Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-10
was told that Garrison ana his horse were piled
up on the top Of me and it was wonder that l
was not killed"

was told that Garrison and his horse were piled
up on the tor. OF me and it was wonder that
was not killed"
DoNoHuE's MANY HxrKRrKNcEs.
No jockey now riding has had % many falls
or 30 much hard luck a. Billy Donohue. For
| several seasons now he has had bad fall regu-
larry, through which his arm or leg has been
broken and he has been unable TO ride for
some time. Billy has ridden all over the
country and has won many q good race.
"How do feel when riding in Q racer" he
repeated az the question was asked "well,
that is hard question to answer. II you hap
pen to be riding q particularly fractions horse
at the post the horse win be jumping and kick
ing about so that unless you are very sharp you
will land on the ground on your head II you
manage to keep in the saddle you will be shaken
SO that you will completely lose your head and
then be suddenly shot through the air at .
1t Is very difficult to describe the sensations
experienced. I think most jockeys are totally
obhvlous OF everything except the horse and
the race. They hold on to the horse they are
riding, keep in such position that they can
breathe freely and try as best they can to steer
their horse on to victory. Although I have
ridden in several hundred races and have been
in all kinds of positions the novelty Of the ride
never seems to wear off.
AT THE POST.
am always more or less excited when rid
ing to the starting post. This may be caused
by the sense Of the danger which always
know am in when riding in Q race Only .
man with iron nerves or no nerves ct all
should ever ride. The strain ON the
nervous IsG system is very. great. There is
the nervous excitement caused by tho
rapid passage through the air; then there
is the sense of danger and the desire to
win the race and the money that has been bet
on your horse: Frequently after having won a
race l have laughed at the newspaper praises
when really have not known how rode and
could not possibly tell anything about any part
Zone horrible sensation met with sometimes
in riding Is the fall. Occasionally have fallen
and have really known nothing about it. re-
that is all remember. The next time could
notice anything l found l was lying on
bed in the Jerome park club house with
broken leg. Sometimes, though, you see
horse stumble and fall right in front Of
you. Your horse you know must 80 down
too. You cannot pull up, it is impossible to 20
round the fallen horse or to jump over him.
This all comes like fash to YOU You won
der If you will be killed and then down you 60.
By anatural instinct when ON the track the
men seem to crawl out Of danger. 1t 10 inn
possible to describe that sensation. 1t is
simply horrible"
HOW GARRISON FEELS.
Snapper Garrison is now Mr. Belmont's crack
Jockey. He is good rider. Talking on this
subject he said: 81 think one great reason Of
my success as a rider is that can keep my
wits about me all the time and know
just what am doing and what others are
doing. Father Bill DAILY taught me to
ride. 1t was. just beaten into me, 80 that it
has just come to be a second nature. sit on
the horse so that seem to feel every move,
the horse and become one, as it we're. The
sensation at first is novel one. You feel as
though you were being hurled through the air
without knowing what is the motive power.
This feeling works off though after time, at
least it has with me, so that horse riding is an
every day occurrence" A. F. ALDRIDaE.