The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-18
Bill DdIy's Jockey School
He Is Gafern-Chief and Trains Some of the Foremost
Riders = Boys Must Go to Church and
Take Desperate Chances
On Track

his school and the management, but he
says that Garrison gave him trouble
a plenty. One rule is that the boys
must be in bed by 9 o'clock every night,
and Garrison incurred Pa Bills dis
pleasure once by tying half a dozen
stirrup straps together and, sliding
down from the second story after hours.
When he returned from the theatre
that night Pa Bill provided an enter
tainment that the Snapper never for
got.
Days apprentice boys live a regular
life. In the summer they get up at
or > o'clock and wash at the pump in
the yard and without breakfast pro-
coed TO the stables Each boy has two
strings" that is. two horses He
takes out the first string, and for two
hours exercises him by leading him
about, then riding him at a trot, canter
and gallop. After leading him about
wholesome breakfast, all fattening
foods being eliminated as much as pos
sible. About 8 O'clock he exercises the
second string" and, that practically
finishes his days work.
The Uncertainties of Betting.
Pa Bill does not require his boys to do
any mental work. such as currying
horse. He regards the profession as
too high for that Groems and hostlers
do all the stable work In this respect
Pa Bill is of the new generation which
gives US the little colored jockey travel
ing with valet and secretary and ar
irving at the track in a Victoria. Thir-
ty years ago a jockey dressed himself,
carried his own saddle and even rubbed
down his horse. Customs are changed.
DAILY does insist however. on the boys
attending church regularly. getting
what education they can and tries to
prevent them from grumbling.
This latter not on account of any
moral scruples, but because Pa Bill has
an axiom that there is nothing so
uncertain as a horse race: For this
reason he bets only in small amounts,
no matter how good thing he may
have. His pupils tell a story of how
on one occasion Pa Bill was getting an
old horse in form by soaking his feet
in boiling hot water to reduce the in
Illumination. A tender-hearted man
came along and threatened to have the
veteran trainer arrested for cruelty to
animals.
why, that water isn't hot said Pa
Bill when the argument had reached
fever. heat. Il can put my own foot
in it,
I'll bet you s10,'' said the other, that
you can't.
The boys were all about nudging Pa
Dill " up the wager, DQl cller d
thoughtful silence the old gaffer said:
NO. I won't bet you $40, but say, I'll
bet S. that can keep my foot in there
two minutes The stranger did not
know that Pa Bill has a wooden leg,
and eagerly took the wager.
After he had gone away marveling
at the trainers nerve the stable boys
derided their father with his lack of the
game Why. Pa. you had a cinch."
they chimed in chorus. why didn't
you bet S100?"
Now you boys hush up commanded
Uncle William. II tell you nothing is
q cinch at the track. Supposin I'd put
in the wrong foot"
Pa Bilrs correct name is w. c. DAILY,
and he is sometimes called the Sage
of Hartford. At the track he is simply
Pa Bill and is known as a hale fellow
well net, jovial to everyone, but if you
look at him twice you will notice that
his typical Irish face with the firm chin
is illumined by the shrewdest pair of
eyes one could hope to see, and that
what he says about horses and jockeys
is generally worth hearing. He has
amassed a considerable fortune with
his school ard horses and made many
fortunes for his boys, who. as a rule.
do not follow the example of their
preceptor aT5 take care of their wealth
as it rolls in.
ALLEN SANGREE..