Milford chronicle., 1901-06-21
MAKING A Jockey.
How the Greatest Trainer In tn
World Picks IA Boy.


World Picks BOY.
''TO understand the making of jockey
one must go to the stable boy" says Allen
Sangree in Ainslee's. HE is the jockey
germ. His development is begun as early
as his fourth year. The three DAILY broth
ers who are riding this season are i'll
stances. From their fourth ill their
eighth year they did nothing but lead
horses around a track. Never in that
time were they allowed to sit on a horse.
''The modern trainer holds such tedious |
apprenticeship Indispensable. He has an |
exalted regard for the horse. lie looks |
upon him as an exquisite and delicate |
mechanism, to handle which requires in !
finite subtlety. He is therefore exaeting |
in his demand for the traits physical and
mental that go to make what he calls "A
good mechanic The boy must be worthy
of the horse. The trainers test is SO Sc
we're that of 10000 boys who apply year
ly for admission to the racing stables of
the country not more than few hundred
are accepted. OF these possibly ten win Il
Jockeys license.
"At the training school of William a.
DAILY, on Coney Island, saw this ia.
nous maker of jockeys refuse two dozen
applicants in as many minutes. He re
jected the first because of his name.
'Schalk, heyY he cried. cying the lad
narrowly. Then you're Il German, amt
you?
Eyes
81 knew it the minute l clapped eyes
on you. Now, listen to me, boy. There
never was 4 German yet that made
good jockey. I've had nine. and out of the
whole lot couldn't pull a winner a
German has courage, but no wits, and
/ that's something can't put in him. For
a good, smart jockey give me Yankee.
an Englishman or an Irish American
How about Fred TaralY | suggested
We'll, Fred had Irish blood mixed
with German. Anyway. he's an excep-
ton. Now, boy he went on, turning
again to the unlucky Schalk. YOU could
hang around Il track a thousand years
and never get a mount. Better 20 to
school,
a freckle faced, red haired O'Dono.
hue was next in line.
'O'Donohuep chuckled Mr.. DAILY.
That's better. But, say, you've got
rolling lip, mouth amt firm and your
eyes don't set right One fall'd scare you
to death. Pass upr
Then came a good looking boy. neat
ly and pressly built. named Corrigan
For moment it seemed that he might be
accepted. Unhappily nature had equip
, ped him with pair of ears that stood at
right angles to his head.
Heavens whooped the trainer. ra-
diant with his shrewdness, just look al
, them earsn
He grabbed the boy by the shoulder
and held him at arms length, explaining
that such ears are invariably the sign of
faint heartcdness.
Give me a lad with ears pinned close
to his head. 1t shows gamcness. That
was the first thing | noticed about Ad-
, miral Dewey. Soon as l saw his ears
knew how he come to sink the Spanish
fleet at Manila
Mr.. DAILY is renowned for having turn
cd out more crack riders than any train
err IN this country or in England. He is
Familiarity known as Father Bill Daily
He told me that for 100 years his anccs.
+ tors in ireland have been either owners
% trainers or jockeys. He looks it. About
feet II inches in height, Mr.. DAILY is OF
massive build, with a forearm that car
! hold stable boy dangling in midair. Hi.
n face Is ruddy and tanned by wind anC
I weather, and his gray eyes rove furtive
I ~ not because he fears you, but becaus,
T. he has his doubts
il Generally Mr.. DAILY has in tutelag,
d 10 or 10 boys, coming from all parts O
p the United States. They are indenture,
e to him for a period of five years. H
= agrees during that time to feed them
: clothe them, teach them to ride and pa
'. them $40 per month for their services
E. All money earned by them in riding
e whether for his stable or for another's
d goes to Mr.. DAILY. The boys agree to thi
v readily, for his training is a reputation
if and they know that wealthy turfmen ar
II waiting to offer retainer of any sum n
. to $4,000 the moment Mr. Days con
l. tract expires. Again, big stable Xix
II that of w. c. Whitney or August Be
IS mont may arrange to take a DAILY bo
u before his apprenticeship is served. TIL
Sc stable pays $1,000 or $4,000 for the box
70 and this money is divided between ia
ar Their Bill and the relatives or guardian O
- the jockey"