The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
Bright Boys Who Will Learn to
Ride Well May Earn From So
600 to $4,000 Per Year.
SOME BIG SALARIES NOW PAID.
Wonderly and Shaw Get $4,000
Each, While Turner. Burns and
pullman Receive $4,000 and
Cochran $4,000.

SPECIAL
New York, April are few boys
who would refuse a position with a salary
Of from 5000 to $4,000 a year attached. yet
II is a fact that the opportunities are open
to bright, honest. nervy boys who possess
good Judgment. To be sure. the environ
ment of the race track Is not what a fond
mother or father would tie UP TO. and it all
depends on the hoy whether or not he would
NINA anything like these figures, but
good jockeys are scarce and come high.
Those engaging them are willing to pay
the price. though. and while fair to mid
ding riders are abundant, premiers are so
few that they can name their own terms in
signing a contract with an owner.
When Tod Sloan rode for the first time
IL the Eas: he was so little thought of that
he had difficulty IN securing even the poor
est mounts. 1t was only after a winter in
California, when "Pittsburg Phil" saw that
he was a rider of worth and aided him in
securing mounts, that Sloan began to show
his skill in the saddle.
WonderIy's Quick Development.
Otto Wonderly performed SO badly i'll the
saddle during the AQueduct spring meeting
Of 1901 that bettors would not back his
mounts, and he left for Canada disguised.
Four months later he had made such i'm
provement thai: his services were desired on
every hand. Before the season closed he
had signed to ride for J. 3. HaGgin, the
Ssptuagenarian Turk, for a salary of $l5,G0O.
Wonderly accepted Al mounts during the
racing season of 1901, winning lO3 races, fin
ishing second eighty-six times and third on
seventy-nine occasions. John II. Carr. the
derby. has first call on the boy. WonLerly
can ride Us light as ninety-hve pounds.
Shaw Will Ride for keene.
Tn leading Jockey In point of winning
mounts last year was Willie Shaw; who was
by James K. keene for $1,000. While shaw
will ride for the kesne stable. he will be
under the membership OF his old employer.
"Pittsburg Phil" who will act as his man
ager.
Last year Shaw rode more winners than
finished first on no less than lS occasions
out of SOP mounts. Shaw was second 1ol
times and third on seventy occasions. His
lowest riding weight is lOS pounds.
William c. Whitney will have the benefit
OF the services Of Nash Turner. Tommy
Burns and Harry Cochran.
Turner is scheduled to go to England and
puted retaining fee is $1,000. Burns is said
Who si IS TO do Ills fight"weisht riding for the
stable. will receive 10000.
Other Big Salaries to Jockeys.
John Bullman will sport the colors of
be $4,000. 1t is probably not more than
half that sum. Last year Eullman rode in
Isl races ana won ~. His lowest rtdlng
Arthur Redfern. who did not ride on a
Jockey Club track until the fail Of last
year. is under a two-year contract to the
Pepper stable. at an annual salary of 5000
a year. He now weighs % pounds. Out Of
Sl mounts last year. Redfern was first %
Landry will ride for the Goughacre stable.
George Doom has already. won a number
Of races and was in fine trim when the
season opened here. Captain 8. S. Brown IS
his employer. and his salary Is in the neigh
horhood of $500. The lowest weight he
will be asked to do is l0I pounds. Twenty
nine wins OF 1856 mounts was Odom's record
in 1901.
Mounce Still nder suspension
Patsy McCue is riding for Tom Healey's
stable and L. Jackson is with Green B
Morris. He can ride at 90 pounds.
Morris also has Rutter under contract.
Harry Michaels. who will have difficulty in
Astes's horses. Johnny Slack will ride in
the West for ]. b. ewman W. Waldo and
D. Waldo will ride for Ed Corrigan:, Min
s. Teele will ride for J. ]. Marklein. and
Sam Dogsett for John Magulness.
Freeman is abou, to sign with a Western
turfman. but will do most of his riding in
the East. Father Bill DAILY has the benefit
of the services Of Dreamer. Mile and D.
O'CoEnor.
Tod Walsh is to ride for Fizer & CO.. and
Blake will pilot the horses of Thomas
Carey. D. Mitchell is under contract to T.
J. McHale. Coburn is riding for George c.
Bennett & Co. Little George Thompson has
been secured by Billy Karr'ck. Lucien Lyme
has signed with John A. Drake. Mounce is
still under suspension.
American Abroad.
Mitchell. McGinn and Jackson are free
lances to date. Spencer will! ride in England
for the Keenes. Johnny Reiff will pilot John
A. brakes and Enoch Wishard's English
strings. Glen Jenkins has been re-engaSed
by Frank Gardner. ard ]. V. Cooper has
first call and King Edward second on
Danny Maher.
Joe Piggott. Cash Sloan. Willis Caywood
and ]. Morgan will ride for various stables
in Russia. Milton Henry will ride in France.
as will Buchanan, Ben Rigby, Thorpe and
A. Mcintyre.
The various other Americans who will per-
form on the other side of the water. in
Guiding Patsy McDermott. Skeets Martin
and Eddie Jones. can be depended upon to
give good accounts OF themselves.