The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
Jockeys Byrne and MCTaguari
Likely to Be ReinStated.

ERoM a supposedly inside source
we have II that Jockeys Joe
Byrne and Tommy McTaggart
win be seen In the saddle again next
season. II ts said both have been
promised that their appuoRtions for
hcenses will DO favOrably acted upon
IN time for them TO begin riding at the
opening OF the Eastern racing season
next spring. This news. II Il turns
out 10 be news. should be Of tnterest
20 an turf followers VINO came 10
realize last year the growing scarcity
Of good riders. Dyrne and McTag-
gart have always been regarded an
among the tOpnotcherS. and their re-
instatement WIN come At The right
time.
Bysne has been on tho ground q
year and McTagEaFt has been de-
prived OF his riding privileges for two
seasons. Byrne was set down for
rough riding IN his efforts to win
races, and McTagERrt's guapeusion
came about through the betting an
giles Of the sport.
A story in connection with this a.
we once heard II was. that Tommy.
while riding at New Orleans two
years ago, promised 10 send a friend.
through his valet some wtnReFB-
and three out OF 1--WE Of them went
over. Then, after q falling out with
Qhe valet or for some other reason.
Tommy's friend began 70 Get horses
e. good betting proposal iOas IN races
where McTaggart was riding some
thing else. OF course this iealSed out
n time and Tommy looked Co be In a
most dhEgracetul position. fnvestiga-
ton developed the fact. however. that
Tommy had not sent any of these
honses away. The valet was alleged
90 have done 90. This Just about
saved TommY's banishTht nt from the
turf for all time. The Jockey Club
decided that Tommy was guilty OF
violation OF the rules and his punish
ment followed.
McTGggart and ByFne. Il 10 hoped
have learned a lesson. Both put In
most of the time last season working
horses out during the morning train
ing hours.
Unless our Information 10 wrong,
McTaggart will Iide the horses Of
Harry Payne whitney next year.
while Byrne will be the stable Jockey
Of tho W. T. Salmon horBea, trained
By Busene wayland.
A LONG with the assurance Of the
"A reinstatement Of Byrns and
McraggaRt comes the rumOr
that Johnny IOftus win not ride here
at all next season. but instead will go
10 Europe 10 ride there for a big
stable. II has been known for some
time that Johnny has had consider
able trouble making weight here. On
the other side the scala Is higher,
thus giving Lotus more opportunities
than he has had on the American
tracks and without reducing 10 akin
and bone
6kT HEY never threw any l33-
pound kida In With me
when was fighting. had
% give away weight In chunks ali
ne time" Abe Attell was . trifls
peeved when be got on the Foregoing
after watching Johnny Kilbape bon
Young CLANCY Over m Jersey Monday
GIbson's remarks n thls column
about Jem urtsOSlI'S teing the beai
Nghtsr that ever hvSd stO
"Why, that fellow EYiBcoll" said
Abe, "was no wonder. He could jumI
around and duck away from punish.
ment, but When 10 'csBme 70 hghtlnI
he couldn't break an egg"
q ONE one called Johnny Dundes'I
attention 70 the tact that Oh,
date Of his fight with Benn!
Leonard, 81 New Haven was Jan. IL
''Weil, what's the d4neFencST' aske,
Johnny.
booze gnas cut for gDod all over tn
country" be was told.
cob, geo. that right" muse
the peppeTy Scotch. Wop. 'Wonde
whether leonard or 4 win 50 out with
Il. Well, anyhow, Il Win be q 500
aght, no matter how II goes. 70
can leave that 10 me"
LEONARD h going back. isn't he 7
aslsed q boob Standing nearby.
"Oh, no." said Dundee, beating eV
erybody else 20 the answer. He
better than ever right now. He talXe
good care Of himself, Beads clean III
and all that. No, Benny hasn't gou
back. Don't think anything like tina
please. unth get through with him
n@ GOD fighters are brought u
7 on hard knocks" says Da
Morgan. "Scan the list OF Il
best OF them from Dempsey down ar
you'll ind out what l say is tru
look az the case Of Al Reich.
once had q manager who pamperI
hun. He was Marcy Blumentha
When Rstch won a tight once, MAKE
made Al a present Of a $3.50 ste
watch. Maybe he thought the watC
would make Reich a fighter. No h
deed" added ID. n refieetively, ''the riI
ia no place for the gold or even silv
spoon raised fighters. Those tn
pan out good must 50 through Il
railI as Cans, Nelson, Britton, Att
and that kind did. They must &
into the ring. get hit on the cho
and learn how to like IL"
We felt It coming but didn't 4
ferrupt.
snow, look at my lightweight co
tender, Eddie Fitzslmmons," vent
Daniel. Il am bringing him alO
the rocky road and h. Is showing I
better In every tight he mas that
thrives on that Kind OF travelliE
Right now he's 50 good that Il 10 ne
10 Impossible to get anybody TO fig
him He has 10 take on welter a
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