Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-27
MANY JOCKEYS NEED JOBS
Outlook is There Will Be a Surplus
During Coming Season.
LOTS OF THEM INCOMPETENT
Any Number of Races Are Lost by
Good Horses simply Because
Their Riders Are Poor in
Generalship.

NEW YORK, Dec. es.-Indications point
TO surplus of jockeys in this country
this coming season, especially II the sec
retaries Of the many associations will be
lenient with their conditions and make
horses carry weights which will permit
the old-timers to get three or four mounts
n day at the least. Looking over the
Jockeys now doing duty at Charleston and
Mexico the names OF many efficient
horsemen are noticeable. They are doing
winter duty because the secretaries give
them opportunities.
Running over the list OF Jockeys who
should do daily and profitable service next
season. and who are efficient horsemen,
there are Robinson, Stuart Bauer
Lindsey, Carson, Grimer. vandusen.
Troxler. Peak. Jones. Davies, Collins,
Burns. Hanover. Small. Wordsworth, Rice
Feeney LOTUS and O'Brien.
Nearly every one of the Jockeys can
ride as well and better than the smaller
riders who are forced upon both horse
men and the public through the lack Of
secretaries to keep up the weights on
horses. Decreasing weights would enable
jockeys who are gradually growing heav-
Ter. to get sufficient number of mounts
daily to keep them In practice and down
TO weight without weakening. their con-
situations by continual privations and
hard work for possibly one or two mounts
week.
Many Lack Opportunity.
II the weights were as low during the
winter months as they are in the summer
there would not be enough Jockeys to
fill the bill at one track. There is many
good rider who drops out of recognition
for no other reason than lack of opprtu-
nifty to work Many a good horse loses a
race on account of incompetent jockey
ship. Incompetency is caused through the
lack of better jockey material, scores
dropping out of the profession just about
the time they have learned how to ride
race with intelligence. The weight
question would solve the problem in
short order.
There are at the present time probably
ten or dozen finished horsemen in this
country who have been riding abroad for
the last five or six years. Some of them
can scale 10 pounds without sacrificing
their physical strength by road work.
The majority could do from liz to lis
pounds and step on the scales at their
natural weight They would probably re-
main I'm this country II given a chance
to ride without having to reduce to any
great extent
In field of fifteen horses at Saratoga
last August the riders of the first three
horses were Marco Doyle and Longo,
three Jockeys who finished the regular
season with but few mounts to their
credit, yet they were good enough 10
bring their mounts into the front divi-
sion, beating such riders as Butwell.
Turner, Buxton and MoTaggart, among
others. This only shows that there is
good riding material on hand II it was
only given the opportunity.
Eleven Start Race.
In this years Metropolitan handicap
there were eleven starters and among the
riders were Fairbrother. Davies, Woods,
Ford and Callahan. Butwell, Turner, Not
ter and McCahey were the only riders
/ OF note in the race. What a more inter
estins contest it would be next year If
the horses in the Metropolitan were rid
den by Shaw, LOTUS, Borell, Garner,
Archibald, Notter. Turner Henry, Nc
Taggart. Troxier, Miles and O'Neil, all
Of whom might be seen in the saddle
next year. not only in stake races, but in
all races, II the weights were adjusted
20 even reasonable limit.
The prospects are not bright for racing
In either France, Germany or Austria
next year. In fact. Milton Henry, who is
now in this country. believes that there
viii be little doing in the racing line to
any extent for the next two years in
Europe, even If the war is over early next
year. II it should continue for any
length Of time there is likely to be an
exodus Of horses, riders and trainers from
France to this country. In any event this
| country should encourage riders who
know how to ride, and this can be done
only by keeping the weights up to a fair
standard.