Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-16

In England the chief Jockey is pdI
excellence the manIkin of the period
Petted like prima donna and made q
companion by sporting lords, his ser.
vices are intrigued and paid for with q
power of diplomacy and at a rate of re.
muneration known only on "the turf. u
His movements are chronicled as care
fully as those of a prince of the royal
blood. HIS cartes de uisite are in con-
slant demand. Moreover, he earns a
larger income than Prime Minister.
To readers not versed in the ways OF
racing it may be explained that when a
jockey is so fortunate as to win a race
he is paid for his work with fee of five
guineas, but when he is not successful
in achieving the first place he only re-
ceives three guiness. He is likewise
paid two guineas for riding in trials on
occasions when it is desirable to ascer-
tain the power of some horses to win a
particular race. A few jockeys seldom
heard of as winners of races, earn a
great deal of money by riding trials.
Payment for trials is sometimes, how
ever, included in the retainer jockey
gets from his master. Jockeys of ce-
lebrity are often retained by noblemen
and gentlemen specially to ride their
horses in preference to those of other
competitors, for which they receive a
handsome wage or retaining fee, in ad-
dition to the usual payments for their
services IN the saddle, win or lose.
The fees earned by a successful
jockey, speaking roundly, form the
least portion of his income, as the
presents given him by owners OF horses
and numerous admirers" IN the shape
of betters, who have backed his mounts
are frequent and valuable. Gold
watches, diamond rings and breastpins
set with rubies, riding horses, dog
carts and yachts, as we'll as suits of
clothes, new hats, boxes of cigars and
cases OF champagne, are frequently be-
slowed on jockeys who win important
races. A noted professional horseman
OF ten years ago received in two sea-
sons as many boxes of cigars as would
have stocked a modest shop. The
same lad was also presented in the
course of his which, although
of short duration, was exceedingly suc-
cessfnl-with eleven gold watches Che
always used silver one) and seven
finger rings set with diamonds, as well
as with other valuable jewels. Money
gifts to successful jockeys are now,
however, the order of the day, and that
such gifts are often of great magnitude
there is abundant evidence to show. 1t
is we'll known, for instance, in turf cir
cles that the jockey who rode Rosebery
(the chief jockey, the winner of the
last Cessrewitch at Newmarket, was
presented by the owner of the horse
with check for fl, 900; similar sum
was given to the jockey who rode the
winner of the Cambridgeshire. which
ICE was also won y Rosebe r.. Such
sums, large as they undoubtedly are,
extravagant as they may indeed appear
IN the eyes OF non-racing people have
been more than once bestowed for work |
well done on the race course. So far |
back as the year 1924 Benjamin Smith |
was presented with testimonial of |
nearly G1 900, subscribed for by num-
ber OF persons, on the occasion of his |
admirable riding of Jerry in the great |
st. Leger Stakes at Doncaster. Ten |
years ago the jockey who rode the win
ner of the sensational Derby of that |
period was presented by the owner of
Hermit, the winning horse, with a sum
Of f3, 600. Another gentleman gave
him what In racing parlsnce is called
monkey" which is f5O0, while a
present of fl00 was bestowed by a
third person. Numerous offerings of
lesser value, as also some gifts of
ewelry, were likewise sent TO the hero
Of the race, who is said to have netted
over "a, 600 by his exertions on that one
occasion. which is about double the
sum paid to Sir Walter Scott for writ
ng his celebrated poem of the "Lady
If the Lake. Temple Bar.