Curragh King Gains Services Of Erb, Veteran Saddlesmith, Daily Racing Form, 1953-05-02

Curragh King Gains Services Of Erb, Veteran Saddlesmith DAVE ERB, rider of Curragh King, is "middle aged" as riders go. Erb has freelanced throughout the country, but in the last several years has confined most of his riding to the California circuit. On the Coast, he was known as one of the "top pilots of two-year-olds, but his saddle-smithing on older horses was capable and workmanlike, and he has several stakes victories to his credit.