The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-29
RIDERS OF RACE HORSES.
INV JOCKEYS ARE TRAINED AND
WHAT THEY EARNED.

WHAT THEY EARNED.
w., sloan the Premier-Tvcnty-
.i.bt Years Old and Earns $780,
c.a Year-Wears Seven ana
-,,rcc Quarters Hat and Lives Elk
,.,,n.gantIy-The Ref Boys and
.rt,tr brilliant Careers.
t\uen Sangree in Ainslee's)
.r.rfs Todhunter Sloan is taken. all in
h as the best jockey of the American
,rf today, Notwithstanding his ego
u.-rmen agree that he has done
f.. revolutionize the art of riding.
~, b. Kokomo, ILL.,, in August, 1873, and
eel n. foster parents, he began to earn
4rs by initiating balloons for pro-
|.--t.,., .taronaut. This business he fol-
|,.el until his brother put him in
..s stable at Pueblo, Colorado. He
t.s5 as stable-boy three years, show
srb natural talent for riding that
/. ,ss9 ha earned mount on the New Or
II .r. crack. He finished third on a stub
-, horse. which was regarded as a
,rtoy effort. especially when. the owner
,rsi mat Sloan had placated the brute
fs.5fpz him carrots before the race
slc5r gave evidence then of trait
has well served him in his calling,
.neN kindness to dumb animals and
s,r-b appreciation of their nature.
|sheo sloan enters the paddock down
trainer at Sheepshead Bay told
land -peaks aloud, horses that he has
rtl.Ion recognize his voice and turn
/ oak iu his direction
Good race-horse,' says this learned
IN il. the best judge of human char
lra knows you better than you
pw him.
ll5tn is five feet and three-quarters
AM. inch in height, has a chest meas
Xroont Of thirty-siX inches, and wears
! .ayen and three-quarters hat. He is
"a oe tine clothes and big, fat cigars,
rsae AS much as one hundred thousand
En- wear, and spends money freely.
wle riding for August Belmont at Sar-
g, one season, he engaged a fifty-dol-
suitc of rooms at the Grand Union
ma and was comfortably situated
ra when Mr. Belmont himself arrived,
Xomp7nied by his wife.
How much is this suite per day?'
asked the clerk, pointing to the dia-
am.
/ Forty dollars, sir was the reply.
on. too much! too much! exclaimed
millionaire. Give me some
ms cheaper How abount that one"
min to the adjoining apartments.
That's fifty dollars said the clerk,
kr it's occupied
Looking over the register, Mr.. Bel
nt saw that the occupants were James
ghuuter Sloan and valet
''Wel.' he decided, L guess III take
ii forty-dollar suite
Our Way to Ride.
when Tod Sloan first appeared on the
lgHsh tracks people saw mite of HUI
niy perched in searching position,
Mn the knees clamped to the horses
Hhers His stirrups were so short that
chin almost brushed his knees, and
had neither whip nor spurs. The Eng
h school and the old American school
Jockeys sat straight in the saddle with
ng stirrups. and punished the horse
verey. The effect of Sloan's method was
1Icrous. and all England laughed Now
e Jockeys over there try to initiate him.
There is sound logic in Sloan's mon
y-.ike riding He takes all weight
gay from the horses kidneys. so that
e hind or driving part of the animal is
NJ free to impart rapid motion. Also,
cineing to the shoulders, instead of
Nncing up and down, thus racking the
ose at every leap. he adjusts himself
part of the animal. BY crouching over
animals neck he dimdnishes the at
Ospheric resistance by more than q
rd, The Reif brothers, Danny Maher,
artin and all the younger American
ckeys here and abroad now ride in this
ihion. Its value has been demonstrated
England, where the first three named,
gether with Sloan, have carried off all
ping honors for two seasons.
The Reif boys are sons of an Ohio
cksmitn. They have made two hum
d and fifty thousand dollars in a few
rs. They are notable among jockeys,
for having earned so much money,
for having saved il, because the Jock
Is seldom frugal. HIS average pay in
season. counting twenty-five dollars
winning mounts and ten dollars for
ing ones, reaches a total of about five
uslnd dollars. Against this sum must
charged fines and valet expenses. This
minimum salary. Nowadays all good
Keys receive large retaining fees from
owners, and in addition win a good
through betting.
When jockey retires from the sad
without having saved any money, his
ufe Is dismal. AS reaction from
oFmal training, he usually becomes
lat and sluggish, and, with no edu-
uoh' seems unable to make a good
hs Cad Ural, made famous in paint
"Aen he Won the memorable Metro
l'h Derby in 1880, now takes in wash
win his wife at Coney Island. The
VINO was Uraps attendant in those
way days of triumph now receive five
1Ie' dollars a week as a burlesque
,4Ian. He is Charles Ross.
MIKE Bergen tended bar for a long
ana Petite Dunn, one of the best
's 'als country has produced. has
route in upper New York. A few.
jimmy Mclaughlin are doing well as
| and owners but the ma jority of
o''-i one celebrities have slipped out
''" axe the horses they rode"
The Jockeys BOgie.
ne ooeie Of Jockeys life is taking
lie breads this as a beauty
10 lose her charms. and his whole
-'' rom the age of sixteen to TWEEN
lo avoid the catastrophe. This
petheious feature of the life, and
-'s"es IT as healthful sport from
', from football, in which the
o.ing is developed according to
nature and is not outraged or
j" order to reduce his weight
'"oi Monk Overton once re-
Turkish bath from 10 p. an.
"'ll 2 p. m, the next, with no
except cup of tea and some
... -,t"In' Mike Bergen. mounted on
.,l- rode such poor race that the
.. SINE TO the paddock to investl-