Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-17
ENGLISH JOCKEYS.
HOW BRITISH YOUNGSTERS ARE
TRAINED FOR THE TURF.
How Trainers Treat Their Apprentice
Profits of the Bcsincss-Succcssful
Career of Fred Arche--Joclscys
Much Tempted fIas>-

now Trainers Treat Their Apprentices
Profits of the Bcsiness-SuccessfuI
CAREER of Fred Arche--Jccl,eys
q II ,Tuci, Tempted sIas>.
) L'.Hdui Tor saa Francisco ILpa,icle.l
. There Ar t,-lay in England about 200
!, jockey. vi" make incomes VARYING from
a sl5,Go0 10 ,-,pl'fl a year by the practice O.
their profession This cstimat. doos not in
dude siaciile i.ssu ~ cross country riders, of
D whom there aie peihale another 100 profes-
D -inlials ani ally three times a many more
amateur * tie sie.plechase season only
last III tint ',rsnirry from the end Of Novenl-
Ter T. VIM beginning - March. the cross
count tJGor- - d., make nearly - much
money tair professional brethren
-Eh" rpi.tii. itsfr attention 4 the more
irSitinG,t- ial..is Il tire sport Of
racing III EEel p -. key sefyc. anappren-
iI"''ship ~ tenn amt conditions Of which
'.rs, l'.riJlr fo5o 'i-ii rtan tl:psc in force in
Hitv a,rs 'rs.'i" occupation In selecting
-;I'ri,'~ los i,i the business the trainer
Sch pisga Ia 81, 4 the subject as perhaps
! 30 % q important "OisiaeTatiou Stunted
irN- 81 l. a' =, tesir II age. lon. IN The leg,
hn' short in tn Aoiv. 'iiu and yet wiry
/ ''iibsi s.ie The mos u.ht aiter Probably
/ BE- iv.-."fifiba Il tie lockcys ridin. today
'"n.' iion -i-oy families Either their
/ ia''-'i- .s" Lem jockeys before them, or
/ io@ "a r.I groom, or stable boys, who
'a-E'r h.'afHs sufficiently proficient IN the
! as - f!iiHs r"cu'er ihe higher branch Of
/ . ft.'- --i'u.
LTCKY WAIF
Hockey, are OCCASIONALLY picked up IN ali
SORTS Of I'D place. by shrcwd trainers. who
| Away have their eyes open VIXEN travelling
a!rat tire r"lps.iN. sam Kenyon, who in his
daN v:r '"r Gf The tost light weights that
eyer -'t ."-e ,aiIi,, vas picked I'D by
TN - rais,r, IT, q back street in Man
chester IL htfa Uaii, who although at
tn i'm" J. ,eI,, ri age, was little bigger
than a -'-.i il \ iaily, was playing abou
~ -. -u'' ~ WIN b. Caught the Hclnes-
i'1i irail'sr- eye 'liH immediately sought
"nt Vi Len parents and lie va, there and
th.n for =; iecgn.;ry cu.g-iieration allowed |
t. carry him of hDa.. 20 Helne,gord The
lgd plurSv aI.d Don q -,Iure.l a good seat |
''' 70 i;or,a, ami five wear. later was earning |
f'r hi- master fniiy s,.n11 "a year. Subse- |
quantity. r'irn "u' ~ his apprenticeship, his |
ia. IN. wont l;u 30 iaur fi,ne- that amount in |
'no es,,s'. la- "a career II almost cont inuous
d's,s'aii,a, cat tui brilliant hoGseman Oft
i"v sH"r~ aftcr he attained his majority
: TRAINING SCHOOL,
Ty'in"-s treat their apprentices, very dif.
ir,rrriv. Tn vcgcga. Matthew Dawson.
..- " ia" ,ii.-; grd y : IDLY the most re
: '-,"i e lei c,s-~. cares Tor the lads that
T'u h';iri ia him u Ia s. "a much as il they
W r htS own children. Family prayers are
ii"id morning sui evening, ar.i every night
fra lulln g; i;'Gr, ~ - tho lads, of whom
til.rz arr never les than forty OF fifty at
Tackled - the establishment are instructed
until they acquire fair common-school eiu-
cation They airs fed with tine purest and
most Wholesome food, decently and comfort
ably ci1 :, and hu; for the fact that trey are
'n-a1-i during IA portion Of the day in
ridm. horses 81 cTcrci.c and that each lad
has the "d,in-' 4 particular animal, the
life they Lead i very much the same
as that in daily progress Mt good
boarding school ri course, out Of say
twenty BOYS who aro apprenticed to learn
the trade OF a jockey. AT .s,.st fifteen will, in
th" cauFse Of 2 few years increase in weight
So 81, q ar extent a, i" bc practically useless
iur r.ain-. ga race. nf The remainder per-
haps "Hl' i'rr or three will develop into
lrniJi-in; l1r-"n!-a. They may ride well ,
enough 1" L. atis 70 stick or horse, but yet
may lack Judgment in tie matter Of pace
.-t - hi,'Htt'lt f'sli', the llSt
Of = hnr-- la yin-e finish. \ time goes on. {
tie h,y vho-a weigh, has fortunately for :
i,,, .,l. increased but slightly, ami who has
rs...t b." size 50 ..-iacii1R Of his master that
o. pos" a head a, well as hanls will lie
81 ;,.fil iuirusie.i "ith mount in public,
.-li thnu, should he by chance be successful c
IN lbs FIRST cs-ay re ".ii find the road to d
i,sts"' 1a lacoinIl ''ily easy one f. travel. +
T't:tFIT- 90 FflE pE-SINFSS
a. earning ct some II the leading jock
o. .irgiBE tin lg;>i tWn decade have been
airl.si iaJulJut know for :, fact that i
red Archer, rho IL ervetly stands at the {
bead 90 his profession, j. worth upwards of
si-l.Ht'. ami ~ income to-day from riding
az pa''ir p. 'lsaily amounts 10 at least So II
I5r q var. I shoEli nv. however that b
tr,irrs arocr ha- been ." some extent m
Keep .Tal cue.
Tua 81 ral jockeys lee in hat race j, 81
Jr $ .i,in. ari siu Tor :: losing nsunt :
81; "a Archer :ragura;i. get, 500 for a
:: 90 ANA oc5a -unaily three time; or even ten &
mae, that amount. I am sure | have II
iot arorr-tin'risi his gains during the n
la:3.i raiu"d ~ ha- been equally
&c nd during tie las year and the season
snl,i :, I'm wing ia Close. and, although s.
81 ~: Wood. who = really his only DANGER s.
'''1 uNa' IN -" -ndd'e- nearly approached
'I-' 81 A-h'' as ~ caught the judges
80 INST "'' - occasions Is against ArcherS c,
~ "n''' ih'I, can '' II" DOUBT that, II sue v
- > t. l. t'Aen rs a crucial test ii merit,
red Ai,A@r q eoioUtt'dI' ~" premier =,
"tkoN ~ tbs country. Wood Il also
Ilci,iif rider aii grant laig" al pace. :
Sc 'h~ l-'rhan, 3chleNSi more important
.auli, al triumph, ihsn his great rival, bu :,
b, ,yl,a. ar. ,.,ii,J IA. last. ,,,,,.s inn "
,o.,,,t ..-..,t - 80. j., $50 - I
y" ~ ~ ''''i'''' j." ,'''t' '''''
aS he a 'h' H'-i sutcessfui.
hNT' H-TEHPrED CLASS. W
Ia tn, ,.fsnt-y ir,le.s am. ,.N,s....I N
,,,, u,o,. p ,sI,.,o+:o,,s than - ,r. IN :;
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