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Show LOFTUS TURNS I RACING TRAINER Man-o'-War Best and Billy-Kelly Billy-Kelly Smartest Horse Noted Jockey Rode Johniiy LoftUS at one time was con-! sldered the best jockey in the world His name ranks with such great! ockes Tod Sloan and Snapper I hi rrison I.oftus is now seeling new racing laurelK as trainer of thoroughbreds. Perhaps no rider of the present day is In a better position to discuss th j merits of many of the leading horses of the American turf. Loftus has ridden most of tho great horses of the last 16 years. Here Is what he thinks of them "The best horse I ever rode was undoubtidlv Man ' War W s MEANEST HORSE. T ihink that Shudrach was about the meanest. Shadraoh was a year-old, racing at Juarez, mpx u. had started before with other bos up. but coming out of the chute hfl wouTd turn the wrong way of the track. "His owner asked m to try him I made up my mind that Shadraeh wouldn't lake the wrong way of the track with me. He didn't. He took the fence, and dropped me oiT going go-ing over. "The smartest race horse thai I ever rode was Billy Kelly "Billy didn't need a rider. T believe be-lieve that if you tied a sa k of oats to his saddle he would go to the post, wait the springing of the bnr-rier, bnr-rier, get off and lay just back of the pace, and when they straightened out in the stretch he would make b1 Dlbve and probably win going away '' Looks l or BIG SEASON. Loftus has 17 horses In training at Belmont Park for C. J. Ryan, among them Sea Mint, who was such a disappointment last year, 12 :i-y :i-y ear-olds and four youngsters Loftus considers Northcllffe of the 8-year-olds as the best prospect tor the coming season. Last year he had hard luck. but showed amazing speed in his trials. Of the 2-year-olds I rogheda. a chestnut colt, gives '-he most promise. prom-ise. Whether Loftus will have the sunie success as u trainer as he did is a Jockey only the future can tell. But if nurd work and a thorough I know ledge of horses count foi inv- j thing Loftus should put the Ryan I colors In the forefront of the in i igi stables this year. |