St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-12

diamonds sparkling from her ears and
fingers, is the WIfr of that cauaveruuS
youth she is t3lkiug with, ana is not his
mother or some ricn lady who wants to
see what a jockey looks like on the
ground. He Is only eighteen years old,
and very much understood and slender
for that age, loo. but he is married and
support the gorgeous creature beside
him. In addition he owns several of
the best horses on the track, and bets
more money every day than many boys
OF his age earn in year.
Tins Is the extension of the meeting
AT Ilain.ii!e, a.iu there are not as many
noted horses here nor as many crack
go. as Arre were, but stiii there are
enough TO present quite a group Tor in
spection. There is Jerry Chorn, of
Nashville. the colortd boy who last
Monday rode four winners in five races
anu Whose pay was SlG0. besides what
he might have got on the side from h!S
employer or from other sources. for IL
means SO u ride Il winner, and $40 Il
mount anyhow, whether the horse WINS
or not. Hickey Bum. who looks rather
older than The rest. even If lie Isn't very
big, has been riding SIX or seven Years,
and OWNS the horse royal Rey del Mar.
Willie Ham, twenty years old.
although lie has the stature OF ii boy OF
fifteen, who rides for ". NJ. Rogers. is
Gloucester track rider. He has been
qaite successful, ana has bank ac-
count OF pr badly 1000 besides he has
built Il hGme for his mother near PhIla-
deiphia. Barney Morgan, about as big
as a pint of cider. is as knowing as q
m&n vi forty. He is with the Iompkins
stables, and used 10 be All eXerclSer for
Tommy Griffin at ST. Louis.
Joe Flynn is what they call an ''old
man." though he is still young. lie
used 10 ride for j. T.. Mccormick. and
had such mounts as Acto, FREELY, Crab,
etc. johnnie Smith is a Nashville boy,
and last year Pittsburg Phil offered him
5,0O0 for the seasons work, but he was
obliged 10 refuse it because OF "A prevl-
Gus contract.
Little Tommy Burns. The Midget"
can ride at fifty pounds; think Of 1t.
His ride Oh EiIZUert three-tourthS of a
mile i'll 1853. Aug. 2, was as good bit
OF riding as has been seen on the track
M0Sby, the cUlOred rider, who has had
many Il winning mount this season, Is
about seventeen years old, and was
taken from ST.. Louis to Gloucester, N.
Y, by ID. a. Honig, first as leader and
then as an eXerciser. He has been
successful rider for several seasons, and
supports his parents, as we'll as laying
up something for himself. Patsy Free
man is another one of The "old men,"
He owns interests in Henry Jenkins,
Diamond Dick, the hurdle racer. and
other horses. Among some of the others
is Harry Williams. colored. from Bow
ling Green. KY; George C0rcoran, who
5 brother Of Early Corcoran, the
steeplechase rider. Charlie Williams,
who drives for the SWigert stables, is
another col0red rider of promise.
Beverly Foster. the caller, who can
call the horses by their names all
around the track without consulting a
programme even, has Deen following
the races for twenty-three years, ever
since he was able 10 lead a horse. lie
| is said 10 be the first man who ever got
up-a farm book.
Then there is little Johnny Day; no
one who saw his race Oh Redina last
Friday will forget him. He is Il little
dwarf. as black as the ace of spades,
with a mans body and little short arms
and legs. When he appeared on Re-
dina lie looked as though he was tied 10
the horse. Everybody laughed at him,
but he won one of the best and fastest
three-QuarterS of mile races at the
meeting. He must be at least forty
years old. and has ridden for the Loril
lard and Dwyer stables i'll his tune.
Many of them beco ne authorities OH
stable information, and can pick up
money in the betting ring "touting."
Among these is Willie Williams. known
as "Old Folks" because of his preco-
ciousness. which makes him seem al
most aged. "Oid Folks" with a Derby
| nat a couple sizes too large for him, with
cigar at right angles, perched OIL the
| end of the rpDOrterS' stand delivering
remarks upon The appearances nj the
horses ana their chances Of winning, is
one of the spectaeles of tue 6 lnd
stand.
Iney are a queer set, these jockeys
and juvenile forsemeh, class by
thems elves, but boys still, even if their
| life does make them keen after money
| long before most children appreciate
| that there is such a thing.