| Show JOCKEY MILLER MILIEU HAS SLOWED UP Marvelous Rider Is Getting Fat and Fails to Pilot Win Winners Winners Winners ners Home New York Nov Xo 2 The fearful tearful slump in the riding of Walter Miller of ot late lateIS lateis IS i one of ot the main topics topic of ot conversa conversation conversation tion heard dally daily daB at the track In the beginning of the season seaon It used to be beMiller beMiller Miller the Marvelous One or Von Won Wonderful Miller and never mind dope or handicapping but simply play Miller All of this has changed now Miller Is Isa Isa Isa a mutt and he cant eee see a horse are favorite expressions used when a bad looking ride Is s finished The Tho boy bo now comes In for tor as many roasts as he formerly received d praise Even Een his friends are beginning to side sidestep sidestep sidestep step him when on a horse Some of his rides have been fierce tierce and many a win winning ning race has been tossed off by b his In Incompetent Incompetent Incompetent competent riding No one accuses Mil Miller ler her of faking a horse because the boy boyhas boyhas boyhas has always alwa s borne an ax excellent reputation reputation reputation tion There ire are re two things believed to be responsible for the boys bad showing recently recent One Is that he Is growing fat fathis fathis fathis his legs are getting much longer and he be cannot any more use his knees In Sn help helping helpIng helping ing him maintain a crouching position on ona ona ona a horse horsa The Tho other IB III that the thebo boy Is track tra k sore He TIe has been constantly been in the sad saddle saddle saddie dle die for three years without a letup and he needs a rest He Is all in so to speak and a vacation might work ever everlasting everlasting lasting benefits A All a II contrast to Millers work in the saddle addle that of oC Dave Nicol stands out In the spot light Nicol never rode bet better better better ter In his life than he ha is riding now In Inthe Inthe Inthe the early earl summer when he came here hereto hereto hereto to ride he be made such a poor showing that the tho turf critics advised him to re return return return turn to the west which was yearning earnIng for him These same critics today are praising the western boys work up to the skies He ban baa ba become a great favorite and Is getting winning mounts It is 18 not improbable Im Improbable Improbable probable that Nicol will be connected with some big stable next geat season possibly bly that of Mr Keene who puts Nicol up whenever he has the opportunity |
