Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-03
LITTLE JOCKEY BARNEs.
somsthing about the Colored BOY who
Won the Futurity.

Little Pikey Barnes, the colored jockey who rode
froctor Knott when he won the junior Champion
ruturlty races, Is only fifteen years old, but has
already shown himself the equal OF Mclaughlin or
Garrison. He has both nerve and Judgment, and
Is cOol and collected In a critical position. He Is
feet inches tall and can ride at 30 pounds
without wasting. As lead does not appear to stop
anything the boy rides, he supplies the place OF
two men In Mr.. fuckers stables, most stables
having lightweight as well as a heavyweight
man under engagement
The New YOrk Sun says he possesses one char
acjeristic which has done more 10 raise him to his
present posi- ion than anything else, and that Is
ne never knows when he is beaten and persevere Q
with his mount while there Is the reInotesJ chance
OF victory. In this way he has snatched many q
rich stake at a critical moment and upset many
a sure thing when mounted on an Inferior animal
One case In point Will illustrate this faculty.
Senator Hearst's black ily Gorge, wonderfully
speedy three year-old, WAS 2to-1 favorlte Tor the
Brig. handicap at mile and a half at Sleeps
head Bay on september IA. Fred. Llttleneld rode
the black, and the California statesman told bis
friends that his gallant Gorge could not be beaten
She had been tried wonderfully high, and the race
was god as won. Mr. A. j. CassaIt, the PENN
sylvania millionaire, Just home from Europe
wanted his colt TaragOn run In this event, and,
although he had been lame In the on shoulder for
three weeks, Mr.. HugHnS, his trainer, made Tara
gon as NJ as possible and secured Barnes TO ride.
Before the race Mr.. Hugglns when asked II the
COLI would do 70 back, SAID that he hadn't a
chance of winning, and advised his friends TO let
hnn alone. GOrgo went away from tue field at
the end OF a mile, with her jaws dlsLended, and
here seemed u be but one morse In the race. Tar
agon had run In the front ranks until the upper
turn, where he appeared TO die away. The others
swung very wide at the turn, and Barnes. giving
the Pennsy lvania colt a couple OF singing cuts
with The whip, shot through next the raj IS, max
Ing up a lot OF ground. AT the furlong pole Tara
gon was but length behind Gorge, Littlefeid
having taken strong pull ON her. Barnes bumped
bis Ddck, and fairly lifting TardgOn at every stride,
Was on even terms with Gorge before Lttlefeld
reailZed his danger Before tue black nlly could
be got into her stride again Barnes had got Tara
CONS neck In front, anu riding ike d little demon,
he stayed In the van and won race that the odds
were greatly against him.
just how much money Barnes earns during year
IL would be dculJ 10 state, but MS earnln this
year ought TO 1901 up $40 00O He invariably rides
three or four times day, and, as Mr.. fuckers
Stable Is not large one, MS chances for outside
mounts are very rosy. Twenty -nve dollars for
winning and $40 Tor each losing mount soon swels
10 handsome aggregate, AMI, II the lad takes
Care or his earnings, he snUuid be a very wealthy
man by the time ne is twenty five years OF age.