The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11

names. In England the Jocks are NOR
thrifty. and put q good bit OF monel
away. Some Of them are. indeed. iant
owners. Archer owned one OF the fines
estates in Surrey, and at his death ief
real and personal property valued al
! something like sl,soo.ooo. Fordham at his
death left 4 fortune OF some three-quar-
| tiers Of a million.
OF the rreat living Jockeys on our side
| OF the Atlantic, Jimmy Mclaughlin and
Edward. better known as Snapper Gar
risen, have, perhaps. made the largest
fortunes. -Four years ago Jimmy was
credited with being worth 10000. He
'sblew II in," however. like a prince
at the track. In Wall street. and In good
living. He went broke. but he makes
a little mint once In q while, and last
year he turned his tips into gold. He
became horse owner. instead OF jockey
and by shrewd engineering OF two or
three good things" made a hit, and got
on his feet again. He has not the money
he once had. but he Is In a fair way TO
get It.
Snapper Garrisonl Who does not know
of the bold ventures OF this dashing.
nervy. reckless daredevil OF the American
turf? Snapper will gamble on anything
from the flip Of a penny to the Suburban.
Young as he is Che can't be more than
twenty-seven or twenty -eigh0, Snapper
has made and lost three or four fortunen.
year ago he was broke. Now he Is
again worth $4,000 or $4,000, which he
is liable to double twice before the sea-
son expires. or lose all. May luck be with
him.
AS stated before, not one of the lead
ing Jockeys OF the An,ri,an turf is
really rich like many OF the English
ones. Mclaughlin, Garrison, Daredevil
Marty Bergen, Hamilton. the
two Lambleys, Isaac Murphy and your
humble servant. all combined, could not
scrape together one-half OF what Ford
ham died with, or one-quarter OF what |
Archer had. This is owing to many |
,auses. First, most Of our boys bet their |
,wn money; second. they are all free |
,earted, extravagant, generous fellows, |
Who live high when out OF training and |
Held quite easily to the touch" of :,
eedy friend. and third, because they |
rop something In Wall street and other
money places. They have many strong |
riends in the street" who frequently
I've them good things" on the Stock
In return for favors given at the
rack
English Jockeys, on the other hand
eldom or never play the races. are very
nrifty. never speculate, and instead OF
Wing money away. receive generous
resents from hosts Of admirers who won
n their mounts.
1t must not. for moment be thought
rat I am pitching into the American
eople for not tossing gold into the laps
Jockeys, or that I am making plea
'r present myself Far from II. I
ould rather be Independent and expect
othing from the public at large. and T
n sure all our fellows feel the same
ay. I am only speaking OF things as
ey are in England. over there II is
e thing to pet and pamper successful
ckey, Just as II Is here TO go CRAZY
Ter a champion fst-hghter.
On the whole, prefer glorious. free
nerica, and would not change places
tn the greatest Jockey In England
| care for is a happy. comfortable
me and snug living with which TO
/ the good things OF life and provide
: rainy day. These, I am pleased y
say. have already. and hope to keep. !.
FRED. TARAL. l