found in grandmother West's scrapbook Barry WEst Grand River Boy Winning Fame as Jockey on California Tracks ______________ The Los Angeles Times in the issue of Feb. 2, printed four pictures of Danny Brammer, a Grand river boy who is becoming one of the most famous race riders in the nation. The pictures showed Danny as he was choosing his colors for the first race, as he was taking a little nourishment, as he rested before a race and at the telephone. The Journal-Reporter is indebted to John Baker of Culver city for the clipping. The Times, in an article accompanying the pictures, says; "Danny Brammer, Grand River (Iowa) youngster, rode two winners yesterday to take the lead in the Bing Crosby jockey race at Santa Anita. Brammer passed Charley Kurtsinger, who has led the riders since the start of the currernt meeting. "Brammer, just turned 17, is hailed as one of the most promising young riders in the country. A Comer "'There's a comer', said a veteran jockey, pointing to Danny. "He's strong, has a good head on him and already is a standout in judging his pace. He knows when to make his move and makes it. "Brammer, an apprentice rider, will lose his "bug" on April 10. He rode his first winner last year at Bay Meadows. The horse was "Fair Time", a 30-to-1 shot. "Danny started galloping horses four years ago. His boss, H. C. (Clay) McConnell, owns a breeding farm in Grand River. Brammer hung around the McConnell ranch and pestered the turman until he gave him his chance to ride. Tough Foes "His success at Santa Anita is all the more remarkable in as much as the young apprentice jockey is bucking the stiffest competition in the country-riding against such veteran masters as Kurtsinger, Bobby Jones, Silvio Coucci, Harry Richards and Maurice Peters, and such outstanding youngsters as Charley Stevenson and Eddie Yager."