New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-16
ART OF PULLING HORSES.
HOW IT MAY BE DONE WITHOUT RISK OF
DETECTION.
JOCKEYS SHOULD NOT pEr-NorEs OF THE

JOCKEYS SHOULD NOT BET-NoTEs OF THE
TURF
Sitting the lobby o: popular hotel where urimen
nightly congrcgatc to swap gossip, whitehaIed vet
eran. smoking peaceful pipe. overheard youngstcr
charge a leading iochcy-who happened TO be aD'cnt-
with stopping horse in a at Monmouth Park
The old man, with Experience marked on his brief
immediately took UP the case for the defence and
warm discussion arose or the OF 2ulln~. So much
ammunition VS. vested both sides that ten columns
OF agatc would not contain II, but theirs was a CON
siderable quantity of solid shot flying around which
reporter thought It worth while to collect In the heat
Of tho contcs, The aged warrior poured this broadsde
into the enemy:
"Of course. sir pulling horse ridlnc him TO
lose ,vchn he can wen: hut IL by implies that
there hes been any drcc, OF the br dc to hold him
back from winning l admit that have seen horses
actually and literally pulled but perhaps not one OF
two hundred that co out for aiincS required 50 strong
measures to prevent him from getting his lead hcmc
first A horse he cGcc;ually stopped by other and
moro covert processes l shall no; Gca with cases
where the horse is run unfit. or after bucket of water
that ar of the trade lies with the trainer; now deal
only with the Jockeys art of stopping horse lie
can lie too or out cf his ground; take turn too VIDE
20 out OF his Way 70 Get shut in r. leaders conFt
cross or collision in the straight Any ono oil Such
msfortuncs may happen to him against his VIII "hch
he really desires win; il is high art TO OBTAIN 'e'h
where he wants to lose. Only chuniPs pun "0
Your artist never attempts Il.
Whcrc Il to tho actual finlsh, Wlch JUV"VS7
Sit down 10 ride their horses home art also comes w.
The orthodox rider shOEld be feeling his morse
month with even Ieins and light ham ms 'oH
s,ould play 10 the stride Of the animal his mP> W.
ing braccd. and his shoulders also y pau r.u',
Who Sis with slack hips and loinS and winom'i
arms causes his centre Of gravity - wo5bc' am $"
hanks tho stride of his herse: and If one rem Is
slackcned the horse Is not held toSctheI' nor nv
head balanced TO his line of progress ana all ,hS
tends TO shorten his stride. without displaying WIN
mill action Of arms. an artisticaily oshocS'
can ride badly enough and can at the sam" "iio u'
cevc the eyes OF even good Judges
, Good Jockey may appear 20 be riding ana pun
tslfnc a horse VIXEN all the tmc he is as eoou as
sitting still hand, down. have seen many Ioc~S
rogdnc his boot when the public supposed MN pun
j>h.nc NJ, molmt: h, viii pretend - be riding "hl"
I'm r~any he is holding his horse well toge'her' II
& ~, easiest task In the world to accuse jocM'
q, milling. thclo is nothing mere difficult than 10
,-c,c >rch charge. The fact IS. 1t IS mol one u"
Two re,c, OF unsatisfactory riding thar by thenscVe,
can DESTROY q Jockeys rcpuie'ion h"'H'N va" ~"
Go run in an. ont in the most honest hanuS- ""l'
rnl Prince Ruyal To- instance. No mn hr ANNA
can aIvoys lie AT concert pitch. So, If lo'h framing
and riding arr square none the less nay iockcv
Sc, all his publ. FORM ,d Tor 10 Fo ogv or ss picon lc
lcyc that The majosty 90 go ''r"Fu' c.,.. evil
reputation in Jockey Is matter OF time. OF com
go. ~ .,~roct,.- ann o. i"itlIr mar -
o. ,hc suI,cqnont results of his riding TO sui,ctt
i,rlrv 10 hack horses other than Ms own Ilu" ~
f. n dr,ct iuluccrrent 10 dishonesty. 10 a;ioM M,
even IL back hi, own mount indirectly rIrS III ~"
Same direction. because If he ludiconSE IOwf, {.
lor,c ioGay. - obtain, Longer odds "ch he U'''
10 try on The same animal to-norlo",
nj OF which is respectfully submitted
Cuucr,', hollow victory on Saturday Is strongly
suggestive of turpcn;inc.
there Is talk Of converting Fleetwood PARK mo a
race curse.
Tho Fist Troop. Th.d.lpha city Cavalry races WI
u, Lc'i a, October u and lG. the OLD Point lccze
c,ur.e TbrY. will J." eleven RACES IN the fWo dti
six Of which VIII BE- or gentlemen riders afI NT no Ior
p,of,ss!onas TIC aGdci money amounts 10 Q'V'O'
II is now in order to match Collus Dan against The
Gard.
rarb~dro who beat Favor. and accordingly taxes
rank w..h Ou,way. given to senator Hearst py
his old friend. J. l.. llaegin
When IN. DwycrS owned a dozen horses the iro0Nyh
Stahr was wcllnigh inrnc bic. Now, Win 'nrcr
Sore in ther string they hardly WIN scGing race
What startling commentary the urs ana dp"h> OF
The turf-ha; which used IN be the STRONGEST SIaoc
I'm ,lo country driven by iorirInc from crea' race
corisc llbc Monmouth 10 a small track like saa'osa !.
Nineteen vce,In-s from ChcstcbrOok. tho hNcdinc
fe.o, q. J. ,a.>atf and the home OF kulu> aho nc
TaId wiz hc sold ir Colonel Bruce at the american
Horse l,xchaucc TO-DAY. The sale beg n, a. ~ a. ~
T;.n. Of Tho Youngsters are tn" get of Pend or ono
Of who's, dauehcis- BandUSla-won the Bc!lcs STAKES
NJ Snerfs heed Pay last september lay!n- So IN NE
r,ufrals and almost ml'in a total W'c,h OF 'hc
inc, re-. shlN BuItO who lad something Ike -Oo 10
acains her.