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1 : I ; 1 : FRED TARAL IS DOING WELL- ABROAD. For a man who is getting along in years, Fred Taral is doing famously in Austria and Germany. According to the latest riding statistics he is at the head of the riding brigade of the Anstro-Hungarian empire with thirty-one winning mounts. But a European rider is pressing him closely, and lie writes a friend in New York that he will have to hustle to maintain his prestige. Taral Is not so old according to the general point of view. He is only thirty -nine. Put that is old Tor a jockey nowadays. The average jockey has outlived his usefulness at twenty-five. P.irkenruth, another American, is third on the jockeys list in Austria and Hungary, and Harry Lewis is eighth with fifteen wins. Lewis, Taral writes, lost his license a few weeks back for sassing an Austrian steward. He has, however, been restored to favor and Is riding in excellent . form. Taral sends word that Baron Springer and Herr von Pichy, the sportsmen for whom lie lias ridden pretty much ever since lie went to Europe, will, this fall dissolve their turf nartnershlp. They expect to sell out on November 10. Inasmuch as neither of them has said anything of branching j out singly, Taral Is not sure he will have his old billet again. He does not fear for his future, however. He has made such an excellent reputation in Europe half a dozen continental horsemen are after his services. Taral Is highly pleased with the way his son, Johnny Taral, aged fifteen, is getting on. Johnny Taral is doing the lightweight riding for Itaron 1 Springer, and his doting father says the Austrian turfman is eminently satisfied with him. According ; to Taral senior, Taral junior lias a line seat and a deal of inborn ability. Taral pere believes lie could I make a great salary if lie went to England, but if the little fellow is to ride in the United Kingdom II his father will have to go there also, and the father r Is not sure he wants to do that. Although he has been urged to give up riding and get together a string of racers either here or in Great Britain, the Dutchman sticks to the saddle. Taral would feel lost if he was not -riding". He possesses the same daredevil courage which marked his work in his younger and less responsible, days. He has no fear of being maimed or killed, apparently. Courage, they say, is one of the strongest traits of his son. Taral still owns his old time home at Mount Vernon. He expects to come back to this country in the fall and spend the winter here.
