New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-25
a FAT YEAR ON THE TURF
GREAT PRIZES TO BE WON AT RACING.
A BOY WHO WANTS TO BE JocKEY-NoTEs
AND COMMENTS.

AND COMMENTS
This is going to be fat year for SOMEBODY On 'no
TUT Stakes worth many thousand dollars nave al
ready closed with large lists OF entries oheis ciose
OH Friday March L, representing an aegrosa'0 N"ia0
of more than quarter million dollars ineso arg Vn
prtres offered by the Monmouth PARK Racing Assooi@
tion the New-York Jockey Club, the Saratoga AsSo-
ciatos the National Jockey Club, the efS ianU 'ohoS
Club and the Rockaway stecplechase ASSOCIATION
The Monmouth Park season OF 1852 wiz pe uNiaeo
IN three meetings heretofore, inc nrst summer
meeting, tho midsummer. meeting anu the seooha
simmer meeting There wiz DO twenty racing days,
beginning Thursday, July l. ana enoins e@eruSs'
August IT. Besides the stakes tDae nave areauS
closed which includS tho junior champion. win
s,o orn added: the Loslacd $4,000 added; tho
Monmouth Oaks, $1,000 added, the July Stakes,
q, soo .adad and the Hopeful Stakes, $1,000
sddaab esldes these thirty-six stakes are offered,
t,e added money to which is over $Io,oOo'
Here we have altogether fory-one stakes with over
sol 600 added money This leaves room ior a. ieaS.
eighty purses aud overnight handicaps, TO eac1 Y
SrSc6 he association viii add an average OF St S
maSing $4,000 more which together with the S9l 00o
vaSe OF All the prizes be won al the Long Branch
course Will exceed s2oo,ooV. On ior A'o'A0 "
PICK UP some OF these good things
The New-York Jockey Club. which enters the list
with the most agreeable intentions, which mas Topped
off two weeks Of the Monmouth season anu secureo
one day from the Coney Island peopie-very wonuof-
offerings than the older clubs OF course it could
not afford to be. During its meeting OF Twelve
day IN the last two weeks of August, IL VIII give
away sos,o00 in stakes and purses Inc richest
prize win 10 the Great Eclipse Stakes, which VIII
DO worth at least $4,000 to the winner Entries
for twelve fat stakes close March I. 1t Is said
that Leonard W. jerome, the president has expressed
himself as in favor OF charging extra admission
fee of 81 to the betting Enclosure al the West
chester track his chief purpose being to keep cut
respectable people to bet Furthermore, Mr.: jerome
with John Ss, e Gg eSsnre Of s
for stands In the betting ring should not be more
than $50.
f. Mcwillams, 9 youth living at No. 2oi West
-second-st, sends the following communication
to the racing column of The Tribune:
sAs read your account of jockeys IN Mondays
usper and as you take such an interest In them,
rlease be so kird as to inform how can obtain
situation on the race tracks
All right young man. II you mean business, 60
20 the track at Jerome Park, Sheepshead Bay or
crsvesend and tell the first trainer you meet that
Won want Job in his stable. II ia hkeT that he
VII say he has boys already than DO Knows
what 20 do with. Possibly he WIN inquire If you
were ever in stable before. II you have had any
expsnee at the business, If you ever rode horse.
how much you weigh, etc. II you are green, tell
hin 20 frankly, but give him to understand that you
0 o.r o. sy sen o S ag bSM rec n You may bel Il
ror fail to get place with him, remember that there
Tss, r01 yon might be- taken In Don't 6s discouraged
BIZ one or two three refusals. a liant heartod
boy win never make good jockey
Should ycu succeed in getting place. yon won't
find the life So hard the trainer would make you
believe It Is Whenever the writer 10 the race
track out OF tho racing he finds droves Of
stableboy playing baseball Every stable has its
regular nine Some Of the big ones have two or
three 1t IS astonishing how much ball thoee boys
find time to play And the trainers frequently look
on and enjoy the fun. The regular duties OF the
day begin at clock. as comfortable an hour as any
bow could wish for. The biggest part Of your work
would be exercising the horses. This Is done oJ
straddling a blanket and riding at q walk or slow
caner round and round under the shed that walls ID
the stable on all Sides In most stables each boy Is
assigned to certain nurse and II Is his duty 70 keep
the animal In good condition as be can and 70
clean the bride aud saddle every day. Just as aiii
Gently as National 8uardsnsan doesn't clean MS
musket
You must not expect % become Jockey I'm a few
DAYS Sometimes an apprenticeship lasts year.
sometimes two years, sometimes three The majority
Of ssablsboys at the end of three years ind them
selves tho heavy TO ride. and thew remain stable
boys until better Job turns up. Many Of tho most
successfu trainers used 10 be Jockeys. ihey re-
manned IA the saddle until they became too heavy 10
ride. then thoy retired. The recent raising OF The
weights win keep Jockeys In the saddle much longer
wear Mclaughlin Garrison and Murphy expected to
retire before the season of 1882 but since the scale
raised four PoSnds they haze sa s,ef ss
he is going to ride at liz pounds this year Just
now he weighs nearly lag eGna ~ ,e sss ap1son
can make H. pounds without Serious trouble. Mur-
ply win not 60 6e9w l1o cs ss On al loo pSand
without reducing and HARNESS regular weight Is OILY
nnsvs PCa ob aSTS do sSs enc SS Rs a. s4
Ii Iona'' ana S'n p'''-D'' -
II IA extremely hard believe that good thing
c., como out Of the Brighton Beach race track and t
Is not entirely agreeable TO admit that with one or two
Exceptions our best jockeys were graduated from that
e.Iectable gpot But Mclaughlin learned his first
lessons ere under the tuorshp Of Father BIZ DAILY.
ana was hustler before he began riding for the
pwyers The best riding Garrison ever did was done
ut the Beach. He also was one OF Father" BnPs
boys, SO much ono Of them that the odor of Brighton
Beach win cling round him as long as he lives Ham
tcn was taught ride by the Lakeands who continue
b regard him the best hOrsemaD that ever sat In
saddle, George Taylor began his career az tne beach
but did not become distinguished until ne toOA posi-
graduate course at Clifton.
coodale-wen. Gocdale is an accident II ever there
.ras one Having signed with the Sage OF Brookdsle
for the present season the comfortable salary Of
e. O0O he must be treated with nore than ordinary
respect but there's harm In saying that the dis
esNercr Of 0oodale is the ubiquitous and versatile
Ear Pumner. The boy riding crpples at
Chton and Brighton Beach at the time when d. T.
rslfer came East with lot Of thrrate horses trained
10 winning edge. Pulsifer who didn't care TO expose
his horses by putting up well known Jockey Of ac-
knswledgcd ability. persuaded by Piummer to en-
30. Goodale. All that the westerner wanted was q
toy his horses backs and hold their heads up
they fit to win without the assistance OF Jockey
% 0oodals was engaged and tho surprising and numer
oas victories Of Pusifers norses were laid up 10 his
credit II Is an old turf proyerb that good horses mako
good jockeys The excellent colditlon OF Pulsifer's
string brought Goodae rapidly the front. and before
the end Of the season he took rag1 as q Jockey His
engagement with Sir. Wifhers "a the opportunity OF a
Efs-time. Hanrahan s capital trafier II the Brook
dale horses ridden this year hall we'll they
Will be trained they will win many fat prizes. And