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TALE OF A TRAVELING RIDER Jockey F Hernert Tells Australians Some Fables of the Worlds Racing F Herbert who used to ride in this country and was in the employ of Edward R Bradley some ten or twelve years ago was riding in South Australia last May and told the tale of hfcj travels and his riding prowess to an Adelaide newsman The tale is from the Sydney Referee of June 4 and runs as follows followsHerbert Herbert lias ridden with succes in many parts of the world and in almost every country that he lias visited he has landed one of the chief races of the season His sojourn in South Australia was brought about by the influenza epidemic He was on his way back to Melbourne after riding at the Perth Cup meeting when the influenza regulations kept him in Adelaide He soon rode a winner or two at the local meetings and his services became in such demand that he decided to remain in the central state over the Cup carnival Herbert is an Englishman having first seen the light at Hackney London in 1890 Soon after he left for America and on May 16 1899 began his career as a jockey After winning the Adelaide Cup he told the fol ¬ lowing interesting story about himself 4I started in Dallas Texas with Captain Smith I had just turned nine years and in the first race I ever rode I only weighed fiftyfive pounds I won three races that day I continued to show good form under Captain Smith and E R Bradley one of the bestknown racing men in America asked me kto ride for him I accepted and signed on with him for eight years I headed the list in 1909 in America then transferred to Mr Seagram Who was training for the late Earl Grey then governor general of Can I won the Canadian Derby on Donati They took him to America and I also won the Kentucky and La tonia Derbys on him Then I went to Jacksonville Florida and while riding there on IrishAmerican James McCormick trainer for Baron von Oppen heim and Richard Hamel in Germany asked me if I would like to go to Germany and ride I signed on and went over Frank Bullock was there at the time riding for the Royal Graditz Stud I rode with pretty good success in Germany in 1911 and then I went to Russia where I rode for Count de Laza ¬ rus I then went back through Germany to Eng ¬ land In 1913 I rode the winner of the Cesarewitch and the Great Metropolitan on FizYama and also the Alexandra Plate and Ascot Cup CupHERBERT HERBERT SPOOFING A BIT The best horse I have ever ridden in America was one called Bad News by Flying Dutchman Black Sleeves owned by E R Bradley I won eightyseven races on him Altogether he has been placed first 114 times My best horse in England was a twoyearold named Hapsburg and owned by the latCj Sir Ernest Cassel I rode him when he won the British Dominion Stakes the New Stakes and the Alexandria Cup at Kempton Park Master Herbert has been spoofing a bit as the English say Donau did not win the Latonia Derby of 1910 He was third Herbert rode him Donau did win the Canadian Derby and Herbert did ride him Donau was not Canadian but Tennessee owned Donau did win the Kentucky Derby and Herbert rode the colt The Bad News fable is the broadest Bad News ran 184 races and won fifty seven not 114 Herbert rode him about a dozen times for some five or six wins in 1907 and 1908 Of course Mr Seagram did not train for Earl Grey and of course Earl Grey did not own or race any horses in Canada Herbert did not top the riders in tills country Canada or any other country in any year His story of great doings in England stands scrutiny somewhat better He rode Fiz Yama for Major Morris in some of the geldings English races and was on his back when he won the Alexandra Flute and Cesarewitch of 1913 But Annecy won the Great Metropolitan that year and the Irish jockey W Beasley rode him FizYama didnt go in the Ascot Cup of 1913 Herbert did not have a mount in it and Prince Palatine was its winner Hapsburg was a twoyearold sure enough that year and ran four races for three wins Her ¬ bert rode the colt in two of his winning races the British Dominion Plate at Sandown and the New Stakes at Ascot Mahcr and Donoghue rode Haps ¬ burg in his other two races Hapsburg did not win the Kempton Alexandra Cup CupThe The much traveled rider is all right on covering ground and shines more in that way and story tell ¬ ing than in correctness of stated performance or performance itself Herbert threatens Austra ¬ lians with moving to India and from there to South Africa when the Australian field is exhausted His tale when he lands in those countries will be in ¬ teresting if not factfull
