The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09
DRY BATTERIES ARE
USED On HORSES
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Continued 1lonl tTScsonS rage
ern tracks in 1910. AS Bob Msloney
would say: Paste this one In your hat =
The owner OF Prince Imperial Robert
Forsythe Little. finished tHentv-ninth i'll
tho list of winning owners for the ao9
season. His total winnings were $500.
This money was practically earned by
Two horses, tho Prince and The Squire.
While Prince Imperial is undoubtedly the
better horse. The Squire won the greater
amount Of money Prince Imperial will
be 3 years old in the summer of 1910
and will come out op-notchsr. The
landc and DiXole.tn. Under the colors
Of Jake Marklein he made an excellent
reputation through 'hci west and upon
Canadian tracks. Mr.. Little saw The
Prince run at Fort Erie and liked him
very much.
How much will you take for Prince
Imperial?" asked Mr.. Little OF MarkIein
II don't want to sell him" replied
Jake.
Tn give YOU sIo,ooo, replied Little.
The transfer was made forthwith.
Lad OF Laneden, the old selling platter
OF r. L., WatlSins's string. VIII be in the
going again next summer, and while not
star performer is worth watching. The
l<ad was the hest Of the Watkins string
last season, winning eight races. Five
times he was second and four times third,
Mr.. Watkins on Lad alone won nearly
$4,000 FOR the season. Lad of Iangden
started last season at Pimlico in April.
Following that meet he was run on the
"a astcrn tracks and afterwards shipped 10
Latona, He did some running In Can
ada, but consummated nothing there
worth OF remark Now the Lad OF Lang
den Is old and worn. but Watkins IS .
cevGr ,ralner and Wlth proper nnlGhTor,S
again bearing the Watkins colors.
Riders Getting Scarce.
Things at Juarez are moving along
nicely according 10 reports have re-
ceiyed from the Mexican sporting center.
While nothing OF a startling nature has
been flashed over the wires from There.
the patrons Of the track have been en-
loving good sport and getting, GOOD prices,
SO what more could they ask?
In looking over the list Of eligible
Jockeys for the 1910 season. We find that
there Viii be a dearth OF good riding
material, The jockey question for 1910 Is
bothersome question last year. Unless the
Mexican and Florida tracks turn out some
crack riders, | can plainly sec handicap
In the east next summer.
Just now there are scarcely moro than
four American riders worthy OF men
tton-Powers Butwcll. Ducan and Archi-
bald, Considering that a, least Twelve
first class riders are needed 10 make con-
sjstent good racing. ii Is seen that inc
number is too limited. The best OF our
Jockeys arc scattered abroad. while others
have turned owner and many have given
up the track entirely. Then. too. Win
the slump in racing. the track Is not
breeding good riders as n did OF yore
There arc three other Jockeys who can
be called acceptable. BURNS. Musgraye
and Eederls, the latter being the winter
end so FAR and IL may be he will turn
ont out a flrst-class jockey after this winters
experience. Beyond these seven. the pos
sibiIirjes arc very slim kederis Is Il
ridar VINO has elevated himself from the
coal mines to the saddle. He was dis
covered at Seattle last summer, While
racing was In progress he applied Tor a
position In q stable. aud was so QUICK 20
learn that he soon became prominent and
was in demand He Is improving every
day 80 it Is claimed by those WHO arc
"a pabl OF Judging.