Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-23
WON WARSAW DERBY
ButWeII Riding With Great
Success in Russia.
FINED FOR "BOTHERING"
lie Is Assessed 100 Rubles and Later
Narrowly Misses Suspension
for Fighting.
FINED FOR "BOTHERING"

NEW YORK, June 23.-One OF the
newest American jockeys to score a pro-
nounced success on foreign courses is
James Butwell. who but a few seasons
back was one of the foremost riders
over the eastern courses and a boy who
rode with great success for James r.
keene. Butweli is now in the employ of
Mr. Lazareff, who races probably the
best stable in Russia. He was engaged
I the suggestion of s. S. Rowland, and
hus far out of eighteen races he has
lost three
The most recent winning ride was in
the Warsaw Derby, which, as Butwell
expressed in a recent letter to New
York. he won in walk Besides this
rich stake he has won the Express Prize
and the Produce Stakes. two of the ricn
Russian fixtures.
In tie running of the Empress Prize
peculiar ruling was made after But
Well had won with the Lazareff starter
The stewards decided that the pace mad
been TOO slow for the first verst and it
was called no contest. making ii neces-
sary to run it over again This is a ruling
that is unheard Of in racing.
Narrowly Missed Suspension.
As matter of fact this was not the
only time that ButweIl has come under
the displeasure of the stewards. and for
one offense he was threatened with a
suspension of his license for fifteen days.
The ruling would doubtless have been
made had it not been for the influence
OF his employer. who is a steward of
the Jockey Club himself.
Butwell had been fined 100 rubles for
"bothering" another boy in race at War
saw the second day of the meeting. Later
when he was carried into the fence in
race he took the law into his own
hands. and, after dismounting proceeded
to whip the offender in real American
style. 1t was for this offense that the
suspension was threatened but he es-
capped by paying fine of 800 rubles.
OF the American jockeys still in Rus
sia, Joe Piggott who several years ago
rode for Edward Corrigan. when the
master of Hawthorne raced one Of the
best stables in the west, is riding In
trotting races. Jockey Hoar has been
riding with excellent success for several
seasons, and Joe Richards is still in
Heinie Homer. an American who was
riding in Russia, has gone to Paris
where there are more frequent oppor.
tunitieS.
Should Head the List.
ButWell bids fair to head the list Of
Jockeys In Russia at the end Of his sea-
son. He has the advantage of an en-
gagement with the most prominent stable
in the country. and it would not be at al
surprising II the American riders headed
the jockey lists in England. France and
Russia before the end of the racing year
Danny Maher has long been an able
American representative on the British
turf. Frank O'Neil. who rides for w. X.
Vanderbilt, and Johnny Reiff. who rides
for Frank j. Gould, are fighting for the
top in France. and little Sumter has been
making good over the same courses. Will
lie Shaw, Mickey Miles and some others
are we'll able to look after the riding
honors in Germany. and there are sew
eral others who have gone abroad that
have made a tremendous success.
Butwell in his letters to New York is
one of the riders who would rather be
back home, despite his success. and he
has repeatedly written that, should rae
ing be restored, he would surely return
to this country. In the meantime all OF
these jockeys are the best American rep.
resentatives of the sport abroad