The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-04
THE JocKEY's PERILs.
His Death Less Important Than Ac-
cident to Horse.
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(AIlen Sangree in Ainslee's.
tAs Illustrating the hazardous life Of
a jockey, L need only point out that in
the season OF 1899 five boys were killed
outright: both arms of another lad
were broken, and nineteen Jockeys en-
dured injuries such as fractured wrists,
ribs and ankles
1T is peculiar in horse racing, too,
that SO utterly absorbed in the sport
do all patrons become. whether multi
millionaire owners or the cheapest of
tOutsl that mortalities are passed
over with briefest mention in the news
papers. The breaking Of a jockey
neck means nothing. His place can
easily be filed. Far more distressing
to a racing man is an accident to a
crack 3-year-Old, or the disquaiifying
of a winner,
a newspaper dispatch from Nash
vile, dated Nov. is, 1898 reads;
Jockey Del Sherland rode his last race
today Mounted on Red Monk, he was
knocked off in a jOstle in the mile event
and two horses passed over him. He
was picked up with a fractured skull
and internal injuries, and died at
O'Clock. That is all. The column ac-
count then goes on to say that the
day was cloudy and the track soft.
John Boone was a very tired horse
clLLEl " AAAAAAlE. Tie opening At1SlA Dg ii
neck from Hairpin. Another dispatch
from New Orleans mentions that a
jockey fell from his horse, remOunted
and won the race, but when he walked
to the paddock some one discovered
that Two of his ribs We're broken. Later
on he died from internal hemOTThaSe
"One would think that human beings
sharing a common peril of death every
day could feel only a generous con-
sideratiOn for one another like soldiers
in a bayOnet charge But the opposite
is true of Jockeys With sentiment
chilled and hearts that never tap an
extra beat, these fellows often strive
in cold blood to MAIN a comrade Tor
life There is one jockey riding this
season with the record of having killed
three boys on the track.
When MinSie O'COnnOT began rid
ing at New Orleans last year he came
in from the first race crying bitterly
that he could easily have won if a we'll
known jockey had not fOuled him. The
trick that c. used is one common
among Jockeys when their own horse
is tired. c. rode beside OCOunor,
and crooked his leg over O'Connor's
knee. The result was that OaConn0r' s
horse had TO drag the other steed
along. At the. same time O'Connor had
to use the utmost skill 10 save him
self being tossed from the saddle.
Father Billy DAILY, OCOnnOr's uncle,
told the boy not to complain to the
stewards Just then. But ne gave
O'Connor instructions to follow, when
he should meet this same Jockey IN an-
other contest. In the fifth race The
( spectators were amazed to see the Two
4 jockeys finishing, hsked leg and leg
4 while little O'ConnOr was Slashing his
older competitor over the face with the
( butt of his riding whip. c.. blinded
] with blood, reeled in the saddle, AftCl
I the race he staggered to the judges
! stand almost fainting and attempted K
Il register q complaint. But he was no
! heard. Pa Bill had been there before
/ him and had told the whole story.
c. was fined 500 and threatened
4 with permanent dismissal from th'
1 track"