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T. BURNS MAY NOT GO ABROAD AGAIN. New York. February 3.— Tommy Bums, the American jockey who rode in Cerinany last. year, his employer, unofficially, behtt] the Fmpcror of Germany. Las ahoui decided not to go abroad tie-coming season. He arrived in New York November IS. last, ami had a prosperous season abroad, having ridden fifty eight winners, but says the money paid jiH-keys on the continent is not altogether what. it is reported to be and says the boys ale f HBjall I j to work much harder over phaae than h.-re. The j.M-key must. exer--ise the horses in the stable .a. h morning as well as ride them in their races. "More money can be made by an alert rider in a ■Math on Ibis side of the Atlantic." dccl.ucs Burns, ••than can be made in a year 011 the other side. Jockeys who say differently ami talk of the bettc* conditions for racing in Europe an- the ones who cannot, because of weight, ride in tins colintry. "Take it from me, than is not an Am.-ri.au teekejf win. would not ride in this country if he could. I do not believe 1 have outlivid my usefulness. I am only twenty eight years old and will be able to ride at 102 or to:; pounds ihrough-o.it the coining, season. I am convinced now that I will never liecome tiK stout for riding. I know there is a prejudice among horsemen against jockeys who appear to be getting old. but it is not a reasonable one to my way of thinking. Sloan was nt least as old as I am, if he was not older, when he begaa to get goad.*1 He will make appFcation for a license to ride on the local Hacks as a free lam-.- ami will begin in a f.-w weeks to ride liorses in their exert is.-gallops and 1io|m-s to get a number of mounts dining the season from the Hitchcock and Madden stable. He intends to get together a f.-w ho wa of his own in a real or two ami retire from Unsaddle and follow the example of George odoni, who is now- a successful owner and Irainer.
