The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-07-19

derly with me in that regard. | can
not recall that [ was ever thrown
from my horse during my younger
days in England and Scotland, but |
had very narrow escape from q seri-
Gus fall at Jerome Park In 1875, while
riding Gov. Bowie's Belle in the race
for the Ladies Stakes. The race was
very exciting one and upwards of
$4,000 people were present. We were
coming down the home stretch when
Belle stumbled slightly, just enough
to dislodge me FROM my saddle, but |
was lucky enough to get a good grip
on her neck and managed TO work
myself back to my seat without being
thrown. For several years [ was at
tached to the stables of Mr.. August
Belmont, and during that time rode
Sultana, Susquehanna, Shylock and
others. In 1885, at Monmouth Park,
was the winner of the Champion
Stakes on Bandbox, and Immediately
after the race the horse was bought
by Mr.. Haggin for $4,000. A pa
thetic incident occurred the same
year in the contest for the Lorillard
Stakes. [ was mounted on the horse
Orator, and had lust crossed the finish
line, when the horse, without a mo-
ment's warning, dropped stone dead
under me. lf ever was surprised in
my life it was on that occasion, and l
felt particularly badly because the
horse was one to which | was greatly
attached. Two years ago my good
fortune deserted me in one instance.
for l met with my only fall in my
racing career. The accident occurred
at Long Branch, and will be remem-
bered by many, when Onico fell and
threw me so violently to the ground
that my collar bone was fractured; !;
but the broken bone mended so quick
ly that / was able to ride again with
in fortnight.
THE BARD BEATS HANOVER.
In looking back over the years 1
have passed on the track | am at a
loss to select what | consider my most
notable victory; but l think about the
proudest day Of my life was on the
18th of last May, when with the Bard
I defeated the hitherto invincible
Hanover, on the Brooklyn Jockey
Club track. What race that was!
| shall never forget any little detail
of it from start to finish, if | live to
be hundred years old. Somehow,
after it was all over, / was not sur
prised at the result, for had half
defined feeling that The Bard and l
would win But | could with diff
Guilty realize as | walked into the pad
dock after it was over, leading the no
BILE animal, that victory was ours, even
when | received handsome floral Of
fering and was almost crushed with
the congratulations of friends and
strangers. No one will say that The
Bard and / did not meet foemen -wor-
thy of our steel on that great day, for
there were Hanover, Favor, Volante,
Exile, Fenelon, Oriflamme, Royal
Arch, Grover Cleveland, Saxony and
Kaloolah. We had ten opponents,
as we'll trained, finely bred and met
tlesome horses as were ever seen on
race course, and they were all in
charge Of as good corps of jockeys
as ever donned cap. To this day [
can hardly tell how the race was run,
only know that the feeling of conf
dence l had all that day did not desert
me. | knew that The Bard was we'll
in my grip and felt that he would an
swer any hint from me. When we
reached the mile post knew that the
time had come to do our prettiest, and
then the final tug with Hanover and
Exile, who were neck and neck with
us, began. Down the home stretch
we came like wild men on wild horses,
so people told me, but | was cool and
collected until it was over and The
Bard and l had won, with Hanover,
the vanquished, a length behind. The
excitement Of that eventful day affect
ed ME for long time afterward, and
| cannot think of it now without a
tremor; but the jockey is forced, by
reason Of his position, to forget VIC
tory and defeat alike, and must start
anew on each day, as if there had
been no past.
A JOCKEYS TRAINING.
In order to be successful as jockey
one must be necessarily careful in his
habits, and must be in what we may
call partial training all the time.
There is no necessity for the rigorous
diet and abstemiousness which is con-
sidered essential to those who who en-
gage in athletic sports, but the most
extreme care is absolutely necessary
that the weight may be kept down to
the proper figure, and for that reason
all food which has a tendency to in
crease the flesh must be avoided. For
my own part, l may say that l have
always been temperate in my habits.
| use tobacco to small extent, but
eat almost anything to which take a
fancy, although sometimes | am
ohIioad to nav tho nonaItv Tt &c INV