St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-01

thorough one. When little boy his
father first taught him how, to lead the
horses; then he was allowed TO get in
, the saddle and give them walking eX-
ercise. Later he was permitted to
ride alta trot, and after another period
of practice at a gallop. 1t was some
time before he was a full-hedged ex-
ercise boy and could warm the horses
I up at full speed before a race. In
time he was given a regular mount,
and rode some clever races. But in
creased weight; the nightmare of all
I! jockeys, got hold. of him, at, an unusu-
ally early age, and he was debarred
from further work In the saddle
Then he took up training, the natu-
raj course of a jockey incapacitated by
weight. He trained for George Lor-
lizard and developed the famous Sen
! sation, who made the great record in
his two-year-old form of winning eight
straight stake races. He also made
the record with Mr.. Lorillard's horses
of running one, two, three with Sen
sation, Rosalie and Grenada three
| times.
A FAT CONTRACT.
For several years past Mr. Walden
has trained the horses of J. A. &, A.
H. Morris just as his father did for
their ancestors. With the Morris
horses Mr.. Walden has won many
great victories, the most notable ones
being in the two-year-old class. He is
regardedf as the .abiest handler of
two-year-oids in the country, and at
| the opening of the season always has
MS horses in more advanced form than
/ any of his rivals. His contract with
Mr.. Morris is a rich one He draws
the nominal salary of 81, OG0 a year. and
after all the stable expenses are maid
he is given half the winnings. On this
basis he often makes $4,000 or $40. 600 q
/ year. He has the sole power to .buv
and sell horses, engage jockeys and
exercise boys. His functions are prac-
! tlcaliy those of owner
HENRY OF NAVARRE'S TRAINER.
Byron McClelland is a trainer of
! Worldwide fame. AS the trainer and
owner of the great Henry of Navarro
which ran such sensational races with
Clifford and Domino last year, he be-
came one of the most talked-abo bout
| men on the turf. He was born and
| raised in Lexington, KY, place
| 'A'ANAA I'll iio Jul lliOl racers anu rae
! ing men than any other spot in the
| country. His father was a horse
| trainer and all his brothers are train
| ers. His baby days were almost spent
in a racing stable, although his mother
never took kindly to the calling. She
made a desperate effort when he was
just merging into manhood to get him
out of the race-horse atmosphere. and
secured a nnCitiO11 h ,,,o 7
lngton Press. But it happened that.
like every other prominent man in that
section of the country H. c. Duncan,
owner Of the Press, had a racing
stable, and, quickly approaching Nc
Clelland's valuable horse knowledge,
induced him to take its management
as trainer and jockey
He spent five years with Mr.. Duncan
and then began to build up stable of
his own. Later he took charge of w.
L. SCOTS horses, winning many great
stakes with Greystone Blue Grass
Belle, Charity, All-Hands-Around and
a score of other good Ones
A RACING ROMANCE.
Byron fell in love with Lexington
young lady one day, but he made the
resolve that he would not marry until
he had at least $50, GOO He was a long
way from having fifty thousand then,
but while in stable partnership with
Dick Roche, of st. Louis, he got hold
of that great little horse Badge In
bets and purses Badge earned more
than $4,000 for Mr.. McCelland in sea-
son, and the wedding followed
All racing men remember the great
| two-year-old SaIlie McClelland of
four years ago. That filly was named
after his wife, and today is having
an easy time on McClelland's Ken
| lucky farm.
JACK JOYNER'S CAREER.
A. ]. Joyner, or Jack Joyner, as
everyone calls him, has earned indy
ing fame as the trainer of the peer
less Domino. The great success Of
James r. and Foxhall Keene on the
turf has been largely due to Jack.
That he handled Domino with almost
inspired skill during the terrific races
of last year, when every one thought
that the great colts forelegs were
gone, is a matter of turf history.
Mr.. Joyner was born on his fathers
plantation near Weldon, N. c. His