The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-16

America, was entered with some unim-
portant light weight in the saddle. the
track was damned with people OF the
East, and many owners and others OF the
There were a hundred bookbakers on
hand, and thousands and thousands OF
dollars were bet on the contest. Fitz-
patrick got orders not to let Garrison
mount get away from him, and Garrison
loose in the stretch. The z-year-oid
horse, Daily America. owned by Captain
8. 8. Brown. was not considered In the
the 2-year-old took the lead and won.
pulled up. while Boundless and st. Leon
ards trailed, fighting for second money.
Tho re- &C proved public hasco, and the
horses Immediately from the course.
Mr.. E'oxhal. Kaene ip the paddock went
for Jockey Garrison and accused that IN
dividual of disobeying orders given TOT
the race, while Fitzpatrick got plain
dose of talk from his employer from the
West that could not be misunderstood IN
its meaning. Rumor spread that $lo,Vo
had been given to lose the race 10 Daliy
America, to the profit of the betting ring
and loss to the public. Fitzpatrick never
got another mount after that, but sud-
denly bloomed out as the purchaser OF
race horses that won nothing He next
appeared as starter, and through TINS
met his death in obscurity from pneu-
monia.
ED or Snapper Garrison, who at one
time promised to become one OF the weaa-
thiest and most popular jockeys IN the
the East and the West, as 1t was called,
been riding in great form. but confidence
in him was shaken, and his services were
not in demand as formerly. he nop nee
game was not to his fancy, and with his
weight becoming too neavy 70 accept
mounts he drifted out OF public gaze,
making, his last public appearance, , as a
the wheel machine beating the morse IN
this novel side show contest: Garrison
still frequents the race tracks OF tne
East. but not az the natty ana LA WEI" en-,
a shabby looking and crestfallen piker.
counting a two-dollar bet as 9 princey
plunge. There were at one time quite
a number of colorc dboys in the jockey
profession. but the tracks Of the East
have of late years been 50 much troubled
by these lads that one by one all nave
been quietly got rid Of or Kept Irom
riding entirely. until now NOT one hsa r eIwaXs
a representative in the person OF SLICK
chap they called their valet. This fellow
made 1t point to become well acquainted
with some prominent bookmaker IN the
betting ring. 49,
"Should his employer, the jockey. have
a big favorite to ride, the connection De-
tween valet and bookmaker became mace.
and mutual understandinSs WHEREBY e9 the
favorite would lose easily arranged
Charley Verplank. better known as
Monkey Charley a well-known steepie-
chase jockey. was one OF the Hrst 10 IN
troduce the valet idea. Monkey was
clever and daring rider over the jumps.
but success made him quite gymnast IN
certain races where he mad the mount on
the best horse, and he somenow lost ms
seat when victory appeared sure. He has
passed out of vision and into obscurity
ais have jockeys OF the same color-Slms
who was, Tammany Boss Crokers nrst
American rider in England, and Anthony
Hamilton. who rode Exile, Tepny, Salva-
their great races.
'The present day light weights all seem
to readily fall into the evil influences
of gamblers, either in direct touch with
the betting ring or with stable connec-
tons The fate of the brother OF Johnny
Reiff, the elder Lester Rein. who has
had his license withheld by the EngIsn
racing authorities, should have proved a
warning for the boys-Milton Henry and
Johnny Reiff. The racing authorities OF
| the East are placed in critical posltion
| in dealing with jockeys given 10 ways
| Siat are questionable and rides that are
weird. TIE laws controlling horse rae
| ing in New York State do not counter
| ance betting of gambling on the races, so
| that should a dishonest Jockey be as
covered the officials, in securing the EVIL
| dence as shown by the betting sheets OF
the bookmakers, are forced to act IN Sc
crecy and to punish the guilty one by
neutral means with quiet banishmsn. ana
without newspaper publicity, otherW1se
the IL ckey clue officials would themselves
be amenable to the law by showing they
countenance gambling on the courses I'M
der their control. This neutral OF seere.
mode of disposing Of jockeys to be placed
under the ban meets severe criticism IN
the East, but when a jockey suddenly
ceases riding after being called before
the race track officials 1t can be taken Ior
granted crookedness has been scented and
Justice melted out as well as can De I'M
der existing circumstances.
"Jocaey Tommy Burns, so well known
to the patrons Of the California tracks
and Jockey Bullman, another Western
rider, have both come under the ban OF
the Jockey club here, their operations
having been watched since last summer
at the Saratoga meeting.
There are rumors here now that COM
binatfon Lists among certain jockeys
whereby races and results are being ma
nipulated as they were on the California
tracks during the heyday OF Chinese Pete
four leading riders of that time. IT Is
certainly almost incomprohensible that
bows so young in life should so easily let
ooulence by mere honesty slip from their
grasp. Unquestionably SUCCESSFUL
young rider could With ma few years. by
backing his own mounts, secure enough
money to retire worth many thousands,
and well equipped to acquire fitting edu-
cation to render him capable of entering
a more etevating business career ana
model future life of respect and standing.
But so far there is no record of one fol-
lowing the profession of jockey leav-
ing that occupation in credit without pres
sure and to be pointed at as worthy OF
a place Of mention In the annals OF turf
history.
1T is hard to make this statement Of
fact, but plain truth and drastic meas
ures, adopted like the AUTHORITIES OF rae,
cuIprits on the courses of this country,
may now, If sternly enforced, have sa-
lutary and beneficial effect for all inter.
success of horse racing as sport and
jockeyship as a responsible profession"