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FRED TARALS EXPERIENCES . American Trainers Way in Germany During the Great War. ♦ Well Treated, but Hungered — Pergelese Best German Race Horse — A Riding "Find." » NEW YORK. X. Y.. .January g. TMd Taral. the Antrim joe -key and trainer, who baa been in Oer-1:1.1 ny riding and ruining horses for nearly a genera -tiim. teUa some interesting facta concerning racing in tiermany during the recent war. Tliat Taral- figure- and atateaaeats arc a* Bear Lai reel aa hi- memory teiiea geea without comment, coming from n 111 . Iiis reputation being Imilt upon liis hone-ty and reliability since the year 1888, when be first rode a horse for Sam Hildrelli. In his thirty-lie years of rating experience he is one jockey Upon whom suspicion has never rented. In course of conversation. Taral bbjb; "Not a day- racing was missed in Oermany during the war, and it is going 011 now just the same and bigger than ever. The attintlnnce on Sundays and holidays has reached as high as 188,888, and the magnitude of the speculation through the mutuel sy-tem means the employment of 000 men. which indicates the amount of money that is wagered. There are few liook-makers in operation in the cities, for the reason that when a man i- caught making I book he i immediately taken to Bailee headquarters, photographed aad punished. The way they wager in the cities is through mutual agencies, which exist in many "f the largest -tores. In Teets store, probably the largest drysooel- store in BaiefK, anyone can wager on the races by ihe mutuel iy steal up to 1 arloek In the day. when the beace etoee and the report- are anrt ta the track. When the reports arrive at the Hack two bulletins are posted, one in the paddock I id one in the ring, of the city transactions, -how-ing the amount of money wage real and the horses bet upon. This gives the public as well a- the horsemen a line on what hor-e- are being supported. I always looked at the bulletins to see what horse 1 had to beat when I had cut lie-. though I never wagered a nickel nyself. I never bet when I was in this country, and specula f. I hor-es does fascinate me. consequently I have never bet even a nickel on a horse since 1 went abroad. The government takes a pretty large percentage from the mutuels. that being the reason for permitting agencies to operate in cities. PERGELESE GERMANYS CHAMPION RACER. "Speaking of the best horse in Oermany," continued Taral. "I believe the Weinburg Brothers have the l est: in fact. I think he is about the heat I ever saw abroad. His name is Pergelese. He ran eleven time- a- a three year old and was never beaten. As a two year-old he ran but four limes, winning two races and finishing second in lwo. He is a grand looker, with plenty of -ize. ■ an carry weight, and no race he ran in his three-yeajr-aU form was less than a mile and an eighth, and he won a two-mile and a quarter race carrying Id pounds. The Weinburg Brother- were offered •188,888 for aha, but would not even consider the offer. Pergelese is by Festeno — Ixively Morn, she by St. Simon, consequently royally bred. It is unnecessary t. -ay he i- the idol of the fll IBtBB racing folk. •Besides training for the Weinburgs I had two horses belonging to the Crown Prince. One of them ran three race- and won all of them, but as soon as the Inited States declared war I wrote to the row n Prince, staling that I should be esaapeUed to give them up. He sent me a nice letter in reply. in which he said: You cannot beta what y • conn try does any more than I can help what my coaatry doe-.- He acted nice about it. and appreciated the fact of mv lieing an American citizen. I want to Nay right here that all American-, aa far as I could tears, have been treated fairly in .ermany. though they have to rejHirt to the Bailee twice each week. Oiherwi-e are were treated with the greatest respect. The only complain! I have to make is the trouble gettbaj something to cat. Ilutter co-t- B7.88 a p and in Geraaaa money, anil ham or bacon :j;2 a pound. No one get- meat more than twice a week. • veil now. and then only a portion about a- big as your thumb. Everybody i- living on bread and potatoes, jam- and all tho-e sort of things, including a few vegetables. Tea is practically unknown and coffee, too. We had lieen drinking a sort of coffee made from Bart beg rye and barley, ami 1 raa as-iirc you I like it better than caffe-o, and I believe it is more healthful. TAKALS RIDING "FIND" LEADS JOCKEYS. •When I re-igncd from the Weinburg stable I I ft between thirty and forty batata, thirty-five hoy* and three foremen. I dont know who will be engaged i f place, but who ever gel- the job will have a fine one. Every hor-e the Weinburg-race i- bred by them. The firm ha- a farm, with ili. nit 188 brood marc- ami five or -i atajlieaa of their own. I have al-o left a rider named . Schmidt, an orphan, whom I took eat of an a-ylnin. He i- a Wonderful rider and head- Ihe li-t of win Bug jockey- for !a-t year, and that wa- onl.v hi-ihird year in the profe— ion ihe Weinburg Brother-are Hi,, owner- of the dye indu-lry in Oorniany. practically controlling the output. They BCTC1 mi— ■ morning at. the -table, unless ail -km— prevent-, an- euthu-iastio spotl—MB and get ■ MM of eajaj meat out of their racing anil Bteidiag, i- well aa an abundance of health l area esceediagly sorry to have to resign, but my financial affair- compelled me to eaaae here to look after -ome property the government took charge- of a- MOB as the States went into the conflic!. It is more than probable I -hail stav here some time and either buy a few haraea or accept one of ihe offer- I already have had to tram for BBC of the repro— ntal iv- owner-. Intil such time that the Genaaa mark 1- of more value than it is at present I -ball remain here I have left all mv affairs in good sha|N- in Oermany. ami am prepared t-- stay. I ■"" now on my way ta Wi-hington with a letter from former Genaaa ABlbaaaador .lames W. t.e-rard. who ha- intere-ted himself m mv American affairs. After I get tin-, things straightened out 1 -hall make up my mini Jaajt what I intend to do in the future. One thing is -ure, I am going to follow the profession, for 1 could not live an idle life."
