Jockeys Serving With The Colors: About Eighty on the Honor Roll--Three Gold Stars in the Service Flag., Daily Racing Form, 1918-08-16

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JOCKEYS SEflVIHG WITH THE COLORS About Eighty on the Honor Boll Three Gold Stars in the Service Flag By J R Jcffery JcfferySaratoga Saratoga X Y August 15 The officials of the Jockey Club liave undertaken to keep a record df American jockrys who have responded to their countryN call in its liour of need The showing which the diminutive lads many of whom were at one time or another the idols of the racing world Jiave made up to the present time is highly credit ¬ able botli to theiiisflves and the great sport which thiy represent in one of its important branches branchesAlbert Albert Iturlen assistant clerk of the scales for the Jockey Club lists been compiling the list of tire Jockeys who have entered the military service of the United States in connectibri with the world war now raging He has arranged the names of no less than seventynine on an Honor Roll Svhich is on ex ¬ hibition at the racing secretarys office It is a constantly lengthening list and Mr Jlurlen is anxi ¬ ous to be informed of the names of any jockeys or former jockeys who may be iii the service and Whose names do not appear on the roll When it Is con ¬ sidered that their are only something like 175 Jock ¬ eys riding in this country at the present time the showing is the more imnresslve The Jockey Club also maintains a service flag containing an identi ¬ cal number of stars three of which are golden in memory of three Jockeys who have given their liveJs in the Great Cause The complete list of the jockeys now having a place on ihc Honor Koll is made up of the follow ¬ ing ingFlat Flat Riders RidersJockey Jockey Former Employer EmployerBrady Brady Charles J1 E Madden MaddenBurton Burton F Butwell J Captain R Parr ParrBauer Bauer J I Cotton W W K Applegate ApplegateChristie Christie J Cotton L Deavenport J Davis Willie Fogartj K Fain O F I Weir WeirFerguson Ferguson A Major August Belmont BelmontFlint Flint K George Odom OdomClass Class J Frederick Johnson JohnsonOriffin Oriffin E Greenfield S R A Smith SmithGordon Gordon Clyde 8 McNaughton McNaughtonGordon Gordon R H G lledwell lledwellHoward Howard J Williams Bros BrosHaynes Haynes K Major August Belmont BelmontHotaling Hotaling D Major August Belmont BelmontHeatherington Heatherington J Henning J Hufnagel C Ilinphy W J W Hedrick HedrickJones Jones Joe Major August Belmont BelmontIvarrick Ivarrick Kenneth W H Karrlck KarrlckKohler Kohler W Kohri C R F Carman CarmanMiilhare Miilhare J I Striker StrikerMatthews Matthews A R F Carman CarmanMnderia Mnderia P Major August Belmont BelmontMeritry Meritry Roy Murphy J M J S O wnbey wnbeyMiisgruve Miisgruve Phil 1 T Chinn ChinnMartin Martin Charles McCabe J F I Weir WeirMcDaniel McDaniel D R J Curl Neary J M J Daly DalyNicol Nicol D W E Phillips PhillipsOlsen Olsen M J Butler ButlerPhillips Phillips C Parrette T F Ambrose Clark ClarkReilly Reilly Charles Rollins E Smyth J Spellman G Swain George Stagmire Robert A G Wcston WcstonSpringer Springer R A L Aste AsteSheedy Sheedy M J R Keene KeeneTaylor Taylor Walter Travers Willie R A Smith SmithUpton Upton Jack G M Odqm OdqmVan Van Benschoten George Max Hirsch HirschWhatley Whatley J v Ward W George P Sherman ShermanWaldron Waldron Roy Klmball Patterson PattersonWatts Watts Ralph Wingfield G Yorke R c WCDaly WCDalySteeplechase Steeplechase Jilders Rider Employer EmployerBlake Blake Willie W R Coe CoeBrady Brady Pat Burke Edwin A Chandler1 George Cantwell F T J Healey HealeyClark Clark John Silas Veitch VeitchFenuessey Fenuessey T Silas Veitch VeitchKlenck Klenck Edward Silas Veitch VeitchKennedy Kennedy Norman F Ambrose Clark ClarkKersey Kersey Noe Walter NIcklaus August Captain J E Davis DavisOConnor OConnor M M Daly DalyStretch Stretch A Warlike W Killed in Action ActionTighe Tighe Michael steenlechase jockey formerly in the employ of F Ambrose Clark ClarkHollis Hollis Sam steeplechase jockey died from wounds received nt the front Parker T flat rider from the west gassed gassedThe The Honor Roll will be added to as rapidly as new names may come in and will be carried from track to track during the remainder of the eastern racing season for proper display


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