The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-07
-FOUR NOTED RIDERS
TO JOIN RANKS OF.
TRAINERS in 1922
Lotus, Powers, Knapp
And Notter to Have
Charge Of Strings"

| NE" fORk, rep. I'll good
jockeys make good trainers the
turf will be enriched this year.
for several Of the best riders Of
the last decade will devote their
time and knowledge to preparing
thoroughbreds for races. Among
them arc Johnny LOTUS. Willie
Knapp. Vincent Powers. and Joe
Notter.
All of them tried their hand
at the game last season but only
in a small way. and with the ex-
ception Of Notter each was conn.,
deat he would again return to the
saddle. But during the winter they
abandoned all hope of DOMINIC
silks again and all four applied
for licenses to train.
With a small stable of horses
belonging to Fred johnson and
Morton L. Schwartz. Notter scored
a signal success last season. Time
and again he proved tina the knew
| how to train a horse for a race.
Every time he sent one to the
| veteran trainer could make him.
And he had great success consid-
ering the size of his string. His
charges won several races includ-
ing a stake or two.
Despite the fact that he has been
successful at his new calling Not
ter admits that he has a lot to
learn about the game. He says he
learns something new every day.
He Is extremely popular with the
veteran trainers and almost every
man stabling at Belmont Park Is
willing and anxious to help him.
There Is nothing mysterious about
him or his horses. He doesn't care
who knows how fast his charges
work and he isn't reluctant in
making public the trials of all of
his stock. He is one of the hardest
workers at Belmont Park, being
one OF the frst up in the morning
and the last to leave.
Goes without Lunch.
There Is no kitchen attached to
his stable, and last spring when
he was preparing his charges for
the season he didn't take time to
cat lunch. Sometimes he sent one
| Of his stable lads for a sandwich
but more often he did without eat
/ ing until dinner Men who have
watched the industrious way he
went about his task say that he
cannot fail to make a success OF
his new calling. He is a protege
Of Jimmy Rowe, the dean of the
| trainers, who has charge OF Harry
Payne Whitney's extensive string
and Rowe declares he will develop
into just as good a trainer as he
was q jockey when he was the
leading rider on the American turf.
Willie Knapp tried his hand at the
training game last season and also
scored a victory. Willis Sharpe Kill
mer engaged him to train Exter-
minftor. And with this grand old
cup horse Willie did as well as any
of the more famous trainers who had
previously had the old fellow. He
won several cup races with him and
made him dc as well as he ever
did in his life.
Knapp severed his connection with
Mr. Kilmer last fall. but he Is now
being considered for a job by sew
eral prominent owners, Old horse
men say he knows his business and
will make good.
a.. Leftus Trained Last Year.
Johnny Lotus trained horses last
season. but not oficially. He did
not ask for nor receive a license.
But he had charge OF Thomas For
tune Ryan's string and several OF
those which carried the Oak Ridge
stables silks Ito victory were pre-
pared by him. Because he had no
license his charges were entered and
saddied by Jake Dyer. He has put
in an application for a trainers IL
cense and 1t is likely he will re-
ceive 1t next Thursday when the
stewards Of the Jockey Club meet
to pass on the recommendations
week.
Even while riding. Lotus was
known as thorough horseman.
While with the Glen Ridge stable,
he did much In the training way
to tighten the burden Of Louis Feu-
stel. who was devoting most OF his
time to the care OF Man O. War.
Johnny isn't afraid of any horse He
likes and plays with him, but he
IL always his master, and he will
night mean horse for months, IL
necessary, to make him obedient.
Vincent Powers, who will have
charge OF Mrs. Payne Whitney's
string. knows how to train horses
for the nat and for the steeplechase
While riding on the fat, he devoted
a lot of attention to their prepare
tion, and while riding cross-country
ne gave great study to the jumps.
Mrs. Whitney has the utmost con-
ndence in him. and when Jimmy
owens died suddenly last autumn
she put Vincent in charge of the
stable He is NOW at Brookdale,
Harry Payne Whitney's farm in New
Jersey. where Mrs. whitney's jump
ers are stabling. Reports from there
say he has fine material for a great