Show 1925 Is Great Year for Joc eys i at I i. i 1 y Joe l. l t 1 t N s. s 1 1 rev tl w wd J d I j ARL J n n. n cs ws w. w I Sande Fator Johnson and Maib Maiben n Show Class High Standard Maintained By PETER BURNAUGH The most encouraging phase of the American racing year of 1925 was the development of new riding material From the standpoint of the horse It was Just another ra rating campaign campaign cam cam- Only Sting SUng tad Mad Play and andone andone andone one or two others saved the older division from utter mediocrity The 3 olds 3 olds ear were cheaper than usual permitting American Flag to stand out like a super horse which which he was not riot Only in in the year old division wh where e real worth cannot be assayed until next season was there any any reasonable ground for optimism But in the Jockey ranks a a. high cIa class ss standard was was m maintained And what is vastly more important at le least st half a a. dozen novices displayed displayed displayed dis dis- dis- dis played increasing evidences of at skill through the season and go into the new year ear minus their apprentice bugs or rapidly nearIng that happy state of full fledged jockey- jockey ship If you back over the the records you will find few seasons in which so many really promising riders have been developed Earl Sande Laverne Fator of Idaho Albert t Johnson and Johnny Maiben Malben of at Utah made a brilliant quartet on the eastern tracks I Ican Ican Ican can recall no season in recent years in which four such riders rode through the season at top form torm Sandes Sande's physical weakness re resulting resulting resulting re- re from his long winter illness retarded him slightly at times that thatIs Is there were occasions when race goers goes who had learned to look for forthe forthe forthe the superhuman from him shook their heads and muttered that he had lost his old power especially Ina In a tight finish that dem demanded unusual strength But one has only to look at his per percentage of winning mounts and to observe the close rivalry that ex existed existed existed ex- ex isted among these four throughout the year to see that Sande had no favors to ask of an any one of of them FATOR BRILLIANT Laverne Laveine Fator Pator the Idaho boy rode brilliantly throughout the season sea sea- son son son-or or perhaps it Is better to say that he r rode de consistently throughout through through- out the season tie lie is not the spectacular type of rider and ad seldom seldom sel sel- dom doms dom's s sends the crowd Into any ecstasy of f cheering over his performances performances performances per per- indeed he has a faculty faculty faculty fac fac- of making the jockeys jockey's part ap appear appear ap- ap pear to be the least important contribution contribution contribution con con- to a a. victory But his his' ca capabilities capabilities capabilities ca- ca are are re none the l less ss apparent to an experienced d observer because he does not choose to impress their importance with theatrical effects Cool and unemotional Fator seems never ne to go into a slump We have havel had very few riders who have ridden well wen over several seasons seasons seasons sea sea- sons with such consistency HARVEY COMER Among th the developments In the novice tanks ranks in the east the outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing figures were were Red Harvey Harvey Harvey Har Har- vey Bernie Thompson Harry Richards Richards' Richards Richards Richards' Rich Rich- ards ards' and nd Frank Catrone The first three rounded out their forty winners winners winners win win- ners during the season and were graduated into the ranks of full fledged jock Jockeys ys while Catrone showed conclusively that he will not be waiting long to replace his red board with a a. black one All four of these youngsters can ride at or near pounds and it is quite possible that all aU four will de develop into first class riders We must not be too optimistic of course course ENCOURAGING SITUATION The situation in western racing was encouraging Stutts carried off oft the honors among the themore themore themore more experienced riders after Mack l Garners Garner's debacle Those who watched him through the the season Insist in insist insist In- In that he is the equal of any of our eastern stars Otherwise the older riding talent in Kent Kentucky had gone sadly to pot and at the be beginning beginning beginning be- be ginning of the season horsemen I I there were anxiously looking about for new talent T They found It in Georgie Johnson John Johnson sori son Kenneth Noe and arid Smiling Sammy Smith Trainers who Trainers who c came me east in the autumn after racing on the Kentucky Illinois and Ohio tracks were here full fun of praise for aUthree all aU three of these riders Our only view of the Miami development Noe was in the Lawrence Realization Realization Realization tion but he certainly Y did a very impressive Job of it iton on the winner Marconi Master Johnson endeared himself to every trainer he rode for and Kim Patterson probably v voiced the general view when he said on coming coming coming com com- ing to Aqueduct in September that Johnson would b be the best horse in any any mans man's st stable ble Just to keep up the morale and drive the blues away even ven if he never r rode de a win win- ner H. H Stutts ranks well wel up on the list of winning Jockeys during the season of 1925 Johnson Noe Nee and Sni Smith th also are well up Most rost of ot us have pave so many things on our hands we couldn't grasp an opportunity If It we saw one Human is what makes us kick when someone someone steals our um- um bella bela which we stole foal someone some some- one one |