The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
ANT|-RAC|NG LAW
 BENEFITED CANADA U. s. Laws Driving Sport
 Over Border JOCKEYS ARE LEAVING
Famous American Turf Riders Are Singing Contracts in European Countries-S100,0 ,000 Offered
 for Peter the Great

New York, February 3.-(Special.) )-Can- ada is reaping the advantage of the anti racing crusade in the United states. Not only are new race tracks being made and projected but longer and better meets at existing tracks are being arranged for, so that from the time of the opening Of the races in Toronto, May IS, until ,he closing at the same place october ,, there will be few open dates for racing to the north of the St. Lawrence.
 Announcement has just been made of the admittance of the newly organized ottawa Jockey club to the Canadian Rae ing association The Ottawa club has wealthy backing, and it's organization means a very important addition to horse racing throughout the Dominion. The club has already started work on it's new plant, situated on the Aylmer road, five miles from Ottawa and within 20 minutes of the parliament buildings by street car.
 His royal highness the governor general has given his consent, and the grounds win be known as "Connaught Park" Work is being rushed and it is expected that the park will be complete by Au- gust 15.
 The Ottawa club has been allotted dates from September 21 to 96, inclusive, and after this year it will hold spring and fall meetings
 His royal highness, the Duke of Con- naught, will act as honorary patron, and the addition of the Ottawa track to the Canadian circuit completes a strong chain, extending from Windsor to Montreal. Heretofore many horsemen have passed up the Blue Bonnets meet because of the long jump from Windsor to Montreal, but with Ottawa in the gap will be broken and the circuit will be far stronger
 The Ottawa club is spending $50,00o on its pala tial home and as it is situated on the Quebec side of the line, everything will be in full swing, the same conditions that obtain at Montreal existing It wlll maae the Canadian capital one of the biggest horseracing centers in Canada, Hundreds of American horses will take part in the autumn meet, the manager being Albert Rohrbach of Buffalo Buffalo capital IS also interested in the project.
 Ottawa has been trying for many years to secure membership in the Canadian Racing association and now that it is in sportsmen of the capital intend to make the Ottawa Jockey club huge success
 The restriction placed upon racing in the United States has caused our greatest Jockeys to go abroad. The knights of the ,pigskin were unable to make living here and they migrated across the pond to the turfmen that were eager to pay them princely salaries This season there will be on the racetracks of England, France, Germany Austria and Russia the follow ing American jockeys: Danny Maher, "Skeets" Martin, Frank O'Neil, Johnny Reiff, Winnie O'Connor, J. Archibald. J, Sumpter. D. Winfield, Guy Garner, Eddie Dugan, Milton Henry, Nash Turner and Willie Shaw The average sum that e9ch Jockey will receive will be N2.0oD or an aggregate amount of $155,0oo.
 Frank O'Neil was the most successful Jockey in France last season. He rode for William K. Vanderbilt.
 Although in the matter of winning mounts ONeil was at the top of the list of jockeys in France. his success in the percentage line was not close to the rec ord of Johnny Reiff, who won one race out of every four
 Reiffs success last season was brilliant. He won 1l5 races out of total of 46S mounts He was largely responsible Tor the success of Frank J. Gould's horses. Milton Henry went over to Europe when Tod Sloan made his invasion of the Eng fish turf and popularized the American style of riding. Henry IS called the dean of American jockeys in France. lie IS now heavy and only receives occasional mounts. But at that he won 9 races last year.
 Nash Turner does not ride often. He has his own stable of horses and spends the greater part of his ume training them. Last year he was very successful