Evening star., 1899-09-14

as he wants him to. while here the horse
races at practically his own gait.
1t used to be the same way here not so
many years ago. Every jockey rode under
waiting orders and cut loose at the head
of the stretch In seat and style the Amer
lean jockey has another advantage. He
sits high. where the horse can best bear
the weight. He becomes part of the horse
and keeps him well in hand and under
control He crouches low to avoid wind
resistance-a very important factor. The
English rider does none of these things.
He sits nearly bolt upright. His weight is
directly on the horses back, where the
animal least likes it. He rides with long
stirrup and rein so that he wabbies in
stead of being firmly placed. His upright
position makes wind resistance enormous.
In finishing his awkward seat is a hind
rance to a horse, while that of the Ameri
can jockey is a help, for he is immovable
and never bothers a horse. These are rea-
sons why American jockeys are so success
full in England.
A Queen Deposed.
Miss Lavinia Dempsey, Queen of the Hol-
land Dames,' has resigned one of her func-
tions and her resignation was rendered in
voluntarily from ali IL" road car. The
passengers on this particular car saw Mrs.
Charlotte Smith, the moral reformer, shak-
ing her finger IN the face of Queen La
vinia and demanding that she resign as
vice president of the Woman's Industrial
League, winch intends to build perma-
nent exhibition in Washington full of proofs
OF womans progress. Mrs. Smith is the
president of the league. The original vice
president was Mrs. Washington Roebling.
Il-health forced her to resign, and her
pace was taken by Miss Dempsey. When
Mrs. Smith met the Queen of the Holland
DANES for the first time after her election
she SAID openly:
mo, l don't like her, and l never shall.
Why, she came to the meeting dressed In
and covered with meoa!.ions and things.
m not much myse.f in the way Of cos
tunes. but l couldn't stand 1t. l tried TO
keep her as much as possible in the back
ground. but it was not feasible propo-
s.tion.
Then the queen Of the Danes wrote a
testimonial of the efficacy of a well-known
medicine and it was published with her
full utle Of vice president Of the league
appended. Mrs. Smith determined she
should resign, and demanded her resigna-
ton in forcIbie language the first time she
met her, which happened to be on an IL"
train. The resignation was Forthcoming.
Diamonds VIII be Precious.
Diamonds will be more precious than
ever in the event of war between Great
Britain and the Boer republic. Especially
would this result follow the fultilment of
the threat of President Kruger to destroy
the elaborate mining plants constructed
and mainly owned by HritSh capital in the
Transv.al 1t may be regarded evil
dence of prosperity that the imports of dia-
mCnds into this country have steadily in
creased in value since the enactment of the
Dingley tariff. The demand constantly ex
ceeds the supply. The quotations for rough
Diamonds have risen in the past year from
80 to 10 per cent. Only last Monday
further rise Of per cent was cabied to
New York firms by their buyers abroad.
Diamond merchants in Maiden Lane do not
K M wi har n ady fz sp6
by the fear of disastrous results of war to
the South African mines or not. But if
Chamberlain and Kruger come. to blows
the assets of those who own diamonds will
undoubtedly be increased. The percent
ages Of higher values quoted do not, how
ever. in all cases apply to. the market worth
of stones cut and polished. The latter do
not Vary much from their original cost:
but it is apparent that rise in the value
of rough diamonds must eventually in
crease the prce of the finished jewel Sew
eral firms in Maiden Lane agree that their
orders abroad already have been delayed in
futililnent.