The Helena independent., 1894-11-12
HORSES AND HORSEMEN
The Remarkable Achievement Of a
Small Boy, Who Earned
$4,000 a Year.
Story of tho Rise OF Young Man
Who Gould Ride Horsaa
That Run.
saivatoF and Tenny Again KlvAls-seae-
thing About Light Harnsss Rsoords-
Turf and stable JottingA

A small boy, with no particular euu-
cation, who can increase his income by
$4,000 In a single year may claim Co
be an exception TO the general rule OF
small boys. This Is what Jockey Grif-
fin has done this year. and apparently
he has not placed his services above
their market value. lie was something
I'm the nature OF lind" last year, when
Mr.. Gideon engaged him nc a snlary OF
$4,000 for years riding. During the
year Grimn proved that Mr. Gidcons
Judgment was correct, for he gained re-
markohle prominence among the jock
eys when il came time 20 talk about
This seasons work It was found that
Grlfhn had been approached by num-
Der of owners. and that Mr.. Lorillard
had offered him $4,000 to ride for his
stable next year lie was rc-engaged by
Gideon & DAILY FOR 900 for the com
Ing season. an Increase OF exactly Sl2-
900 over his salary for the past season,
says the New York sun. IL Is not 10 be
understood that this figure covers the
entire income OF the Jockey, for under
the rules he Is permitted to ride for
other owners, when his services are not
demanded by the man to whom he Is
under contract The perqulsites OF a
good Jockey are more than the salary Of
q capable cashier or bookkeeper Grif-
lin, for instance, received 5000 by way
OF a present. outside OF his salary, for
winning the Futurity. lie is sober,
well-mannered lad, and still very
young. but he takes great pride In
his family, and Is educating his sisters
and brothers out Of his earnings.
Salvador and Tenny were rivals on
the turf. and their warfare Is 10 be
maintained In the stud. The latter has
been shipped to Rancho del Paso' Mr'
Haggin, as was noted some time a, .,
having leased him for term OF yeai :,
and. side by side with Saltwater, will
fight their battl. The owners of the
stations have matched them In a
speed string contest" for $500 side.
Each horse will be bred 10 three of the
choicest mares In Mr. Haggin's magnl-
ficent collection and the progeny raced
against each other In their and S-year-
old form. This suggests, says the
Horseman, the feasibility OF opening
and bringing to successful issue a
great stake 10 which stations shall be
named and their entire get Of any GER
tain season eligible TO start upon the
payment of the proper fee A stake of
this kind could hardly fail TO be popu-
lar, and IL unburdened by forfeit-breed-
ing conditions, would enhance the value
of the colts sired by nominated stall
lions. This subject has been fully dis
cussed in these columns before, 50 there
is no need to again detail the plan upon
which such a stake could be opened.
From the fact that two prominent own
ers take sufficient interest in the mat
ter to get up along similar lines pri-
Vate sweepstakes. IL can readily be seen
hat there is among breeders of thor
pughbreds a sentiment in favor Of such
lvents, which would find quick express
lion II one OF the racing associations
)hould open a stallion stake and prom
lse TO add to It any reasonable amount
sf money.
The best records Of the llght-harness
racers for 1894 may safely be given now,
hs there Is scarcely any probability OF
any radical changes being made. -Four
trotters and five PAGERS retire for the sea-
son with the laurels Of having beaten
the race records OF the best of their age,
or their own race records. The trotters
include Adbell, the yearling by Adver-
tiser, who has mark Of 2:2S. This
precious western youngster Is said 10
be In fine fettle and gives promise OF be
ing sensational next season. Oakland
Baron. 2-year-old colt by Baron
Wilkes. has the record OF 2.lil3. while
"Pa" HAmlins 4-year-old daughter OF
Chimes. the long-legged Fantasy, has
2!06 10 her credit Alix, queen Of the
turf, bears the honors Of 2'03A we'll
The champions among the PAGERS are:
Directly, 207h; Sidmont t0 2:l0}s;
Outline ca, 2;Ol. and Robert j., 20lls
The royalty bred colt, Salvation. son
OF the invincible Salvador. out OF that
slashlng fine mare Chlmern by Nor
temer, was twice returned n winner, his
last appearance being when he won the
Champagne stakes at Morris Park.
During the summer tho critics would
have II that the SalVAtors could not
stay. but the farther the distance the
better IL seemed 10 suit Salvation He
IS grand looking colt and quite as
good a locker as his sire but is bigger
honed and will be- altogether much
more muscular 9-yenr-old than Saliva
tor was His size ana bone he takes
from his dame, Chlmcra. IN fact, ne IS
vcYy much Ike she was at his age. That
Salvation will, barring accidents, be one
OF the best 5-ycar-olds of 1895 there Is
little doubt
In Austrla. where Wlssohrad, son
OF the American horgc Starke, by Wlg-
ner. out ~ Reel, won the FIRST Austrian
Derby iu lSC9. another horse ~ Amori-
can descent hHa made his urur an Tie
turf defeating ibr nDat g-ycar-olds in
one ot thr most inpo-ln1t rFcnia The
American blood cGrHs his time from
the uhdH rldo. Annette, hy imp. Hcy-
thiau. q half-sistcr io Lexington. WAS
taken by Ten grooCk 70 England. whore
She throw CnFhdown, by Citadel, the
sire of imp Glruclg This mare went
to Austria and throw there, 20 Cambus-
Hfl.
CsHplaros, by Chdrlbcrt, Tr"ns 10 be
the crack 2.ycar-old in The dual mon
archy.
The Kentucky Derby winner ~ 1898.
lookout, ch. g.. four by 1roubndour-
Christina, Will npprar 0H jumper next
Eenson. James Nixon who raced md
sold Japonca hero, took lookout 10 Can
ada with him few days ago. aud. after
TidinE him nrtlr the hounds ull winter
will school him ma thr spring and bring
him ~ Chicago by tho time the season
uf 1895 oprna, Lookout is sound, u truly
made horse. and has taken kindly t.
the littlc schopllngs given him by
George Cochran,-Chloago Tribune.
The profits mndc by tho rncIng assoc
ciauons this year must have been very
henVy. When the figures in connection
with the five Der cent Of the gross roe
coiplF which viii go 10 the Wate. ARE
published ID better estimate viii br pos
eiblc, but The Rttondanres have ave-
ragged go woll that II In difficult to SOC
how the results can fnil 60 be sntisfac-
tory to the stockholders. II iR com
mon thing to hear plaintivc tilcs cm-
Hnntiug from th" mnungora NJ the Rgso-
Citations, but such Htprirs have "a be
taken with plentiful supply of snit
The best proof obtannblo n that thr
b0okmakcrs have not absorbed thI
money.
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