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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, APRIL 5, 1931. Father Bill Daly Last of the Colorful Characters of the Turf 4 WHAT EYES OF CAMERA SAW IN GRAND NATIONAL THE EAGLE'S RACING CHART BOWIE Developed Many Great Jockeys and Never Knew the Word Fear (Compiled by the Associated Press) Bowie Race Track, Md, April 4 The fifth day of the Sprlnf meeting of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association. Weather cloudy. Track slow. Eleven-day meeting.

Mutuel betting. on FIRST RACE Maidens; 3-year-olds and upward; 6 furlongs; purse $1,200. Start bad. won driving, place easily. At post.

off. time. 1:14 2-5. Owner, O. TorreL.

Trainer, H. Rose- sir JPwMf if 1 I vajw 7 Bi W. C. VREELAND Staff Correspondent of The Eagle Baltimore, April 4 Into the shadows, with all his colorful career faded out, William C. Daly, known as Father Bill In every nook and corner where a race horse had stepped, passed out on Thursday.

This until the crack of doom. He died at the age of 92 at his home, 4209 Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. And thus the fates, like grinding millstones, took the last notable human grain of dust that did so much in his day to make the turf world the playground for men of parts. For at least 70 years Father Bill was a character of the turf a character that made a strong impression, as a cameo to a plain stone, even though he was not a mold of form or a glass of Clothes made noa Winner, acher.

c. 3, Golden Guinea Royal Running Inltx. Starten. Wt. P.

Royal Guinea 108 14 Fair Sun ....105 6 Bedford Boy 1108 7 xE'tjr Twenty 108 10 Sun Tourist ..103 8 xLad's Run ..105 Big Spring 1 Eula Ma 103 4 Bad Girl 103 2 Ca'pus Capers 103 12 Oay Widower 110 xKltty Hills ..103 1 xDuffer 108 8 Tancred 109 11 St. v. 7 4 2 8 8 1 3 13 10 9 11 4'i 1V4 3 6'4 7' 10' 12 9 8tt 13 12 11 Left xFleld. TRACK SLOW. Royal Guinea Bald $13.70.

$8.10. $3.30. $6.00. M. 2 12' 13 11' i Scratched Tansy, My Broom, Lord Finn.

Coocoo Paw, Catalog, Bunga's Daisy Royal Guinea sot away food, was keot close to early Dace, omn araim fiM 1 mem Mi turn and was up to win In last strides. well. Bedford Boy well up from the stark a race. Tancred waa left flat-footed. Fair on SECOND RACE Conditions; the Springtime; 2-year-olds; 4 furlongs; pursw ''HO fitnrt.

onnti wnn ririvfnv nl.r. A il Hlf 111. i H'llll time, 0:49 1-3. Winner, ch. I.

2, Messenger L'Aigiette. Owner Mrs. D. i.uL Positions. Mutuel Fin.

Jockeya, Bettlnir. is Madeley 6 83 2' Fowler 8.60 3 Fields 9 45 4 Fischer 8.60 Tlner 17.00 iVt Remlllard 6.60 7' Benhara 19.45 8'4 Renlck ...126.33 9" Pegg 28.80 10' Vi Dainty 9.20 11 Bejshak 80.10 12' McTague 6.60 13 E. Watten 6.60 Robertson 1.20 Mi etr. 4' 54 1 2" 3" 5 3 S(4 6 7' 1h 4 10', 8 '-4 9l 10 8 11 12' 13 Fair Son. Sf.50.

14.10. RrHfnrd Bun displayed good speed and held on had no miahao. Eighty Twenty ran Positions. Mutual Betting 5.63 38.83 23.53 37.65 19.93 2.15 3.90 22.60 4.7S 37.65 32.18 Str. Fin.

Jockeys, l'-i Remlllard 2' 14 Meade 3s Kummer 4" Fowler 5 Shanks S'ViBnrke 7 Robertson S' Erickson 9 Ellis 10" Fields 11 Wilson 3'V4 V' 4 1" 5'. 2" 10" 8' 7' 11 S' 2" 4 '4 1" 8'a 10 11 Surf Bather, $34.50, $14.66. Sir Jona- Perry. Fositlona. Mutuel fer Trainer, D.

L. Keiffer. Running Index. Starters. Wt.

St, 9 Lorraine 114 4 picr'1'- 9 Burf Bather 117 7 10 Sir Jonathan 114 2 1 xClear Knight 114 10 6 Porgie 114 6 a Arrow .....114 3 7 Dustemoff 114 9 9 Capacity 114 11 8 1' Lead Off 114 1 2 8prlngdale Rose ...111 3 11 Trueman 117 4 3 stand because of his action and then saw Churchill dash to the front and lead all the way to the Judges At which he remarked: "Was I right? 'Spare the rod and you spoil the Bill Daly started with the harness horses. In his rambles early in life he had selected Hartford, as a city worth while. Little by little he gathered enough money to own a trotter or two. He Joined the men who made the rounds of the State Fair circuit. Then like many another man who had started out with trotters and pacers he Joined the ranks of the runners.

At that period he developed JUnmy McLaughlin as a Jockey. Snapper Garrison, a little Dutch lad as Daly called him, came along years later. One of the first horses, runners, that he owned was a mare called Lizzie D. This name, Lizzie, he seemed to be fond of for a filly or mare. It was one which carried that name that got him Into trouble.

xFleld TRACK SLOW. Lorraine 8., paid $13.36, $6.70, $1 than, $8.80. Golden Spur. Pursuit, TJrgenc- Bonnl3 Brae. Habanero Bright Bird Lorraine 8.

got away well, was kept to pace, moved into lVad In atretch drew out but was doing her best to win Bather broke alow and was taken wide. caie with a rush and waa wearing the winner down. Sir Jonathan running, displayed good apeed and had no mishap. CleJ Knight mu uJ rlc-ing Arrow into defeat and stopped badly. Arrow had speed but stopped I as If short.

Porgie well up for three furlongs. Lead OB dropped right out ot ill ntion. 3 THIRD RACE The Flash Handicap: 3-year-olds and upward; 5V4 furlongs- Dura 11.4nn Rttrfc oma luriongs. This striking photo was taken at the water jump during the running of the Grand National Steeplechase in England recently. Four horses safely cleared the barrier, but the fifth, riderless, vaulted the rail.

-7- I. pmw rHSUV. AL RAXE time, 1:07 3-3, 'h Str. 2 2 l'li 5' 4 'a 3" 7 SVi 8 8 S'a 4' 6' irainer, w. enort.

Running Index. Starters. Wt. 4" Protractor .112 4 Pennant Lass 109 Lady Capulet 107 The Heathen 122 (19) Pegg's Pride ..112 Colossal 109 17' Ellzah'h Bolla 103 4 8 feme Sweet 96 TRACK SLOW. Protractor paid $9.50, $0.80.

P. 8 7 1 2 3 3 8 4 $3.30, Scratched None. 3 4 1 7 8 6' 5 Workman, McAtec, Fatoiv James, Adams, Long Fight for Honors By W. C. VREELAND Slaff Correspondent of The Eagle Baltimore, April 4 Whip snaps are more profitable than wise cracks when the latter drop from the lips of a Mayor.

Whip snaps when properly applied at the psychological second spells gold and glory to the Jockey and his horse. Wise cracks tend to confound and confuse the record of a Mayor. There is a battle on between the jockeys of the U. S. A.

for the leadership of 1931. Will Raymond Workman, better known as Sonny, again carry off the honors of the Eastern racing season as he did in 1930? Can he maintain his position against L. McAtee, better known as Pony, who last year rrntractor broke very alow, but was taken up on outside drive gamely won going away, 'pennant Lass ran good race on a track th.t not like. She was kept well up to race Th3 Heathen turn T.hLr..i that she dirt stall off the winner rush. Lady Capulet broke fait but ut 2uld not again In Anal furlong to tak.

thj show in lt The Hejthen but tired badly at end of half a mile H. J.m."'!' Pegg's Pride closed a big gap and finished verv fiat il horfc, Elizabeth Bolla waa outclassed. Suprem. Sweet quit badly. 32 RACB-T" Old Dominion Handicap; 3-year-olda and unw.rrf.

i 1-18 miles; purse $1,500. Start aood yIr. 1 1,7 mcaae otaoie. xrainer, w. m.

Wallace. Running Index. Starters. Wt. P.

4 Raccoon 103 4 18 Essare .108 6 4 F. Dress 115 1 (5) Glare 109 2 Berber .103 5 3 Titus ...104 3 TRACK SLOW. St. 4 5 3 2 6 1 3' 14 4 2' 3 6 Raecoon paid $0.80, Scratched Blimp 4.0O, $2.70. Raccoon, perfectly ridden, was nicely rated alonir ba-k of nr.

fn, .1. longs moved up gradually around turn, ran Into leal; iS stretch and gamely Essare was kept close to the leaders, moved ud l.t sLS -S3 'urn Jockeys. Betting. Ellis 3,75 Robertson 3 33 Fields 28.20 Bejshak 1 40 14.25 E. Watters 20.BO Jiner 29.83 Passero 40 60 Fin, 1 2 3 4k 6 6" 7 Pennant Lass, $4.30, $2.80.

Lady Capulet. 4. Wr.ck-RoE 4Ji': Owner, Brook Positions. 4 Str. Mutuirf Fin.

Jockey. Betting. Passero 2 40 2 Remlllard t.so 3 Erickson 2 75 4.5S 6 Dainty in 10 6 Renick 12.50 3 2" 4 1 1 3' 2'V4 4 5 5' 6 6 Essare, $3.70. Full Dress, S.70. th.

ana nlcelv J. ted to i-iuociy ior seven fur ono-a. good race and is about readv in then atart. earn HM" Handicap; three-year-olds; Start good: rZi.l winner, b. 3, by Mister Char ti Jr.

Trainer, 1. Bit. Mutuel Bettlnsr l1 Va Robertson 2 21 2 F. Smith 6.05 3' Vi Arnold 13 00 4" Burke 5.30 3 Ik 2 1- 6' 8 5 '4 7' 2 3" -4 6 7" 5 9 8' a 6 7 Ellis 15.00 Pfgg 9.63 Bejshak 20.05 Meade 9.65 Erckson 3. of) 4 Jr, entrv ueneral $3.30, 14 30 R.rrlrln la la Fox.

Toney Princes. 30 back and rate alona to 'the fnn nf finished game to wm ridden" out lead entering stretch bul weakened In i.A lead with a rush gap from a slow beginning. Anne Aiundel Quit to a walk in trcth. Aiunael olds and up; mile and one-sixteenth- driving. At post.

off off, 5:29 rersepnone. Owner, Thomas T. rosr.ions. Mutuel 8tr. a 1' '4 3' Sk 7 6k 41 Fin.

1 2k 3 4 3 6 7 Jockeys. Betting F. Madeley 1.9S Pesg 7.75 J. Renick ....10.33 H. Louman .,20.40 P.

3.90 A. Snider 3 25 C. Phillips ...32.70 Bob Kernan, finished rush and wa. we.rln. the front going to the first turn and he began tiring.

dropped back beaten. Berber ran brackets. Titus was outrun from the 33 rr furlongs; purse $5,000 added. At post off Cole. Owner, W.

IL CiikM E. Caskey Running. Index. Starters. Wt, Mynheer 118 3' ral A.

lis 4 bBarldo 110 3 Gigantic 114 bliium .110 aA. Ar'l 109 Finalist 118 (101 aH. H'd 104 1 J- 2k 2 1 Hi 64 B'a 5Va 7 9 7 9 5 6" 8. D'son 120 4' 4' aLabrot-Adams entry; bW. Ziegler 'run if pain o.uu, w.ira.

Mralched-bmear, King Boggen, Mynheer broke fast, was eased where came through on inalde and eral well up from start, ran into sixteenth Barrioo was sent to the mi 1 4 'f'V'" 4': battle for the rich prizes of the turf between McAtee and Workman. McAtee as the rider of Jamestown beat Workman for several of the turf classics of 1930. He will ride that colt again in 1931. Will he repeat his triumphs ove Work-all the big events of last year. Who man? It was Sande who garnered will be the favorite of Lady Luck this season? Bowie Entries FOR MONDAY (By the Associated Press) FIRST RACE maiden 2-year-olds; foaled In Maryland; four lurlongs.

Index. wgt. llinlsslal ii5 22 Single B. lis Prattie lis aTarquln lib Merry Etta 118 DWn Hill 118 aMajor Ueneral lis Julia 115 ctjmgle Lady 115 9 Golden Storm 11U Hveiyn 115 Mngie eun 115 Also eligible: 22 c3ingle Fiy 113 boiand Air 118 aO. L.

Strieker and B. H. Brewster Jr. entry; bH W. Bean entry; cE.

it. Brysou entry. SECOND RACE claiming; 2-year-olds; our lurlonga. Index. Wgr, 0 Chosen Fay 110 Jaipur 114 Line of Fire 110 Deduce 114 9 Bill Nora 114 Pan Arena 110 Lampoon 110 Nation 110 Starzan 110 Louis 0 114 Limitless IN) Brandon Light 114 eligible: Teuipus 108 xEbCOba Land 102 1 xBoot Nose 107 JuEla Maid 115 Dress Doll 113 Keiwiclt 118 THIRD RACE claiming; 4-year-olds and upward; six furlongs.

Index. Wgt. Bennlsh Way 113 xRegular Boom 103 Kentucky Lad 113 Lew Black 116 Sunview 113 The Doctor 113 xWicker 107 Maid of the Valley 108 20 Dock Light 115 Lady Longford 108 Glad Effort 116 Our 8 108 Wig 108 xGold Bet Ill Also eligible; Bright riash 106 Cecelia Grob 108 xAlwington Dolly 103 xTheo Rochester 112 18 Guilford 113 xSunmeta 108 FOURTH RACE claiming; 4-year-olds and upward; une mile and a sixteenth. Index. Wgt.

34 Bob Kernan 114 13 xCockriil 105 13 Angry Lass 105 Boris 112 Workless 10U 12 xPanda 104 xSpectacular 104 Butter John 114 Double 0 110 13 xEnrl of Warwick 109 FIFTH RACE The Aspirant; 4-yepr-olds and upward; aeven furlongs. Index. Wgt. Kadlak 107 Polltcn 105 13 First Mission 105 19 sandy 105 5 Thistle Fyrn 100 (21 Orrard 105 20 Dock Light 105 12 Battling On 105 Wellet 105 SIXTH RACE $1,200: claiming: 3-year-olds; one mile and a sixteenth. Index.

Wgt. Vountr Joh 110 Crimsal 103 xFrancock Ill 10 xAlrliner 104 The Flrea 110 Live One 110 Ormond's Play 102 xPrettv Boy 102 17 Friar Bacon 109 18 Fourth Ward 109 xnOld Sol 105 xSurpass 103 Madam Queen 105 Also eligible: 8 Verve 102 xKen Kilns 105 16 xSan Presto Ill 18 xNoble Sir 103 xaCupldlty 100 aP. B. Codd and J. O.

Engler entry. SEVENTH RACE clalmln; 4-rear-olds and- upward; one mil and an eighth. Index. Wrt. xFoundation Stone 109 21 Intrepid 11 xMad Mullah 105 xJake Jaroby 100 6' xMarv Dale 104 Melmnre HO Plnyablt HO 2B rMoon Phase 109 TMwell HO 14 109 14 xaC.uaranv 114 TbFlvinr Ambassador 100 28 Reitrh Olga 114 xSVIrt 100 Alo eligible: 20 raFalr Bill 109 7 Companion 4 110 27 Isostasy 110 Exoene 105 21 xbBv Product 100 a.Iames Arthur and Wisteria Stable cmrv; bF.

Sercmba entry. nnrentice allowancp claimed. Weather, clear; track, good. I 1 appeal to Father Bill save to cover him. One'lorgot the hard lines ot his face, his gnarled hands and his limp as he approached, because long before he reached ydur side there floated to your ears this cherry salu tation: "Howdy, Father!" NEVER SPARED THE WHIP Many men In the past have made names for themselves in various walks of life.

Daly cut a swath literally and figuratively on the turf. He did It at times with a whip. He was a strong advocate of the prin ciple that made the old-time In structors of the three Rs to adopt as their slogan "Spare the rod and you potl the child. Bill Daly never spoiled an apprentice lad in his employ by lng the rod. His instructions may have been severe, but they brought results.

As proof of this he taught that king pin among Jockeys, swapper Garrison, to ride and that astute and clever horseman, Jimmy McLaughlin, to do masterly tricks with a race horse. Some of the other great jockeys that Father Bill turned out like tacks from a machine, sharp to the point, were Winnie O'Connor, Johnny Lamley, Eddie Moshcr and, last but not least, little Moran. a 60-pound kid that could guide a steeplechase horse through the field, but was killed in a pack of horses too great for the width of the track at Brighton Beach before he had attained renown. Daly was essentially a horseman. He must have learned the trick in Ireland, where he was born, how to develop the speed of horses to the utmost.

He certainly brougnt that trick with him to this country. But It was as the developer of Jockeys that he became known. And with that there followed his success with many thoroughbreds. horses that fairly pounded out a race track expression that was part and parcel of the Daly scheme of things to go to the front and never be caught. Whenever a horse owned by Daly was in a race he would always dash to the front.

And thus came the phrase, whenever any horse followed along those lines, "he was doing a Bill Daly." Father Bill's orders were explicit and to the point. "Take the lead at the start," he'd say, "and never let them catch you. But If they do ride like hell." CAPTAIN COV'RAGEOIS OF THE TIRF Daly owned some nice horses years ago. He had not been a factor in turf results in the last 20 years. But Just the same, his wrinkled face, topped by a marine cap which he donned of late, gave him a swing and an air, and a setting like that of, shall we say, Captain Courageous Captain Courageous of the turf and caused many men who did not know hint in the past to say "Who Is that man; that man whom everybody greets so cordially and who always returns the salutation Howdy.

Father'?" And when those men were told it was Father Bill Daly they stood and stared at the limping, slow-moving figure that carried with it force and determination, a will to pound along on a path that he had decided upon. And then those men would say, "And so that's Father Bill?" And they'd look and ponder and reflect. Among some of the mighty nice race horses that Father Bill owned were Civil Service, Gold Dollar which hung up a track record down the Toboggan slide at Morris Park in his day), Burke Cochran, Sailor Boy and Rock Port. The lattpr was one of his last winners if not actually so. He wone one race that I recall at odds of 100 to 1.

Burke Cochran was in sequence named Churchill and Jim McGowan. After he was sold to Mayor Nolan of Troy he was called Burke Cochrane. The Jim McGowan was for my uncle, secretary of the Brighton Beach race track. Daly developed Churchill after that horse was barred from several race tracks. He was a very bad "actor" at the starting post.

He would break and then run in a circle and spin around like a top. Daly bought him at Saratoga for $800, took him to Brighton Beach, started him in a race at one mile in front of the grandstand, whipped him severely when the horse refused to start. He doffed his hat to the cheers and boohs of the patrons of the grand- When 'epper "How's things ciming along, Father Bill?" I 3icl. "Is everything moving smoothly?" "Willie, dear" that was his favorite salutation to me, a lad "Willie, dear, I think they're going to do me dirt. They've Just sent for another bottle of old Pepper whisky, and that means they intend to sit there tnd talk over, talk it over.

Biil proved to be a prophet for himseif. They did do for him he didn't iac horses again for a long, long time. Now, despite Bill wooden leg, he was strength oersoniiied He had large hands and bit, wrists. In addition to this, I con't believe he knew the meaning of fear. At least he had not i(id its depth to the extent that he r.vcr showed the badly at end ot six furlongs.

Gigantic was kept well un .11 th. ..2 ran a good race. 1 race, warn closed a big keep up. Scigt, Donaldson could not 34 SIXTH RACE-Clalming; four year $1,200. Start good; won easily place Time.

1:50 2-5. Winner, b. c. 4, McVicker. Trainer.

E. Mulrenan uj Huntung Index. Starters. Wt. 4 Lahof 112 5 Come On 112 Bob Kernan ...110 Druggist 113 1 rank Fullen 103 5 Chip 113 Dark Abbot .,.110 TRACK GO01.

Str. ''4 5 2 1 6 4 15 2' 4 3 6k 7 6 5' 3 7 7 2 1 4 Va 1' 1' 2' 2' 3' 3 7 7 31 4k 6' 6' 4' 5k 1, $3,30. Come On, $6.11 $3.30. OLD THOROUGHBRED FATHER BILL DALY of Brooklyn midway between Park-ville and Gravesend. He told me this story himself when the news of It began to circulate.

"I was sleeping scundly," said Bill to me, "when I 'ac awakened by my wife. She had poked her elbow into my ribs and liispered in my ear: 'Bill, Bill, get up! Thete's a man in the house, a robber. He's I was half awake, and as I couldn't hear him, I said: 'Ellen, you're dreaming. You're on your back; turn over and go to "But she persisted and kept poking me in the ribs. By this time I was wide awake.

I did hear a faint noise in the dining room. Then I said in a whisper to my wife, as I reached out for my wooden leg to strap it on: 'I'll creep downstairs and stand at the front door. You come to the head of the stairway and keep an eye on me. When I reach the door, you yell: "Murder I Police!" Scream till you frighten him. Then he'll run and I'll catch "Then I crept down the stairs and planted myself In the doorway.

The burglar had left the door open for a quick getaway. If necessary. He had also taken off his shoes. When I reached the door my wife began to scream. The fellow was rummaging through the silver in the dining room, probably looking for the bankroll.

But those yells scared the daylights out of him. "He ran for the hall and never saw me till I pounced on him. Then we wrestled and fought. He was as slippery as an eel. He squirmed out of his coat, dashed down the steps and I lost sight of him In the darkness.

And, say. Willie dear, you might say in your story. 'If he will only come back 111 take his trousers next time. I overlooked them in his From which you may Judge that Father Bill Daly in addition to be ing brave with the skill of a wrestier and the strength of a gorilla had a line of strategy and usually kept the lion's portion of the spoils even when he came to grips with a thief. CELTICS PLAY BAYS An exciting contest is expected when the Sheepshead Bay Club lines up against the Brooklyn Celtic soccer team at Todd Field, this afternoon.

MAKES A TEST OF HOT WATER Daly was as rigorous with his horses as he was with his stable lads he was teaching to ride. One day he was soaking a leg of a horse which was ailing. The leg was in a tub of hot water. A stranger came along. noted the steam arising from the water and, thinking it was too hot, protested to Daly.

'Why, that ere water am hot," said Bill in his expressive but un- grammatlcal English. "Why, I could put my leg in it and hold It there." "I'll bet you J10 you can't," sa-ld the man with the sympathetic note in his voice. "All right," replied Bill. "You're on." And after putting up the money which BUI carefully kept in his hand, he deliberately put his leg, the left one, into the tub of boilin? water. But Bill forgot to mention to the man with the tenderness in his voice that it was his wooden leg.

BILL MAKES THE MOST OF 'SAND' I was a witness to Bill's winning a wrestling match. This was in the paddock of the Brighton Beach track. Some of the owners and trainers were discussing the strength fif wrestlers. Bill had his own notions regarding the honesty of the hurly-burly flop arounds of those days. Bill was skeptical of that tumbling act.

One man who had quite a local reputation as a wrestler told Bill he could throw him. Bill said: "Not for $100, you can't." So the money was put up. This time Daly was willing to entrust the stake toa man who was responsible. Then Bill dug a hole In the sand deep enough that half of his wooden leg would go Into it, packed the sand around It and grappled with his adversary. The wrestler, so-called, couldn't budge Bill.

They tugged and mauled till the wrestler was tired. Realizing then, when too late, that Father had out-tricked him, he protested the manner of Bill's anchoring himself in the sand. But it was too late. He had sanctioned the move by grappling. Besides this Bill had merely said: "You can't throw me." He had not stated what action he intended taking in order to prevent his opponent from hurling him into the sand.

Bill's trouble came over the running of Lizzie at the Brighton Beach track. Her form wasn't consistent. It wasn't considered Just right by Johnny Hennessy, who was then a turf reporter on the Mail and Express and also one of the track officials. So an investigation was ordered after the last race. Now at that time one of the rooms in which the officials met looked out at least, its windows did on a part of the sandy paddock.

In that room the Judges met. There were no stewards in those days. The Judges played the parts of placing the horses and deciding the points of a race such as fouls and disqualifications. I was a young lad' at the time. I had a minor job at the track.

In the course of preparing to leave for home, I walked into the paddock. Father Bill was standing fairly glued to the window. He stood so that those inside couldn't see him but his ear was planted to catch evtry word that was spoken in that room, so fateful to him that day. Casfs Its Shadow slightest trace of the white feather when In a tight place. As an illustration of this, and also of the fact that once he had possession of an article worth while he would never give it up because of force.

You couldn't make Father Bill Daly stand and deliver. Jtdge for yourself if I exaggerate this trait in his makeup. ROBBER FARES SECOND BEST Bill had accumulated plenty of money. He had a nice house well furnished, and in addition was a landlord of means. He was more than well off.

He was living at the time of this Incident of which I am about to relate in that section Labor paid $3.90, $4.30, Ke.ratched None. Lahor was much the best. He broke fast, raced Bob Kernan into defeat in the first quarter-mile, drew out. and under steady restraint Increased lead 1 i easily. Come On moved up very fast inrun down backstretch, made a aama fort, and Just lasted to save the place.

Bob Kernan had plenty of earlv closed fast under a hard drive. Druggist trilled far back for seven furtonea gamely. Frank Fullen closed some ground. Chip ran a fair race was eased up In etrelcn when beaten. Ot; SEVENTH RACE Claiming; four-year olds and up; mile and one-elthth-nurse $1,200.

Start aood: won easilv: niece rlrlvtnir At Audacious Notlme. Owner, Miss Betty Bow- Time, 1:58 4-5. Winner, br. man. Trainer.

Don Yates. 3, by was close to Workman in the per centage column, although many winners away from him. Last year Workman had a percentage of 27 while McAtee was close up with 25. WILL SANDE RIDE AGAIN THIS YEAR But It was H. R.

Riley, an' apprentice lad, who led the winning list with 177 victories out cf 861 mounts, a percentage of 21. Being of light weight he rode almost continuously. He was known by his admirers as "Hard Riding" as a token of appreciation of his efforts as well as the initials of his name. Workman rode 152 winners out of 571 mounts. He topped all the jockeys in the percentage column with 27.

Only Eugene James and Pony McAtee were near him in percentage. Each had a mark of 25. Will Earl Sande enter the list of riders? This Is an open question. It's debatable even with Sande. He said he couldn't answer It himself.

In reply he stated he would be guided by circumstances. His heart is set on being a singer. He has a good voice and has done well over the "mike." He was eager to continue his singing lessons. But if his voice should crack or If he should fail to please, which was not the case as a rider of race horses well, who can tell. will go back to his old love playing the part of a knight of the plgfkin.

The one obstacle to the latter action is about six pounds of flesh. This Is a burden of despair to him. He has reached the stage when to reduce to 114 pounds, average riding weight, is a severe task. JAMES IS THE RIDING SENSATION The sensation of the racing season of 1930 was Eugene James, an apprentice lad. Early In 1929 he was selling papers on the streets of Louisville.

It was there that Roscoe Goose, a star Jockey in his day, was attracted to the lad by his alertness and quick wit. In a little more than a year James developed from the elementary part of his vocation and started in by riding many winners. He began late in the season. He startled not only racegoers, but turfmen, by winning two and three races of an afternoon during the meetings of the Middle West and at New Orleans. Out of 550 mounts he rode 138 winners.

Many trainers regard James superior as a finish rider to Riley. Some thought that he matched up in point of skill, only a stride or two away, as it were, from Sande, McAtee, Workman, Fator and Kel- ay. But those two apprentice rid ers. James and Riley, are not tne only lads of that division who did remarkably well last year. There were, for instance, A.

Adams and W. Johns. The latter finished third in the winning column in 1930 with 142 winners out of 695 mounts, for a percentage of 20. Albert Adams, while he finished far down on the list with 74 victories out of 403 mounts, for a percentage of 18, did something that no other rider has accomplished in the history of the turf. He rode nine straight winners.

This was during a race meeting at Marlboro Park, a half-mile track in Maryland. It exceeded the old record of eight straight triumphs made by the one-time brilliant Walter Miller, who still is credited with the greatest number of winners ever garnered by a Jockey in a dingle year. This was in 1906, when he rode 388 winners out of 1,384 mounts. In addition he was second 300 times and third 199 times. In that year, as well as In the following year, he attained the percentage of 28.

This was second only to that achieved by C. Reiff, who In 1896 rode 292 winners out of B22 mounts for a percentage of 35. FINE CROP OF APPRENTICES Another jockey feat of renown last year was the seven winners out of eight mounts gathered in one day by J. Sylvester, apprentice. He did this riding trick at Revenna.

Ohio. It will be seen Adams and Sylvester gained their record honors at what is commonly called "bush" meetings, half-mile tracks. Another promising apprentice is Jackie Long. He had only a few mounts as compared with his rivals. Several times he met the lads who finished in front of him In the list and he trimmed them.

Many astute turfmen, jockeys of other days, think that Long is the most promising apprentice of the lot. Never has the quality of the riders oeen as good in the last deccde as the outlook Is for 1931. This because there are at least 12 or 15 apprentice lads and jockeys who cxpeit horsemen inasmuch as they can pilot race horses so cleverly that they are able to bring out the best speed and rtamina of their mounts. This is no easy matter to accomplish. Often, very often, in the past 10 years, this from 1919 to 1929, the Jockeys, save a few, were sorry lof.

Many ncrscs that showed winning performances were beaten because they were poorly handled. Now the question Is will the stars of other days, such as Sande (If he rides). Fator, Kelsay, McAtee and Workman be able to hold in check and out the lads of promise in the apprentice division, such as Long, James, Adams, Johns and Riley. The apprentice lads have the advantage in the matter of youth and weight. Both are big assets in the struggle for the prizes of the turf.

The fact that they do not have to reduce to make light weight, this by road work incased in heavy sweaters and clothes, and Innumerable trips to hot rooms of the Turkish brths, gives them a big advantage over their heavier rivals. McATEE, FATOR AND WORKMAN McAtee and Fator are the only ones of the old school who are not compelled to go through a sweating process to make 110 pounds. Mc- A tee can ride even at a lighter weight than Fator. Fator had a very poor year last season but that does not say he has lost anv of his old-time skill. This year will decide the mooted question whether he has gone back.

One of the questions raised against Fator was whether he had lost his old-time courage and daring. This because he would not "take a chance" by going the short cut along the rail but generally made the trip to the winning post, save when he was in front via the ovsrianc1 route. Was it a matter of fear cr being careful of his big toe? Such was tile viewpoint of students of form. The season promises to furnish a Runnlng Positions. Str.

Vi Str. Fin. 1 1 3' l'Va 1" 1 11 5' 1" 2' 2'i 2'a 4 3 4k 6J 3' 3k 6 7 Vi 4 4' 4 8 2' 3k 51 511 '8 9' 8' 7 6 BJ 2 8'Vi 6' 5 7' 7 7 10k lo 10 9I3 8' 9 6k 74 8 8' 9' 10 11 11 11 11 10' 5 4'Vi 9" 10' 11 Index. Starters. Wt.

Era 109 2 20' Buddy Basil ..111 11 7 Silver Scepter .111 10 (71 Griff W. Ill 8 Nurs'y Rhymes. lit 9 (211 Roval Charge ..112 3 6 xEtizabeth ....107 4 Grev Gull 105 V48 Oold Star 116 1 13 xBuddha 112 5 (14i Bill Seth Ill 7 xFleld. TRACK GOOD. Era paid $11.30, Buddy Basil.

$0, Silver greater tt in Scratched Luck Piece. Rubberneck. Bright Day. Madcap Marvin Cr-h. r.

pense. Gotham. Daddy Nelson. Minturn. Ex- Era got away well, waa eased back around turn, moved up with .,,.1, far turn, drew away and won easily.

Buddy Basil went up fast on outsid. good race. Silver Scepter waa In close quarters In early part, finished Griff W. closed ome ground. Nursery Rhymes sad apeed for ilx furlongs nen .7 Kai, v.yjo.

Oil. Mutuel Jockeys. Eel ting J. Fowler 12 40 p. E.

Froggate. s.83 Tmcr 8.80 D. Mrade B.50 P. 2.83 C. Tield 10.93 K.

Cooper ...,30.60 R. Slmrson 9.55 F. Dalntv 13 95 A. Snider ....30.60 J. 6erio 24.20 SHOTTON BECOMES HARSH Burt, Shotton, usually an easy-going sort of a chap, showed that his athletes could go too far with him when he suspended Pitchers Johnny Milligan and Geno Connell for absenting themselves from the Phil camp at Winter Haven and remaining In Tampa overnight without permission.

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