Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-31
DRAW
PRINCELY PAY
SEVERAL HAVE SIGNED UP
FOR SEASON
POWERS is LATEST TO GET ON
FAT SALARY
Phil Chinn Pays Him $500 Month
in Addition to Regular Fees.
Schilling Gets Salary
of $4,000

| NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-OWners OF
good horses are beginning to loon
around for riders fol next season, am
judging from the hign prices that are
being offered for retaining fees, ae-
cording to report men who want q
high-class jockey will have to pay
dearly for the article. The latest en-
gagement of rider is Carroll Schii-
ling. who has been signed to ride fol
Sam Hildreth for the coming season al
a salary of $4,000, dating from April
to November 50. The Arrangement IS
made contingent upon his being grant
ed a license by the Jockey CLUB
Hildreth also has second call on
Eddie Dusan, August Belmont nav
ing first claim on his services. 1t was
owing to Belmonts claim that HildretE
enga ged Schililng. as he would be with
out frst-class rider if Belmont start
cd horse in a race in which tllldfeth
had an entry, which is likely to occur
frequently this season owing to both
having several stake horses.
The contingent part of Hildreth
contract was inserted on account of the
trouble SChillng had with r. L.
Thomas last fall at GraNesend when
he stabbed him during an alteration
at the stable. said to be on account ot
SchillinS's refusal to renew his con-
tract with Thomas. Schilling is now
out on bail, as the stabbing was not
serious. His case will probably come
up this spring, and it all depends upon
Thomas what the outcome will be. II
he presses the charge of assault. with
attempt to kill, it may go hard with
Schiling, but the general belief is that
Thomas will not appear against the
boy.
Another jockey. who recently has
been transferred, is Taplin. who has
ridden for II. G. RedWell several years
Taplins contract mas been sold by Bed
we'll to r. j. Mckenzie, a Canadian,
who owns several horses and is quite a
factor in Canadian racing circles
though it is more than probable that he
will race mostly on the local tracks
next season. It is said that Mckenzie
paid $1,000 for Taplin's contract and will
pay the jockey $4,000 for his services
the first year of his employment.
Riders will be somewhat scarce, as
has been the case for several seasons
There will hardly be half dozen who
can be rated as first class unless there
are several developments" from the
winter tracks at Jacksonville and Cali
fornia. Butwell will ride for James r
<eene, and it is more than probable
that the star performer at Juarez
Archibald, will be seen in the east. He
| is fair rider, but hardly comparable
to Powers, Dugan, Schilling and But
well.
KederiC is a recent find and has beer
riding with success in California. There
is no question that he win be brought
| east. outside of these there are hall
a dozen of the lesser lights, such a,
McGee, Musgrave, Nicol, Troxler, How
ard Reid, King and one or two others
who viii find plenty of work on the
eastern tracks. OF these King appear:
| to be showing up better than the ma
jority of youngsters. He has rdder
several winners at Jacksonville and i.
very much improved over last year.
Vincent Powers, who has led the lis
of winning jockeys in America for the
last two years, has signed a contrac-
to ride the Phil Chinn horses durine
the metropolitan season of 1910, gettins
$500 month, in addition to the regular
winning and losing fees for mounts. H,
also reserves the right to accept othel
mounts when Chinn has no starter il
that particular race for which he i.
desired. This is better contract thar
any other jockey has made so far thi.
/ season. With an average of thre,
mounts day. he should clean up no
less than $4,000 during the year. ant
the side earnings in the nature of gift,
and extra fees will swell this amoun
to many thousands more.