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Swisher Against Detroit 1 0Pound Apprentice Ruie RuieContends Contends Services of Veterans Are Passed Up for Double Bug BugDETROIT DETROIT Mich June 16 Prior to leaving today for Chicago John Swisher secretary of the Jockeys Community Fund and Guild announced that he had con ¬ ferred with Michigan racing commissioner W J Dowling and the Fair Grounds board of stewards regarding the 10 pounds ap ¬ prentice allowance permitted here He pro ¬ tested its usage on the grounds it tends to increase the already large numbers of inexperienced apprentices and places vet ¬ eran jockeys at a disadvantage since their services are passed up in preference to the double bug No action against the rule was taken takenImmediately Immediately following his arrival from Wheeling W Va Swisher met with Dowl ¬ ing and as the representative of the Guild voiced objection to the apprentice rule put into effect here recently It permits a 10 pound allowance until an apprentice has ridden 40 winners If that number of win ¬ ning mounts is accumulated during a pe ¬ riod of less than a year a fivepound allowance is granted for the remainder of the year Furthermore if the apprentice remains with his contract employer after that first year he may claim a fivepound allowance on his employers horses for a year from the day he rode his fortieth win ¬ ner nerAs As a substitute Swisher suggested con ¬ sideration be given the New York version of the apprentice allowance It permits seven pounds for the first 20 winners and five thereafter until he has ridden 40 win ¬ ners or reaches the end of his years ap ¬ prenticeship whichever occurs first and provides for a threepound allowance for another year If the apprentice remains with his contract employer employerIn In explaining that the Guild contends the current 10pound allowance entices inexperienced riders into the apprentice ranks Swisher used as an example for this contention the inefficient ride put up by apprentice Elmer Skjeie yesterday on D Lewis Aridisical in the seventh race It was suggested that the stewards prohibit the 16yearold native of lone Wash from riding until such time as he can compe ¬ tently handle a horse The stewards in turn maintained he had been licensed and therefore should be given a chance to ride
