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RETIREMENT OF A GRAND RIDER. , V Fred Tarals Honorable Career as a Jockey in This Country and Abroad. — " I When a few days ago on liis return from Europe J lied l:iinl Miinouuced his permanent retirement from riding, il meant tie conclusion of an honorable and brilliant career as a rider. Tarals tirst work in riding was for Lalntld Bros, of Cinciuu.it 1. beginning about the year 1SN2 as an exercise lad. Prohajblt hi- first success of any moment was achieved in lssi, when he rod.- faster to victory in the Quickstep Stakes at Washington Park lor Tn-le Jim" Cray. The Bex I year he Won the Cir.einnal 1 Hotel Stake-ai l.atonia on Kirklin. But ii was not until ]ss!t i that he came into real prominence as a rider of skill .nut promise. Taken east in tie service of Dan Honig ii was not hmg until he attracted altentlon and in ihe eourse of the next few years ripened into j one of the foremost stars of jockevdom. mill was in the service of James R. Keene. August Belmont an. I ! other lc tiling owners. Increasing weight and the advent of two such remarkable lightweight riders as Tod Sloan and Daunt Mailer filially brought hlni into partial eclipse, not that he was less skillful but il.ai they were available for mounts at less ] than Kri pounds-, while he could only ride tit heav.. weight-, so in 11101 he took an engagement abroad and has ridden in Germany and Austrlu-Iliinga! y each year since. it i- significant of his skill that after coining info ] prominence lie won among olher races three Brook I Era Handicaps, the Autumn Maiden Stakes. Autumn Slakes Hit times. Morris Park Autumn Weight for I Age Race twice. Belmont Stakes. Canadian Derby. Cgrltoa Stakes. Champagne Stakes, iwice. Coney Is bind Handicap. Culver Handicap. lwi-e. Dnist Stak-s. uvice. Dolphin Stakes tivice. Double Bral Uisi half once and second hair three times. Eclipse Stakes, twice. Kxpectatioii Stakes, l-irst Special. Flash Stakes. Flight Stakes, twice. Flying Handicap, twice. Futurity Stakes. GaseQe Stakes. Creat Americas stakes, twice. Great Eastern Handicap, twice. Hudson Stakes. Hyde Park Stakes. Juvenile Stakes, Kentucky Derby. Kenwood Stakes. Ladles Stakes, twice. Matron stakes, twice. Metropolitan Handicap, twice. Nursery Handicap. Rnin-lm del Pass Stakis. Oakwood Handicap. Ocean Handicap. Oceanview Handicap. Oriental Handicap. Pint ridge Stakes, three times. Prospect Handicap. twice. Bamapo Handicap, Bancho del Paso stakes. Reaper* stakes, three time*. Russet Handicap. Sapphire stakes. September Stakes. Sheepsheud Bay Handicap, three times. Spindrift Stakes, twice. Spring Slakes, three times. Surf Stakes. Swift Stakes, Travels stakes, twice. Twin City Handicap, twice. Vernal Slakes. Westchester Handicap, twice. White Plain- Handicap. Withers Stakes, twice. Zephyr Stakes and the Suburban Handicap. He rode the famous Domino in all of his successes as a two-tear old. , Abroad Taral was eminently successful and for Bantu Springer and other owners won about all of the richest events of the Austro -Hungarian turf, winning in addition the confidence and esteem of all with w lioin he came into frequent contact. Taral was ■■ rider of tremendous power in fini-h ing. There an- men now in Chicago who now and then can be found reiuiniscently discussing liis feats in the saddle at Washington Park on Pedestrian and tlie roan veteran. Tim Murphy. In HK on both be gave some remarkable exhibitions of Compelling vigor, literally lifting the former home a head in front of the fleet filly. Anna Mayes. In one memorable sprint In which at one time s-he was so far iu front Unit It seemed impossible fcbe could be beaten. A- a man his honor was unquestioned, and in every way lie was an ornament to his profession and abandons it with a well earned Competence. His riding record from IHSjt in thai country was as follows: Yen i. Mts. 1st. 2d. M. Dam, 188B to SI 85 ! :; 101 l.stM 471 as lOrt il! Ills is »i ."itm ir.4 US 104 feat 1.N02 ;rx4 114 S! I.:: 1LN tBV3 Hhi lis Ml i;:: ii. i.s!i4 aai "ks 4i 4! n IS!.-, in:; 4S ."kS m T2 UN - :;7 ,;, £ :;s so is.it •£::: ■ 4a ::i lis MM mm 4:s ::! 47 j| I8M U2 M ::7 ::i st; p.khi 4ti • ;; 5 :: ■ Totals :;.H KIS 74:1 Q.-.S 1.4:10 In the nine years during which Taral rode in Earope his record was as ■asaum: Year. Mts. Won. 2d. *1!«1 .MS 1M 11 IMS "77 of! 17 •tads :t44 »S ..2 ♦1!KH :s0.-. 71 i:t 1905 LliU as .• :: •ISSd :tl4 fel 4!» *1!KI7 "21 M SI man 272 47 H mm a — 1 Ttttals 2.47.1 59! Kits Leading jockey.
