"Tony The Mex" Out Of Service, Daily Racing Form, 1919-08-02

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TONY THE MEX OUT OF SERVICE LOUISVILLE Ky August 1 After spending eighteen months in the service of Uncle Sam twelve of them in France and Germany A J Moora better known In racing circles as Tony the Mcx former jockey returned yesterday nml was mustered out at Camp Xaclmry Taylor Tciiy was one of the first to be drafted from this city and he was not loiig in getting across Hi was in several battles the worst of them lie said Iwing those in the Argonne forest Although he missbd the Kentucky Derby last spring for the first tlihe In years he saw the Derby at Longchamp anil he had the pleasure of seeing Jockey Guy Garner with whom he rode races at Juarez finish second in ft He said that Garner Is highly thought of on the UlhiT side and that hi never looked better Hi H getting plenty of mounts anil b more tlmi holtlin hla own with his foreign rivals rivalsTony Tony brought Ru cno Gimsi a Gorman iron ilos as a koiivcnir anil he also mneiulnHeil judge William II Shelley who mailed him the Usult of the Kentucky1 Derby last sprlujj


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