Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-22
JOCKEYS WHO FAIL.
Few Former Much Sought for Riders
Now Begging for Mounts


Just as horses depreciate so do jock
eys. The outlaw tracks and the bush
es" are full OF riders that were once
stars on the big race courses. Jockeys
that made fortunes in one season a few
years ago are now hustling for months
and when they secure one It Is usually
some outsider that has no chance to
win They must take what is left the
younger generation has the call.
WIN Sims, the Jockey that won fame
and fortune for the Dryer brothers, a
boy that once had the privileges Of Sc.
Letting his own engagements is now
hustling for stray mounts. Sims can
ride as light as ever, but somehow he
has lost the tnack Of riding, at least
the owners and trainers think so. Even
his old employer Mike Dryer, puts up
stable boy In preference to the once
great Sims Sims says that he can
ride as ever but no boy on earth could
win on the horses he has been forced
to ride IN the last few years Jockeys
go back, and Sims has reached the
stage where money viii no longer flow
into his Golfers
Another instance Of d great jockey
going back is in the case OF Fred Tar.
al. Five years ago Tara was Ameri
cans greatest jockey, Every promi.
nent stable IN the country was after
him. Then came the setback A year
later the class OF his mounts began 10
depreciate. He saw that he was losing
his grip. new style Of riding was
coming, and Taral knew Il. He packed
his grips and left for Austria. over
In the old country the Dutohman Is the
whole thing while In this country he
would have to hustle for mounts.
Soup Perkins, who piloted the great
Henry Of Navarro, when that thor
oughbred was Americas greatest g.
yearo-ld, has been ekIng out an eXls-
tence az the outlaw track al Newport
Seven years ago Perkins was consider
Cd the greatest lightweight In tn bus
mess, but II he was restored TO good
standing right now h would starve at
the big tracks. Byron McClelland con-
sidered him the greatest boy that ever
threw q leg over a horse, but II that
famous horseman were alive today he
would probably pass him up for a sta
Die boy.
Tiny" Moore, Who once was the star
Ulrenynrepreciateifjd itakw, taoiAG
Jockey Of the Lorllards. secured a
mount occasionally al Newport This
boy Is capable OF riding at a reasona-
bic weight. but last year when he made
his appearance IN the east he was not
given a chance TO gallop a horse.
Al Chicago Tiny" Williams lands a
mount occasionally Sometimes he
wins, but his victories are few and far
between. He was considered the
greatest 2-yoar-old rider IN the bust.
ness few years ago but now he IS
forced 10 take back seat TO the DOM
inic&s, Helgersons and other boys Of
that class riding at the Chicago tracks.
stoval died OF st, Louis without
cent AZ the time OF his death he could
sim ride at a Hight weight, but he
could secure no mounts
Monk" Oyerton is riding no longer.
This once great finisher was forced to
give up riding because OF the lack OF
mounts A few years ago he could have
picked the horses he wanted 10 ride.
but Just before he quit the game any
old nag looked good TO him Tony
Hamilton, star In the east, finally
wound up his career as a rider In Chi.
cago lie could secure no mounts and
he quit the game.
There are dozens OF once great rid.
ers now hustling for a living at the
bush tracks. They can no longer
compete with the jockeys Of the pres.
ent age.