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CARMODY PROMISING YOUNG RIDER James Carmody who was the find of the season amon the apprentice riders at Oriental Park Havana is a youngster in all that the word implies lie got his first pair of long trousers in February Carmody is utterly unspoiled by the success which has come to him and tin experts predict a bright future for him if he doesnt acquire weight too rapidly rapidlyHis His method of handling a horse recalls that of Henry Griffin when that oldtimer was at the top his career Griffin didnt weigh 100 pounds when he won the Futurity with The Butterflies for Gideon it Daly in 1SS 4 Griffin hail the faculty of making the other fellows go to the whip first and most of his head finishes were won by icy confidence at the critical moment The records for ihi Havana meeting will show that Carmoily lost few races when it became a matter of inches at the finish finishFa Fa tor didnt show as much promise as Carmody with the same amount of experience at Havana during the searon 1 1 1 yet last autumn he was considered one of the best riders on the metropoli ¬ tan courses especially over a long distance of ground Carmody will ride as a free lance during the Havre de Grace meeting meetingIt It is to be hoped that races exclusively for horses to be ridden by apprentices will be featured this year as these bring out some promising young ¬ sters who would otherwise not have an opportunity to show their skill TJie supply of highclass riding material is limited
