The New York herald., 1922-01-22
MANY STARSAMONG
new CROP OF RIDERS
Chick Lang Proclaimed Great
est Jockey Since the Days
of Tod Sloan.
WALLS GIVES PROMISE
Riding Well Until Hurt-Mo-
Laughlin, Gantner, Kum-
mer Show Good Form.
ny HENRY ". KING.


The Sandes. Fators, Turner's and all
veterans Jockeys who were in the lime
light on the metropolitan tracks last
season may not have things all their
own way this year. A new crop Of
youngsters is being developed and they
promise TO furnish the turf with some
first rate riders. For the last fifteen
years stars Of the pigslkin have been de-
veloped at the winter tracks, but this
winter promises to produce moro good
riders than ever before.
In Charles "Chick" Lang, Jim Arthur
Las a youngster who will come North
heralded as another Tod Sloan. He has
proved, time and again that he is q
wizard with the reins. Although only
] years old veteran horsemen proclaim
ilim the best rider in the country. He
has been riding only two years. but he
Knows all the tricks of veteran
1lorses like to run for him and he seldom
* ever uses whip He talks to his
mounts and pleads with them to go on
and almost always they give him all the
speed and stamina they possess.
Horsemen say he Is the best horse at
Eew orleans. He weighs only 80 pounds
and Jim Arthur. his employer, says he
as worth his weight in gold.
Last rail- Arthur put a price Of SO, 600
on MIN. Since then his price has in
creased weekly until now $4,000 would
not buy him. The lad is q clean living
youngster and Arthur treats him like a
member of his family. Lang loves
horses and spends all OF his leisure time
playing with them.
20 Winners at One Meeting.
At Jefferson Park he rode twenty-nire
winners in twenty-seven days and at
'racted following such as no Jockey
mas had at New Orleans in more than q
decade. With his host of followers he
started the new year auspiciously at the
fair Grounds and rode twenty-seyen
winners in fifteen days. He has won
derlul seat. skiilful hands, is alert at the
post and can put up a finish the equal
OF Jockey almost twice his weirht.
he knows the shortest route home, is a
good judge OF pace and isn't afraid of
any Kind of horse. His honesty Is
ABOVE reproach and he seems as much
interested in the success of the racegoers
who Wager on his mounts as he does
about the size of the prize he receives
from horsemen who employ him. He
mas never ridden in New York, but 1t is
MS intention to come here with the
opening of the season in May. He was
looking for q job at Hamilton.
Another youngster who Is riding like
o veteran Is Austin Mclaughlin, son of
the once world famed Jockey Jimmy Me-
l-aughlin. Austin rode few races here
last season but he didn't show any ex-
ceptionally good form until he went to
Oriental Park, at Havana There he
rode winner after winner and on numer-
ots occasions got the second best horse
home IN front. Horsemen say lie is a
chip of the old block and that he will
give good account of himself when he
reaches New York tracks in the spring.
He is only IL years old and weighs
ninety pounds
Pete Walls. brother Of George Walls
demonstrated last year that he had the
nakings of a good jockey in him. With
small. quiet horses he could hold his own
with the veterans. He weighed only
seventy pounds and a big horse was too
much for him and he was unable to.hold
him In on the turns This winter Jim
Fitssimmons sent him to Cuba with
Frank F'risby. There he was sensation
until he met with an accident a fortnight
ago and suffered a broken collarbone.
in letter from him last week he said
he was rapidly recovering and would re-
Turn to the saddle before the end of the
month. He said he has gained several
pounds and developed the muscles of
MS arms and can now hold any kind
OF horse. He has everything Joe Nc
Cahey possessed-seat. hands, nerve,
alertness at the post and a faculty of
making horse run his best without
Furnishing him.
Eddie Hummer May he star.
Eddie Hummer, brother Of the veteran
IL mt yt,.&A.
but next season he promises to play an
important part In affairs on the turf. |
Near the end OF last season he rode !
suauy winners and showed Improvement
WITH every mount He Is a mite of a |
lad, weighing less than ninety pounds.
but he can do almost everything his |
brother can with n horse. Sandy Nc |
Naughton. who has contract on him, |
predicts he will be one of the star light |
weight riders in the country next SUM |
1ner. Like all good Jockeys, he isn't |
afraid of any kind OF horse and he is |
one OF the hardest workers at Belmont |
Park. He rs the first of McNaughton's |
stable help at work In the mornings and |
he is the last one finished at night. He |
is tall and rangy, and because he is 30 |
thin his brother and the other stable
mates call him Razor"
In Gantner Clarence Buxton has the |
malSings OF GOOD jockey But unlike |
Lang. Walls. Eddie Hummer and Nc
Laughlin. he Is an in and outer, and for |
that reason doesn't receive as many |
mounts as he should. He rode several |
races here last summer Some of them |
were bad and others were exceptionally |
good. With q big. first class stable he |
probably would develop into top notch |
rider quickly
A lad named A. Wilson has been rid
irg> more exceptionally good races at
New Orleans. lie is a sort Of dare |