-
ord here is certain to enable tneln "
become prominent in the list OF WIN
ming Jockeys during the metropolitan
circuit. which opens next month. BUT
we'll Is one of the best of the new boys
now riding at Santa Anita, ana ne is
driving them down in front so frequent
ly that he is attracting consloeraple
attention and much favorable com
hn
rider. but he has improved fast, ana
now is rated right along with the top
notchers.
Walsh Is another crackerjack who is
showing some exceptionally fine horse
manship these days. This boy is re-
garded by horsemen as the premier
lightweight jockey in America. Despite
his light weight he is vigorous I'm
Usher, an alert boy at the post and an
exceptionally fine judge of pace. He
rides equally we'll in spirits and over
land Journeys and gives promise OF
taking high rank before the end or
the year.
Howard also is a greatly improved
rider, as compared with his efforts of a
wear or two ago. He has been winning
his share of races this season, is a
clean, gentlemanly little fellow, able TO
do light weights and yet hard boy TO
beat in stretch drive. McCahey Is a
metropolitan circuit rider, ana WINE
accepting only occasional mounts Is
winning enough races to keep his name
in the limelight. Musgrave, MCGEE and
Goldstein are old timers. but are show
llng some excellent work in the saddle
Nhis season and the bookmakers are not
accustomed to laying any long prices
against their mounts unless they hap
pen to be aboard an equine freight
train
The class of riders who are accepting
mounts at Santa Anita this season Is
far superior to that of other seasons,
for the simple reason that there are
fewer cooks" getting mounts now than
formerly. The jockeys who are classed
as fourth raters are so conspicuous Tor
their absence this season that much
comment is heard in this regard.