Evening star., 1923-10-20

GAS Told to G. F. T. Ryall OF the
New York World)
NEW YORK, October 20
N When / ride Zev out on the
track at Belmont Park this
afternoon in the international event
/ will have the greatest honor a
Jockey ever had, for l will be repre-
senting America in this race OF
races.
| expect to win, but it will not be
easy-even with so good horse as
Zev | will be meeting Steve Don
oghue, the best jockey in England,
on the Derby winner and the best
three-year old of the year over
there. But Zev is a Derby winner,
too. and he beat a field OF twenty
horses out on Churchill Downs last
May.
Although I have ridden Zev in all
his races this year, l do not know
just how | will ride him in this one.
Mr.. Hildreth will give me my in
structions in the paddock just before
he puts me up in the saddle. But /
do know that / will have the mount
on a good horse, one that does every
thing that is asked of him. Zev is
easy to ride and game finisher.
Zev's Gamcness Proven.
This year he has not had much
chance to show that he could come
from behind, as he has gone to the
front with his high turn of speed and
stayed there. Last year however he
ing so badly kicked while at the post
in the Futurity, he finished second
practically on three legs.
1 have finished second three times
in the Futurity, but l would rather
win this race than any other race a
jockey ever rode.
l have not been galloping Zev in
the morning, but ! know that he is
fit and ready. Mr.. Hildredth is a
great trainer and can prepare a horse
for certain race better than any
man.
I met Donoghue at Empire City on
Wednesday and Thursday / saw him
work Papyrus. He is real race
rider. He galloped past me about the
e-and-five-furlong pole. He holds
his reins farther back than we do.
but otherwise he rides just bout the
same way we do here. From what |
have been told, his seat is very much
like that of Tod Sloan. l can say
that it will be an honor and pleas
ure to ride against him.
Idpy LOOKS UOOu.
Papyrus looks to me like a real
good horse. l have never had a
chance to have "A good look at him.
though l have passed him on the
track several times while l have been
exercising horses, or seen him walk
ing from a distance, so l cannot tell
of his points. He is more COM
pactly made horse than zev, but he
does not stride out so freely. How
ever, he looks like a runner I'll over,
horse that is good over IA distance
of ground. Watching him Gallup on
Thursday, he struck me as the kind
of horse that could win a Derby.
believe that the change of track from
turf to dirt has not affected him.
AS for myself. there is little to say.
Naturally. l feel the responsibility of
riding in so important d race.
| do not think that / will accept any
mounts before the fourth race. |
will expect to spend the time before |
put on colors much the same as on
other days, for it would not do to
have too much time to think about
the big event and what / will do or
what is going to happen when we
line up at the start.
From then on it will be JUST the
same as any other race. What hap
pens after that will be up to the jock
eyS and the horses.
1t is my sincere wish that the best
horse will win.
Copyright (New York World Press Publish
ing Company, 1923