The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-15

| horses more thoroughly and rapid,y that
| NiNell, who cut wide swainh H.. o,i MI VIII ~.
| ropo!itan tracks some years pa'n "''h 'N'
| good race horse Cousin Jeems.
BOys Developed R"pidiy.
Trainers Martin Eiubbeii I ana ma I,
| Brandt. who are breaking the yeathInss, %
| as much attention to the exercise uoys a.
| they do 10 the horses. The best MAY W 49, az y
boy how TO handle a horse win Nm, . him au
| patience is to treat him that Why niit,seh
| when he Is starting in. Elch poy mas tii = !.
| yearlinss To exercise. and trey are eApecteu
hoy devote eb as much attsr,ifb@ Books BY close
| application 10 their duties tine boys ascet
tain all the little peculiarities OF their an !.
| always appreciated by the trainer in charge.
A man can always achieve better results
with :, horse. especially while IT. in, ' az,
| disposition. When FIRST taken hold OF the
| boys are put through a regular COURSE Vi
sprouts.
In the hands OF an experienced horseman
| they develop rapidly. Schroeder has always
| had hrst-class staff OF men aIounu nus
stable; which accounts Tor Ihe rhp,u darni
cpment from green boys INTO eNptIlenceu
exercise lads inside OF a year SPEAKS We'll
for the school they went through DlscusS-
ing the boys. Mr.. Hubbeil said: A., l..
The first thing we try to tesch mem Is
TO sit right on horses back. a sooI seat
In the saddle Is the most essential quaiifca-
ton that /. competent race rider must pos
sess. After a boy learns how TO SIT IN the
saddle II makes world OF diiierehce 10 potn
rider and horse. Before he gets on 70 tne
hang of sitting properly in the saddle an
exercise boy is as much out OF place US
fish out of water. He is constantly shi-tsns
from one side TO the other and back ana
forward. with view to hiding IN. most
comfortable position possible rms issl-
tates a horse considerably ana interi .tes
with the animals action to an extent that
none put an experienced horseihah cah ap-
preciate.
Practice Makes Perfect.
After they learn to sit right and get
onto the knack of handling the reins cor
rectly practice makes perfect Then they
vided you have the right sort of bows. Be-
fore boy can pass muster ~ u c?mpeteht
race rider he ought TO be able to sit steady
legs and arms. In fact. he should ride with
as little motion possible. WHAT appears
TO the action on a good rider part Is oily
the swing of his body forward and back
ward to the horses stride: The least bob
BILE on the riders part vii! throw a fotse
Of his stride. In breaking year'inSs the
boys are made TO walk and jog them with a
loose rein.
"a horses mouth IL extremely sensitive
and boy should handle the reins with
care. Jockeys that excel IN this respect
are called great hand riders. Willie Mar
tin had perfect pair Of riding hands.
while Henry Spencer is about the best hand
rider In the saddle to-day. When boys first
get a leg up on a race horse they imagine
they must grab the reins tight and bend
sitting up so as 10 throw their weight On
the horses shoulders. We soon break them |
of this. however. or get rid of them.
How to Judge Pace. |
The next thing To teach boy Is to Judge |
pace for himself. The only way TO do this |
Is TO be truthful with him always az 10 |
Just how fast horse went under him.
" hen he works a yearlin9 an eighth In IL |
or a quarter in "a. be sure and tell him so. /
Some trainers never think OF letting boy |
know what the watch registered after
trial. while others. fearing n leakage OF /
stable secrets. keep II to themselves. On /
the other hand. If u boy IL told how fast !
bis mount Travelled 81 will not be long be- |
fore he gets so well acquainted with a
running horses stride that he can come /
pretty near telling how fast a horse moved /
under him without asking what the ticker
!. ored.
Competent exercise boys ALWAYS COM
nand good wages. Jimmy coff.y. who
,ampliEned the race mare Rosipanta at
san Francisco last winter. was the best
1aid exercise boy I know of. When a lad
10 worked for the Dwyer Bros. who paid
lin slVo per month 10 gallOp some Of their
urf stars. Schrtit.+r always has select
'orps % crack exercise boys to gallop the
pest horses IN hts stable. He considers IL
90 risky 10 pu; Up anything but good exer-
Use boys as well AZ competent Jockeys on
10.Vog race horses like Binnockburn and
sofaia. Crack Jockeys will not exercise
lors~s for their Own stable sometimes Felix
arr and Charlie Slaughter. when they |
Fere In th'.r prime, never neSitatsd about |
;aloping hors. for us. but pullman,
e.Gom gailoprd any at Frisco last winter. |
md We paid him a monthly retainer pi