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AMERICAN RIDERS SUCCESSFUL ABROAD. ONeili, Reiff. Maher. Martin, Dugan. OConnor. Archibald and Others Have Lucrative Contracts. New York. January 19. — This season there will ht on the race tr.r. ks of Finland, Fiance. Germany, Austria and Rnssls the following American Jockeys: Danny Maher, .1. H. Skeets Martin, Frank ONeill. Johnny Beiff. Winnie OConnor. G. Archibald. J. Sinuier. D. Winkiieid. Guy Garner, Eddie Dugan, Milton Henry. Nash Turner and Willie Shaw. The average nam thai each Jockey will receive will be 2.ih"» or an aggregate of 56,099. Frank ONeili was the most successful Jockey in France last season, lie rode for William K. Van derbill and won 1.".:: races out of a total of 995 mounts. He won the most valuable race in Prance, the Grand Pris de Paris, worth about. 8,000, on Maiquis lb- Gaueys bases COM As dAtout. and wound up his notable achievements by capturing tin- Don. lister St. Leger in England on r. Pflklag-tons Prince Palatine. Althoucb in the matter of winning ONeHI eras a the top of the list of Jockeys in France, his success in the percentage linp was not equal to that of Johnny Beiff, who won one race out of every four. oWeii! will iiiiin wear DSC white and black colors of Mr. Vanderbilt ibis season. Rciffs showing leal season was brilliant. He won 115 races out of a total of 46S mounts. He was largely responsible for the success of Frank .1. Goulds horses. The Gould stable won more than 00. " 00 last year. Beiff has been winning in Franco for many years and is one of the most popular American jockeys abroad. In KHM Reilt won the Bpaom Derby on Rlchsrd Crokers Orhy. while in America be rod ! i John .1. McCafferty and Enoch Wlshard. The latter was his tut,,:- in the art of riding. At that time Johnny was among the lightweight brigade of Jockeys and eon! easily make ninety pounds. At all times he ha- managed to win sufficient races to keep him am. ng the lending riders of America and France. Milton Henry en M to geiopt when Tod Sloan made bis Invssion oi the English turf and popularised the American style of riding. Henry is called the dean of American Jockeys in France. Be is now .navy and only receives occasional mounts. But .U that he won twenty-three ut-es last year. Nash Turner does not ride Often. He has . s own stable end spends Ihe greater pari "f ids time in training bis horses. Last year In- was exceptionally successful and tasnow considered one of the wealthiest owners smong the profession si horsemen oi France. Winnie OConnor divides his time between riding horses On the Bat and over the jumps. He has become an expert steeplechase rider. Recently he was in i r t while riding in a steeplechase, but is aain in good condition. Wlnkfield, a negro rider who won many races for Edward Oorrigan and Pat Dunne in the went, is one oi the popular riders on the German tarf Archibald who is now- riding in India, is under contract to Baron Opnfnhclia his sennaa. Bddie Dugan will ride in Austria. Dugan will earn at least 0,000 during lie- season. He is uadec con trad t" a rich owner in Austria. His retaining fee is . MKi. He will bo paid extra for all of his mounts, and there is a second call on his services for $.",.niiii. "Skeets" Martin will ride Harry Payne Whitneys i.i eis in England. He bad fair success last season Witt i iiein Danny Maher will again he under con tract t i Karon de Rothschild. Gay Garner, under contract to Aagaat Belmont, rode in France last season and won B0 m.inv races i ; .i l. Stern, a rich palr.n of tin- French turf, that he will remain in that country and ride for Mr. Stem — |f he bas his way. But Mr. Belmont claims be has i verbal agreement with Garners mother ti his services and will enforce his contract on the lads services.
