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MOUNTAIN TO RIDE IN DERBYS. Jockey ; -e Mountain, who sustained a fracture of the right arm and had Hie thumb on his left liaud broken when Anna Day fell with bim at City Park, January 17. K with his relatives in Chicago and will remain until lie is in condition to ride sgaln. Ili— Injuries ate mending raphllj and he expects to return to the saddle within three weeks. Hi has been engaged to ride clamor ii the Crescent ity Derby and will have the mount on Yankee Girl in the City Part Derby. He says he was offered a good retainer by C. B. Ellison for the coming seaw n. inn did no! accept it. He saj In pre rers io ride a- ■ tree lance. Ttleing be considers tbe best horse of anj age racing in Now Orleans this w Inter. "I have no personal liking for .lack Man in." said Mountain yesterday, ••hut I am son to see him in trouble, particularly s. over such a horse as lily. 1 ,!,, not believe there i- a harder horse N w Orleans to ride. He positively will not run tin- liust part of a race ami foe that reason it is hard to hold any soil of position with him. 1 do not believe Martin palled bim."
