Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

the oceHn TOOK tnt
Insolence Ont of the Other.
ut is notorious fact" said an ole
horseman, that successful jockeys
are more afflicted with the big head
than any other class of midgets your
liable to meet up with. On two occa.
sions that / recall I've seen American
walters take prominent American
Jockeys down when the latter have be-
come insufferable in their conduct.
Some years ago an eastern jockey
whose fame was spread broadcast
throughout the racing world was tax
ing dinner with party Of foolishly
idoiatrous friends at the Cliff House,
outside of San Francisco. The jockey
had been riding during the winter rae
ing in and around San Francisco, ard
on this day he had won the swell event
of the year on a rather no account
horse. Consequently his hat was a
whole lot too small for him.
He was an insulting little chap at
best, but on this occasion he simply
lot his tongue run away with his
brains. His humor took the turn of
joshing an old time waiter at the Cliff
House who had been in California
since the days of the Argonauts. The
old man had long side whiskers, and
the jockey made sundry and divers re-
marks to the waiter about the oppor-
tunity he was giving to the wind by
wearing whiskers OF that particular
length, and the old man took the talk
good naturedly without paying much
attention 10 the touch of nastiness in
the midget's remarks. Finally, how
ever, when the wine had gone around
pretty freely. the jockey reached up
behind his chair as the old waiter was
in the act of performing some little
service for the men at the table, and,
twisting his hand in the hair on one
side of the old servitor's face, he delib-
erately pulled out fairly large hand
ful of the latter's whiskers.
''The old man leaped back with pain
and Indignation, the jockey laughing
at him idiotically. Then the waiter
coolly lifted the jockey out of his chair
os oNL VI lhC hCCAs uOWh
and calmly deposited the midget across
his knees, face downward.
Som said the waiter, there's
something that you've stood in need Of
for long time past, judging from
your actions here during the past few
months. and that something you're
about to get and get good and he
brought the palm of an ample hand
down with smack that sounded very
pleasant indeed unto the ears of all
the rest of the people in the room lex
cept the Jockeys friendsy who had
seen the beard pulling incident Then
he brought both hands into play, and
the rataplan told of splendid execu-
tion. The jockey kicked and strug-
gled. but he couldn't break loose. and
he had TO take his medicine Then his
friends at the table jumped to his res
cue, and. quickly letting the jockey
slide on to the floor, the old waiter,
aroused, jumped up and
knocked them down one after the 9TH
er. He just polished them all off in de-
tail, and when he had got through with |
them he stood his ground Then the |
manager appeared on the scene, and |
when he WAS told by number of 9TH |
er guests, prominent men, what had
happened lie assisted in kicking the |
party out of the house.
Another time jockey who leaped
into prominence with meteoric speed |
by reason of his winning two of the |
great events of the eastern turf in |
quick succession got the worst of it at
the hands of a Coney Island waiter.
saw the incident myself The jockey
had had such a mighty accession of
he 4 am it spirit that he considered
lie could perform all sorts of mean lit
lie tricks at the expense of all hands
Ind do the same with impunity. On
his day he had won three straight |
aces, and his imperiousness was
monumental He took din
Ter with three bookmakers on one of
he big Coney Island piers. The man
Who waited on the party was bullet
lead. but n quiet. attentive man at
hat. He was removing some plates
Lfter the second course when the jock
" picked up a siphon of seltzer and
squirted half the bottle
ull in the walters face. The waiter
wiped his face and his shirt front off
With his table towel and then he walk
d up to the Jockeys chair and said:
Have you had yer dip in de sea Wit
day, Freddy?'
No said the jockey. with an ex-
ression of surprise on his face. as if
e wondered what was coming.
"1 fought not said the bullet
eaded waiter OATS de reason I'm
DIN t let you have it now
''Then the waiter suddenly picked
he famous jockey up. and before any
+ the men at the table could interfere
e carried him over to the railing of
he pier and dropped the midget horse
lder into the water. about 10 feet be-
ow.
i jist want t see if de little
noozer wit de swelled nut kin swim
S well as he kin ride horse said the
7aiter, quietly watching the jockey
ONE to the surface and strike out.
he jockey could swim. and he made
ie beach without any trouble, but he
idn't return to the pier."-Washing-
,n Star.
"Poor Excuse" Etc.