The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-07-22
AMERICAN JOCKEYS.
Something Asou..hei Livs.-popur.r Riders.
Ne,o York Star.

Nep York Star.
"The life is hard enough at the BEST
said the jockey, as he accepted Coney Is
land cigar and declined an invitation TO
drink, after having been weighed out Of
race he had taken part in few minutes be-
fore.
IF you win a mount it's all right, and II
you lose one there is the deuce to pay" he
continued. "The horses may be tricky or
feeling out of sorts, and In that case whip
and spur are both useless. and place can
only be gained by accident. II you fail,
people who have put up their greenbacks on
you hiss and charge that the gamblers have
seen you and made divide. The horse may
be Indifferent and do nothing more than run
with the crowd, and then the result Is about
the same. These spirited-looking horses Of
ten do queer things, aud the entire blame Is
shouldered on the jockey. For instance,
couple OF days ago Krupp Gun got the bit
aud cut out Victim, swerving directly across
his course. Krupp Gun was not blamed by
the judges or the people; all thecurse were
reserved by the boy who rode him. Blay-
lock was suspended to-day for allowing
horse TO pass him on the flash. IL was The
horses fault-not Blaylock's."
"Will you how define the bright side OF
Jockeys life as graphically as you have the
dafk?n
ats about all das-I," said he. 60 sala-
nv amounts all the way from $500 to S3,OOO
a year. Such riders as j. Mclaughlin, the
Maneys, Costello, Ural aud the Feakes re-
ceiye the latter sum, while the rest of us
range down, and pretty generally low do wn.
When not Oh salary We charge $40 or SIS for
race. with the understanding that II is TO
be doubled II we win. The Lorillards,
Harpers, Dryers, jerome, Belmont, Burn
ham, Reid and some other stable owners en-
gage the boys by the year and pay the de-
cent salaries, send them TO school In the win
ter and make them special presents. The
great number Of jockeys are about nineteen
years old, and after three or four years they
become too heavy to ride. and either have to
pick up horse of their own or turn out TO
be grooms. If some man could invent some
thing TO keep down a jockeys weight TO a
hundred, lie would soon be rich enough to
bet on horse race every day in the sea-
| son.
"P. Nancy is considered one Of the most
accomplished steeple-chasers on the course.
He is In the employ of G. Reed, Of Saratoga,
and made his reputation while riding Trubie
a couple of seasons ago. J. Nancy rides for
Cattanach, and is the only man who can
guide Highland Fling through race. The
Nancy boys are brothers and are cookbook
| Ing.
Hughes and Costello are the favorites OF
George Lorillard, and whenever his colors
| arc displayed in race one or both are on
hand. Costello has more races to his credit
than any of Lorillard's jockeys. His i'm
portant winnings this season have been In
the Baltimore spring meeting-Saunterer, In
the Peakness stakes; Monitor, for the Balti-
more cup; Grenada, I'm the Peyton handi-
cap and Sir Hugh, In the Vernal stakes. AT
Jerome Park--Saunterer, In the Belmont
stakes; Sir Hugh, in the Uncas race; Topsy,
on Decoration Day; Ella, in the LADIES'
stake, and Grenada, In the Jockey Club.
j. Mclaughlin Is pretty generally first at
the finish. He rode Hindoc in nearly all his
credtable performances, has often guided
George Mccullough to victory, and can con-
troll Luke Blackburn aud Elias Lawrence
where other jockeys fail. In Louisville a
few weeks ago he won race on the now
celebrated Gen. Pike.
Feakes, the young Englishman with the
little black mustache, never rides outside OF
Pierre Lorillards stable. He is Paroles
jockey and made his. reputation with Check
mate. He rides Uncas the greatcrpa Of the
time, and will be given charge Of Iroquois
when that celebrity returns TO America.
Charles Shauer Is exclusively in the employ
of Pierre Lorillard aud Is a careful rider
Ural is counted one Of George Lorillard's
best men. He has ridden Marathon and
Greenland recently.
Murphy, the coiored boy, won name
with Falsetto at Saratoga two years ago ant
he has since held his place In the first rani
among jockeys.
II Dan Sparkling Is favorite with Keene, ant
is the only jockey after whom successful
horse has been named. Evans Is careful
rider. Among his achievements may be no
J ticed erasing the record on Barrett at Lont
, Branch last season. Billy Dcnohue is will
DcD sniels aud has guided AranIa to victory
Stoval can back Bend Or better than an,
man In the profession, and Farley has mad
quite reputation riding Neufchatel. Tw'
/ years ago Deidrich was at his best upon RI