The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-06
JOCKEY LIFE.


Tho profession Of the Jockey. like all other profess
siors 10 Responsible aud respectable when conducted
property BY the parties who follow that pursuit But
thsr- 70 no profession m which integrity should be
the guiding star than that Of the jockey, for
the Instant suspicion throws shade over his es-
cuichcsn that moment his occupation is gone In
tbs country while slavery existed the Western and
soaihera stables owned their own jockeys, and no IN
ducemeat couli be made ON the slave 10 betray his
master by pGliing the horse he rode or In any way
lossns race but the emancipation OF the slaves
the ownsrs OF race horses throughout the country
have 20 rely hired Jockeys
TIE Northern stables Tor the past afsy years have
generally had white Jockeys and they still rely on
them, believing that therein would be found moro tai
eat wnils the Southern stables have in general re-
b,acs tho belief that IN that color would
be ihe mess integrity English jockeys have been i'm
ported by our racing establishments at high
ssarss bui, exoept In lew instances, tins has not
been iosna . probable proceeding. Some oil them
very good RIDERS but not much above tho ma
tiver ~nsn The after took Of themselves, as 10
induce eli owners OF horses 10 be carried away
with their foreign aexs Of racing aud the only jockey
Wat been ruled on rscecourscs for foul phy
was Que OF the bost OF the importations
In skin and horsemanship. Tho profession
OF the Jockey. we said before, Is
pad Tor his work aud his honesty. According 10 tho
record We have nai over eighty different Jockeys IN
the saddle duriag the present sumner and there has
scarcely been compliant made against ihem Tor any
thing bat desire 10 got away first at tho start, aud
this been punished with small hnes suspensions
for few days Tue profession oil the jockey seems
to DO q profitable The pay In this part Of the
country, think thai the rates prevail all
over the land, Is $40 for mount and SIS Tor
In England the pay OF the jockey SIS Tor mount
and SIS Tor WIN. These have been the rates that
have been paid Epeland for nearly u century, and
there seems have been a dc maud 10 that country
for higher rate OF pay for the work. On this SUBJ
ject the Field says
cannot be PRETENDED that the risks which pro.
fessional horscman Is exposed exceed the constant
pera 10 NE aud limb which huntsmen and whips or
tho drivers OF railway engines, or the officers OF
Cunsrd steamer are compelled 10 lace; and yet II ~
that hero ars nearly nifty jockeys now riding
neruton falls to the members OF the three anal
oaous professions which We have cited. We observe
mere than sixty mounts during the year.
Assuming thai they Won ten and lost hty
an income OF E2lo, exclusive OF presents.
II OF course, open TO Thorn to say that they cannot
support family upon tins sum, put Is notorious
that great comm ercia hrm 10 England Is without
clerks VINO nave 10 keep root above their ncads and
MAINTAIN wife and children upon y less income. The
travelling expenses vi jockey may be charged, by
the s'rulo OF racng that we have quoted, u hs en-
poyer, and We have little sympathy with the plea
that jockeys Ices are remissly paid the remedy IL
in their own hands, Tor 1t Is certain that appealed
10 on ms head, the Jockey Club would gladly make
known that an owner OF horses who was slack In DIS
charging his riding dues would be visited wtn their
severe dsplcasure. BY merely calliug attcution TO
tbc c,rcu stances the stewards OF tho Jockey Cub
would al once provide tic ramedy.
Aud again from Beits Life OF tho Gath ult. copy
q communication answer to previously pub
lished, about the pay OF Jockeys, In that paper
The conclusions drawn ~ can Old Turaten IN his
letter to you OF last week. are, US shall endeavor 10
show, quite erroneous. 1, Is true Jockeys ice IL
Inc same now as many years ago but though the Ice
has been increased, race meetings have. ana
now ten times as numerous consequently jockeys
than half through the racing season,
aud l and by calculating tho number OF
Life up August TO- that the four jockeys standing
highest the list have earned between them IS $50
an average Of f907 10s which equal 10 81 COO apiece
for the racing year. To must DO added a, least
EIOO, perhaps ESQ year, earned riding trials
San oid Turhte" seems TO nave entirely forgotten
that large retaining fees are yearly paid to Jockeys
that owners may have what Is designated IA ca on
their services rake an instance that excellent
jockey Cannon. Sir r. tombstone, Mr. Gretton Prince
SoliyKof and Lord Anglesey each has call
on him. aud ! dsn't think am over
estimating TINS source Of income when put
It down as from $500 to $1,000 year.
This would make successful Jockeys income amount
to more than e. 500 year. But the question OF
presents must be taken account and Of Tits your
correspondent makes mention. In GASES out
OF ten tho Jockey who rides The winner OF an mpor
tant race from the gratned owner a large
present; TO give jockey ESQ tor riding
good winner Is of weekly occurrence, while the rder
of Derby, ST. Logger, or oiher rcaly important WIN
per, frequently receives fl 900. think have
disposed OF Tho theory that Jockeys cannot earn
enough by riding TO support themselves and
their families and SO take 10 bctting In tho
hopo Of augmenting their income. I maintain
that the successful jockey does not bet, be-
cause as no were 10 bot no would TO be
su coz ssfuL Owners OF horses are not a rule,
cospplets FOOLS and when jockey rs known to bot
and it Ia wonderful how soon II Is known-they do
not put that Jockey w, and he at once loses his
riding In TACT, the Jockeys who bot only jockeys
By courtesy--i.e G, they might have been ana some
even have been successful jockeys-but owing to
their passion Tor betting they have lost their position
and have longer any real right to be called Jock.
eys. II thor Zee tor riding had been fl0 or EGO
a mount they would still have bet,ed, al
their character Is not sufficiently strong 10
resist the temptation. The successful jockey
does not bet because he Knows no would
forfeit his position and his large certain income II
d,L think have proved mat the procs. iou OF \
Jockey Is well paid The prizes within the
reach of all ride well, and honest steady.
Ihon s.An Ola Turhte's' conclusions are wrou ana
Jockey eau earn largo legitimate income without
betting and the fatal tang he do is bet;
consequently betting by real jockeys Is quite the ex
ceplon and not tho rule.
The following are the mounts OF tho leading jock.
eys IN England during the present year, calculated
up to Friday, August 49,