The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

Nts reassxef ~ sse s7~u1ge-y. hE; he mast
stsFI - al sha track az - IN The morning
aE5 WORK eat hcrssS Until or c'cz0ck-
Tire Era stsr - the apprentice could keep
al tae b5y's earnings II he eaose. Hat as
a rule his release - purchased outright.
the price earring frn~n tt.ssF 20 sfo.sse,
according 20 ms circumstances. or ar ar
rsng&usz0s MAY ~ made on 2 percentage
bass Usually the bay's family. Il he has
ore. gets the lions share q his earnings
IN character Jockeys range from inEae
s5assn-Igh, toughs 10 very well behaved
heys. They GENE from every grade
0dcua's career differs from that OF the
ether fAoys. just as he Is different. He =
a Georgian. and he speaks sith The pro-
founc@a accent OF Ire FAR South Ills
voice ix very musical and he has she in
nate courtesy and politeness % the South
HIS father vas a tIsEse-owner. and no
man loses the thoroughbred more than
ne.
Star of This season.
George odorn = one Of nine children
Ills elder brother. Jack odaTa. who IS -
* a trainer. The other boys have no love
for horses Mock however, the next
youngest 10 George, has pronounced must
cal talent. George f. a very handsome boz
and fns dude II The family he = very
slender and his legs are ahnorrlaiiy long.
They are built upon the plan Of kffzssrn-
He hasn't any torso 20 speak OF. bat his
arms are long. has neck thin. His hands
are most strangely Indicative OF his oUsi-
ness They are very large and strong.
bgs, admirably well shaped. They ara the
most muscular thing about him The It's
sue is very firm. yet there - suppleness
about them odom IS said 70 have tar
and away the bsst hands" Of any jockey
riding today.
He has a face good 70 lcok upon. we'll
shaped. with a firm little mouth a strong
vet deiieAteiy cut chin. good brow ana
very steady gray eyes He has an ar az
eooiness. OF p0{se and decision. He had
dignity too. and yet Is a plain Laughing
fun-l0ying boy, who would never disgrace
himself IN any society. lie has heeli very
we'll brought up His father. who knows
what the race track Is. believes that L 8
more important that MS son should grow
up IN be an honest. straightforward, man
" man than to be great jockey, but ne
rainks De should be both.
The life Of Osion is happy enough He
gets ny az 3 o'clock in the morning and
rides 10 ;he race tTsrck on his bicycle. lie
works out horses until SO, when ne
breakfasts Then he works cut another
batch. After he has finished he rides down
70 the beach and has a swim He FAies,
goes home rcinps with the younger chill
aren or PAYS hall until dinner time. After
esnner he goes 10 the track. He comes
horne after the races and plays ball or
rsads until supper time. He goes 20 bed
al SO O'Clock.
His success has not changed him. He IS
very modest and the evil Of the race tracks
has made no impression upon him.
The contrasts Of the race yack is shown
by the career Of little McCue, who will
probably be Odoms great rival next year
He was picked W by James Dillon.
horseman. In a Brooklyn saloon. McCue
was then newsboy. or 10 years Old Dill
Ion liked the boys appearance. and ne
saw that his physique suggested Jockey.
He questioned the boy. and found that hs
was an orphan whose parents had been
dipsomaniacs.
Gene down TO the track and I'll make
Jockey of you" said Dillon one day, and
McCue gladly agreed. He was regularly
spprenticed but he didn't get along very
well Dillon worked hard with him and
las, autumn McC'ue suddenly developed in-
10 remarkably coed rider. Dillon ie-
csfyei 500 To release Inn 10 Tom Healey.
He rides this year under an apprentice
license Next season he will he getting
si0aea a wear If he can keep his hereditary
weakness in check Chicago Inter Ocean.