Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-07
SHE TRAINS HORSES.
ENGLISH WOMAN WHO REARED
a FAMILY or JOCKEYS
Story Of The Shrewd Efforts Of Widow Who
Was Left With Seven Young Children How
She Managed IL Start hem in Lie.

her She Is Mrs Chaloner, Of Newmarket,
and in the racing world there isn't better
known name than Chaloner-no not even
the nnme Of Falmouth among the swells or
Dnwsou among the professionals
She comes Of racing stock, and she WIS
born Into and raised in the racing world
She Is n Yorkshire woman. aud ns a matter
Of couu.e had ~ innate love for ltud under
standing Of the horse Her father was old
John Osborne, an old aud wen known train
or OF Brecongiu in Yorkshire, and she
lgrnud horses ~ she leuucd English Her
brother ia johnnie Osborne, tho oldest Eng
lish Jockey athletic ride
twas FOOD sized family hcrf.tther had
aud he entertained mo- ilnu notions about
giving his girl. and hoys advantages he
budu't enjoyed BE brought them up IN
good. sturdy. honest fashion. lie bad a
long string OF horses and they needed a
plenty Of llds 90 look after them, but In
the BreconQn establishment there wasu'
an army 81 careless servants TO curry ON the
household and wjNtc the masters sub
suucr The daughters did the work, ns do
our sturdy farmers daughters 40 home.
aud old IOhu Osborne prospmod with bis
fluVdity aud honesty aud left them well
provided fOr
lu bis training stable there wis % clever.
bright iuced Ind, au apo pupil in the saddle
lie Thought the masters CHEEKY daughter.
who was such q keen Judge Of a horse.
would mike good wife for u lockey-uad
she tluupht $50 too Ills name WA Tom
Chuloner and q rare good jockey hu was in
slime, which wa, the time Of Foldhnm
and Archer lle was almost the only one
that FoFdhum's "kiddilg' did not disturb
aud who could beat him ut his own qlnc.
\ flock of Young Chaloners, who huyc all
turned out trainers or Jockeys, gathered
round their huuhstouc IN the pretty Flower
dockcd cOtuigc IN Yorkshire, but Hs all rood
racing people, 20 to Newmarket, Just ~ an
good children 90 20 heaven, the CGAloppis
Joined the Newmarket colony also There
Tom Chalouer died, leaving Mra Chaloner
with u houseiul Of children and none too
much wealth
She made "a trliner ont Of one boy-hcr
eldest sOn Tom who Is married now, has
training establishment OF his own, dc
sirable Set OF patrons aud coy home IN
Newmarket. Shr madoa trainer aud ioclsry
out OF another who is in South Africa now.
aud she mnde jockeys out OF the Younger
ones, WHO Uu indeed the chief lightweights
now They are George, one OF the LEADING
young Jockeys, Dick, Il uiuetcen.ycar-old
lad, a strong rider and still Hn apprentice
70 his mother aud two little lightwoiQhts
Phil and Harry who have sported silk and
promise 60 turn out we'll
She did good deal toward making them
good Jockeys, instilling In their minds tho
wholesome pwcepts OF her fnther and
brother giving thum many point about
udlug J,cr, getting them before Che pub
lie by giving them mounts ON her own
horses giving them fair, useful cducauons
Hmd making them good, honest, well man
nercd, sell respecting lads by her senshle
cheerful home Influence
Thus You see her turning trainer X the
natural result Of her life and ASSOCIATIONS
II isn't lad with her She is regularly
licensed by the Jockey club, and has "A
string Of horses In training for herself and
several putruus
she mus training establishment IN New
market that compares t0voulbly with the
establishments Of some famous trainer,
Tier house, Osborne house, Is a big. rooiny
comfortable hOusN looking ont on train
ing ground and the Bury hills HursWbles
connected with Il are OF the approved New
marNetSylc, with The stable ward and every
thilN about them Hs neat ilS "a pin
She lsa gooh hurswwOruun aud goes out
on tue heath ON hor pony every nouinr =,
work her horses, Just Ike her prufpsgion,,
brothers She puts her chnrllc, throu,,b
Their walking, trottlng and cHnteriug. sbe
knows when 90 give them fast work v,br,,
To try them, tud she knows pretty well ,yb,t
they can do after she trie, them. Sheco,rt.s
IN with them, sees that they are proprrlv
dune mp mud her small hand c,ln discover.
much ~ ANY other trainers when she INNS
IL down u horses ley
size ~ q wompuly wumnn hpsidcs and
thoroughly domestic, and thr fact tbat' ~
eau SCI a batch OF bread 20 raise ana then
70 out and train her horses doesn't derrnct
rom the success 90 either undertaking
she Is known Hud respected and liked nv
all the English mclug folk Ia heroug,t
unussumlng costumes with her cheers, .i,,
cere, unaffected RUNNERS. she IN sepn ~
nearly every meeting during che rncin,r Son
son She IS ont early every morning to see
the horses at work even when She HASN'T
her own out and when che r7,cps arr IN,
spends most Of her time ia tile n,d,lscl,
looking over the horses, chatting witb IN,
f@rlng propl, seeing that her hoys ret i
har ont al the riding and sending am oesn
Soml small commission into the ring
She is0 Keen judge OF horsc. She keens
herself posted on the form OF those rnn
hlng 'ud her OWN eye eau tell her IA ,,,nd
deei about taoir condition. no thin NAM,
and many treqUenter az the rs,ddeei.
eonlvS to her for her opinion ahout., bu,l,.'s
chance 10 utye Just "a he would "a ~ d,
nisNeulie2 triner She bets car,fnilv NINA
cautiously herself rarely riskinl morctbar
pound, and the balance Is usually an IN,
right side with her There's very little oss
ahoui her hating lfshe likes Il horse sbe
VIII S| w snmc one willing to do her ne
service Tut sovereign lor sen shinin,y.
81 iiNe Ttlllnss ~ the case NAV ln,l og, ~.
ahiso q VIM or Tor playg. and no tnore (.
S'id about q tll they settlc by letter
In thv Nue nladock, She q ALWAYS h, ia,
mHnI Aur thaf one hnyur win come ~
tcr anu ask her 20 look N, a vrarling M
heod wagcand tDll him whnt she tl,l,,l,. ~
N.~'1ud What She tliinks of ia frsgli.i,rls NV.
q gQod deel % weight 10 hsdecislon .,i,ont
buying it ''''"'
ahe W ~ familiar with the lsnulish stnd
book c she "a with thtneets a,a t,,,ni,,'.
p baby lnml she has reaud seven M Nh |
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