The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-13
.HE earnings of a success

of the turf in America. tie IS 10 receive
$4,000 from Gideon d DAILY, and with the
other mounts and perquisites from out
sidcrs his earnings during the legitimate
season in the East should reach very close
20 $4,000. Then, in addition to this, he is
at present riding at the San Francisco
meeting for Mr.. Ross, and IL will not be
too much TO place his earnings during the
California season at 5000. Up to the
present time the jockeys of America, in
the main, have been recruited from tho
ranks of stable boys. or have been tho
relatives of horsemcn or trainers, and
owners who rode horses themselves in
their younger days. Some OF the
Jockeys are intelligent, and not
few are good business men. Martin
Percen Is an admirer of Thackeray and
Dickens, can quote Shakespeare and
Browning, and converses well on any
topic. Fred Taral owns block of houses
up town, and has the shrewdness and
thrift characteristic of his race. Iaral is
perhaps the wealthicst of the lot and
never need ride again and yet live in COM
fort to the end of his days. Edward ii.
Garrison, famliarly known as "Ihe Snap
per," can do almost anything in the sport
ing line, and do il we'll, handling a shot
gun and a billiard cue with great expert
ness. He is too heavy to ride nowadays,
the scale of weight being so low that he
cannot secure constant employment.
Garrison made as much money as any
rider in this country in his day. but he did
not takeScare of it, and he now talks OF
going to Europe in tho spring. The
weights are higher in England, and Garri-
son in talking of tho proposed trip few
days ago said:
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might put me TO sleep over there, but
their style of riding races should suit me.
] preferred to wait until the last furlong
or so before making my run, and / have
always understood that waiting races are
the thing abroad. I'll take n chance with
them anyway"
Simms, the colored boy from Charles
ton, who has advanced with giant strides
to the very topmost rung of the ladder in
the last few years, earns fully $1,000 n
year and he has the honor of being tho
premier Jockey OF 1891, so far as winning
mounts are concerned. lie is extremely
fortunate in being able to ride at lO6
pounds or less, and can consequently ac-
cept a great many more mounts than Tar
raj or tho heavier boys. His opportunities
for riding are therefore greater, and 1t
was to be expected that he would stand
first on the list. He was under engage
ment TO Messrs. Croker, i. j. Dryer, and
M. +. Dwyer. and they had horses in al
most every race on the programme at all
Of the prominet meetings. Simms first
came into prominence as rider when
with the stable OF the late Congressman
Scott Of Pennsylvania, and one of the
first races to attract the attention of the
public TO him was ridden on Banquet, a
horse that he has piloted to victory very
many times since. Isaac Lewis was the
premier jockey for Congressman SCOTS
stable aud he was placed on the favoritc
for the race, Simms getting the mount on
Banquet, whose chances were not re-
earded any too highly by the public, and,
in fact, the owner of the stable did not
think the gelding could win. lie was in
the stake moro TO help his companion
than enything else. Simms brought Ban
quet up with rush in tho home stretch
and won good race after the fayorite
was beaten. His seat is unlike that of
any of his fellows, rs he rides with a very
short stirrup, his knees being at about
right angles with his body when in tho
saddle. His hands are excellent, and as IA
strategist he is unsurpassed. He will take
rs many chances as anybody TO
win a race, and has been disqualified
and punished for foul riding several
times.
Billiardist Frank Ives left for tho East
and went without signing articles or maxi
ing any arrangements for the western
trip, which he has scheduled to take with
Jake Schaefer, says the Washington
ID. C., Post Manager Charles Parker, il
is said, was to have gone last night to do
advertising work for tho champion pair,
but was left in uncertainty with Schacfer
Ives made some excuse about "a match for
5000 a side with NiguauN, but Schaefcr
ridicules the idea. THAT is merely
wind" said Schaefcr, "for Nignaux can
not get 5000 backing, At least not IN
France. Nobody takes enough interest in
billiards there 10 put up 5000 on any
match. Ives also says | am dissatisfied
with the game as now played and want To
change il. lie is mistaken. / simplv
play, or wish TO play. according 10 the
wishes of the public. l would play pool
or play with ten balls on the table il
were asked TO and knew a change in the
gam would be beneficial. During tho
last ten years | have played almost every
imaginable style OF billiards, according 10
the popular fancy at the time"
Indications point to an international
contest of athletic events, the opposing
teams TO represent the New York and
London Athletic clubs. Tho latter club
cabled TO New York its acceptance of the
challenge sent some time ago subject to
arrangements In a letter coming by mail.
The contests will take place in this coun.
try some time between May and Septem.
Der. and will consist of tho following
events: Runs Of 100, 22O. $40 and So
yards, one mile and five miles: 10 yard
hurdle; high jump, broad jump. 15-pound
shot, and l6-pound hammer throwing-ll
points IN all. The manner Of competition
will be similar 10 that in the OxsorI-Can-
bridge and Oxiord-IaIc contests, where
two representatives only arc allowed to
each side in an event and first place only
20 count.
4. {. Buckenberger. formerly mana-or
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