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the ,. *. , J" ? • , " ! J ! not J1, . s "j ° u: m J* I J1. II " i JOCKEY G. ARCHIBALD DOING WELL. i j George Archibald, the American Jockey riding on German turf, has written his mother, who re- . side- in Oakland. California, an interesting letter dealing with the racing and other conditions in tin- war zone. Archibald has been in Germany for the past couple of months and has been meeting with ". such success that he heads the lists of leading , Jockeys. , Archibald is residing at Neunhagen, a suburb . about sixteen miles from Merlin, and stales that i everything in the German capital is quiet ami , tiiat conditions are normal, with the exception that meat Is higher Hum usnal. lie tells his mother to worry, a- he is getting along tin -ly and ., that his wife and Infant daughter an- also faring well. ! The American is under contract to Baron Oppen- helm, who is a major in Ihe German army. Tin- Ian n i av.av from his extensive thoroughbred siring for a ikm! portion of the time, but he pays f occasional visit- and is Interested in keeping ihe game going. Race meeting- an- promoted onlj once a week but they are big affaire. , Tel Ames, Die Berkeley Jockey, who crossed over •, wilh Archibald, is riding with success at open- . agen, Denmark. He went to Berlin, but was j unable to ride because the practice of issuing new licenses ha- been discontinued. old licenses an- . renewed, but the Herman racing otlieials are not encouraging new riders to pat in an appearance, j Both boys are planning to return to California next , fall, as racing in the war zone will hardly he eon- , tinned in the winter, ,
