The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-13

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iiasn't dome very much vet, has he!'
asked No. ne hasn't, for / have
never quite had nv way about riding
him, hut o-day. have leave to ride
as | think heat. and an certain We
shall beat them ali, the jockey said;
and he dill. There is no harm in
mentioning names-l am speaking Of
Jim Goster aud RayOn dor"
"YoU WANTED TO GET CANNON
for FoxhsIl. didn't ycu."I inquired.
Yes. Iii rather have him than
any Jockey If the day is the answer.
''Do you think jockeys were better
horsemen in former days than now
| 20 on to inquire.
mo. OF Course. jim Robinson,
and Butter, and the Chifneys. and
my father rode some wonderful races.
and nv brother Sam. who won the
st. I.eger at ~, the youngest jockey
that ever did ihe was killed out hunt
ing when he MAS III. was a great deal
better than most; but [ think Iom
Cannon aud Jim Goater. and some of
the others are as good as they we're.
"Well, it is pleasant 10 think that
these races you have just won are
among the most stesdy and straight
! forward on record, and after public
! trial. that let any body who cared Ia
know Judge for himself what the
horse could do. | have not any
sympathy with win when the horse
has been pulled, and run unfit, aud
lodged about to hoodwink handicap
pers. You can't have felt quite COM
Portable about the Cambridgeshire,
thought three year old with nine
stone on his back up that hill, snd
with more than respectable field TO
beat, tonS'
al knew what good horse he Was,
sud was tclerably certain about it. l
watched the race from the red post.
and saw that nv horse was lying i'll a
good position and going well.
"Was il true that Watts hit the
horse such sounding stroke that he
frightened Lucy Glittars and made
her swerve on to Tristan. l have
seen that statedf"I interrupt TO in
quire.
Not true at all, should saw"
William Day answers Il don't ne
lieve the boy hit him once. | did
not see it, and there was certainly IL
mark of it on the horse, nothing but a
touch of the spurs--naturally after
such close finish. Watts fiourished
his whip about. but did not use it.
You couldn't see the finish from
the Red Post. What did you uo,' |
ask.
"Ob, galloped up on my pony"
he replies. with a smile, "and asked
what had won. 'FoxhaliP somebody
said. won by head No, be didn't;
he won by half a length Il tell you
il was neck 4 saw il plain enough.
and il was head, and very short
one, TOO, so thew halloced out, but |
said /: Never mind
A SHORT HEADS GOOD ENOUGH FOR
NE
If it's the xav,' and just then No. 4
went up and there was 10 doubt
about IT,"
"Wbat did you do with the horse
between the two races? am curious
to know, for the preparation Of mile
and two mile and quarter race
must be 30 different"
well, we came back from New.
market ON Friday, and walked on |
Saturday. On Sunday l never take
my horses out, as you know. He |
did 9 eanter on the Monday, half
speed gallops on Tuesday and
"Wednesday; on Thursday and
Saturday l cent him along . mile and
a quarter at his best speed, and he
galioped steadily the distance on
Friday. There was not much time,
you see; but l knew he could stand
Is much work as was good for him
no fear Of that"
'O course he's at his best now"
"Yes, a. you will see tomorrow.
Ii would not do to let him down too
suddenly. Hes thoroughly fit, and
that for the first time in his life.
When be went to run for the Grand
Duke Michael, an authority on
training, or some one who il supposed
to be one, complimented me on his
condition, though | did not think he
WAS then st, and said he would b
much improved BY the Cesarewiteh
When he was being saddled for that
race my friend came up and thought
he was 4 bit fine drawn and over done
He'll be finer drawn by the
Combridgeshire,' I told him, and
All, then you'll make . mess Of it,
he aaid We'll ha WON The Cosar>.