The New York herald., 1874-07-29

last The difference between the two appears to
be tnis:-The white boy, when compelled 10 sweat
down TO certain weight, which he does oy Pur
gatlves, exercise and abstinence, gains inSight,
sagacity and ability. sweat down me oiden
jockey, and he loses his head. The uarkeS eau
stand ANYTHING but II lie stands low ratiohs auu
loss OF fiesh he is Intellectually lessened; a.,,
Perhaps this was the reason the southern roynr ngu
hands never iet the thirst Tor freedom anu ie''i'
They were underied overworked. ,,,,o,,tv
AGAIN iasSed OF the same veracous auth1rl.y. s
''where DO the best Jockeys come nom, those
queer undersized beings who can ride IKE Tue
lightning, pul! like brass aud welgn SO llltie -
"fhe English jockeys are the BEST seeu III A1, an1
lea. Our richest staOemen nave lhehl. Aouuu
the Newmarket (Englandl race track are iaco
ol little tough riders VINO outride Tue Moliu. ihey
are born small, are OF plentiful nunioei' anu they
hold to horse like brass-armed horse ny.
And now the bell tolls Tor the seconu race.
Katie Pease, the lavorlte oi this race Is very
coce, reserved quiet animal OF u dnil cnesInae a
hue. with short neck small neau, uhae W enon @
strative manner, and DO need oI Tue WHIP " , IN
Her little boy Jockey guided by OH Mt. McDahlei,
spares the whip 10 this creature while the rest OF
the boys are bringing down the rod IKE nail. Ler
hanks are lean and trim; her haunches are an sue
possesses behind, and LOOK 50 tai, perfect aud
harmonious that she might walk out 9i then, anu
leave greater periecuoh DENIM. uer eals a t aie
small ana seem TO be scouting nothing. she gal-
ops with all her might, let with tue inlgnt VI odse
aud in the closing ietcnes. when Victory is iol-
quietly indoent expression ia her eye, as II she
might do better If there was any necessity. AM.
..She may lose today said good Judge, "fae
heavy track serves heavy horse. IN go my pool
OH the strongest OF the lot.
The QueerneSs OF pool selling Is related lu tnese
two races French pools Is u system or paying 80
for ticket and naming particular horse ibis
ticket bears the horse's name. y! course. II tue
favorite horse loses ii the money spent upon MN
Is divided among the investors Ia tickets OF equal
denomination on other horses In the Alabama
Stakes race OF to-day the favorlte-perhaps through
sentiment-was Bonaventura. She was, however,
q sentimental rather than real Iavorlte. Out OF
1874 tickets sold in the French pools ony 5o3 were
bet on Regardless, the winning Oily. Consc-
Quently every man who had bought Regardless
ticket for So received out Of the general pool the
Now mark the difference in the thrce-quarter
mile dash. The iavorlte-by Judgment, not by SEN
timent-was Katie Pease, one OF the best animals
now on the turf. There were 1879 tickets. bought
on tins race, only five more than on the preceding,
showing that men prone to game game almost
equally on anything. The winners did not get
iour times The value Of their investment, because
7s3 persons bet on Katie Pease, ana the Pease
tickets were therefore honored to the amount oil
IS 50. Little venture, little won.
Katie Pease alter all the long, weary delay or
false starts where three jockeys were suspended,
took the lead at the beginning, was hall q length
ahead at the eighth, two lengths ahead ut the
quarter, and won readily, making all the world
wish Tom Bowling was well, 10 race her, Freak
ness and Sprlngbok at the great run On Thursday.
Ten horses start well together. and the McDanel
stable, as generally, won. MCDANIEL and his boy
walked up the track after the race and strange II
was for those who knew them to see the manly,
old man LOOK OF that boy Clark, never regarding
the stand where the people looked at boln. The
old man had straight white hair. an umbrella un-
der his arm, cane ID his hand and suit Oi care.
less cashmere over his portly body. He moved
IL
with him II Is business. The boy who mad ridden
three quarters OF a mile through the air IN min
ute seventeen and three-quarter seconds--nalI
second aster than Crockiord. VINO beat Bas.
sett last year-wasI LOW as tranquil Is that old man
who moved so SLOW. And why
McDanie was getting points from the boy as 10
Katie Pease's behavior for the next race he means
to consgn her TO. lie would not trust to the
JOCKEY boys me emory over an hour. "Dd she need
urg1ngS Where did you let her Outg Was she
solid IN the Knees2 All ~
And so that Old horseman who, they say, has
s.NIln hnh 1tusy 1n1 np in1f "a
the evidence while he takes his cuStOmery bey-
erage. People who think racing no commerce do
not know that the mind OF man works with equal
method and precision on toll ana profitable sport
and war.
Tue last race one OF those brutal steeple
chases, which women love and men despise. Alter
running three miles about, over hedges, bitches
and hurdles, one oil the two riders was spilled and
l.mped around helpless, while The poor horse ran
on wildly, missing MS alter ego, and the rival, all
dripping, won. Women support these things be-
cause they do not think. steepe chase Is piece
or turf millinery. Dear creatures Poor horses
and men Below you will ind the technical
story.