The Washington times., 1917-01-01
TURFMEN PASS UP
JOCKEY CLUB BAN
viii Race Two-Year- Odds at
New Orleans Track in
Coming Meeting.

That there will be plenty Of two
year-old racing at the meeting to be
decided in New ORLEANS commencing
next Monday, under the auspices OF
the Business Mems Association, Is
indicated by the stand OF the horse
men, who have declared unanimously
that they would stand by the asso-
citation and cooperate to the end OF
Filling any such events as are
scheduled
Following the decision Of the
Jockey Club TO take the commuptcs-
ton Of Joseph A. Murphy, the man
ager and chief Judge at the track,
In his request for the lifting OF the
proposed ban against two-year-olds
which are raced before April 1, he
called a meeting of the owners and
horsemen generally in order to fur
Their thresh out the question.
Pledge Entries.
Afr. Murphy explained to them that
he was perfectly willing to abide BY
their decision in the matter and a.
the result Of poll Of the owners as
TO whether or not they were willing
to race their horses and take the
risk Of temporarily disqualifyinE
their horses from competition on
tracks of the Jockey Club and those
associations affiliated with Il, the vote
was unanimous in. respect to standing.
by the Fair Grounds Association, and
the promise was made that the 1uve-
nile events would find plenty OF
starters.
Pienty Of Raeins.
In commenting on the juvenile
races in the South this winter the
Judge told tie owners and trainers
that they will have forty-four Gays
here and thirty-six at Hot SPRING.
making a total OF eighty days in ALL
in which to race their two-year-olds!
IF two-year-old is OF no account
tr&iner ought to find 1t out IN eighty
days." he said, "and II he does find
it out he Is far better off than II
he had to carry him eighty days
without being able to race MIN ana
discover his lack OF ability to run.
On the other hand, IL a man pays
even 81 200 or $500 for a yearling
and he proves to be q useful animal
the owner or trainer should have lit
tie trouble winning him out in eighty
days"
Another rule which was changed at
the solicitation OF the horsemen was
that pertaining to the granting OF the
apprentice allowance. In former years
only contract employers were allowed
the apprentice allowance, but now az
ter a boy has ridden twenty races
and three winners he gets the usual
five pounds off on outside mounts.
This will give the good apprentices a
better chance to develop into first
class riders, as il will result in their
getting many more mounts, and nat
urally q lot more experience.
Good Riding Material
Fifty-four jockeys, many of whom
will get the first mounts OF their
career at the coming meeting, have
been registered at New Orleans, and
it Is expected that out OF the large I.
list Of apprentice riders a few star
performers may be developed this
winter. There will be more old riders
there before the meeting opens, as
some OF them are resting at their
homes or riding at one of the other
of the winter tracks now.
Many horsemen predict that Jockey
w. Crump, who Is under contract to
Z. W. Moore. and who was star at
several of the race meetings at Bal
timore last autumn, will give Jockey
Frank Robinson q tussel for honors.
Crump developed fast, and he II In
the best of condition. as he Is daily
galloping horses at the fair grounds.
Robinson Is always in condition, as
he is a boy Of exemplary habits, and
he will ride for q stable with some
high class horses in it, that OF r. L.
Baker.