The Washington times., 1903-06-21
THE METEORIC CAREER
OF JOCKEY c. c. FULLER
Nearly 200 Victories in
Eight Months Riding.
RECEIVES $4,000 A YEAR
His Services Leased From Archie Tim
mer by Senator Sullivan-Rode
Africander in Suburban.

II is freely conceded that a jockey
less strong than Grover Cleveland Fuller
would not have won the Suburban Han
dicap with Africander.
Less is known about this boy than
any Of the new riders in the East, yet
he was the sensational performer of the
New Orleans To-day meeting last win
ter and is now the most -talked-of jockey
on the Jockey Club tracks.
Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan
watched his work carefully at the Cres-
cent City meeting, and finally contracted
for his services at $4,000 a year.
Discovered by thinner.
| Fuller was discovered by Archie Zim-
mer last November. The boy was ex-
/ ercising horses at the Worth & ROXY
tracks One morning thinner noticed
him tanning a fractions old horse. and
was amazed at his strength and agrees
| iveness.
! friend Of thinner. Tom O'Hearn, had
horse called Rasselas, at Roby, that
| none Of the lightweight jockeys could
handle. WINFIELD, the strongest rider
at the track, could do nothing with the
horse. thinner suggested to O'Hearn
/ that he let Fuller have a mount on
Rasselas. O'Hearn told thinner that II
| Fuller got on the back of RasseIas
neither of them would ever be seen
again. thinner was persistent and In
| duced O'Hearn to let the boy give Ras-
selas a trial
] He Rode to Victory.
The result astonished O'Hearn. Fuller
rode the horse five furlongs faster by a
second than he had ever Travelled before
i Two days later Fuller rode RasseIas tc
victory.
Then thinner took the lad TO New Or
leans. where he burst upon the racing
world like meteor. He has been rid
ing eight months and has nearly 200 VIC
tories to his credit
Under eighteen years OF age and riding
at ninety pounds. Fuller has the pluck
OF bulldog. and he bears the charmed
name of Grover Cleveland.
Perhaps this name has much to Dc
with his success. He was born on Gro.
yer Cleveland's birthday in the town o.
Duette. Iowa. His father. George A.. i.
a stanch Democrat Hence the name
Near the Fuller residence in Duette wa.
trotting track. Young Grover spent
ali mis- time there and became very fonC
OF horses
His Father Merchant.
When he was eight years old the fam
lily moved to Chicago. His father pros
pered. and now owns a big whoIesaI,
and retail furniture concern. Grover Il
the youngest OF seven children. Thre,
sons are engaged with their father II
the furniture business. There are thre
!, girls Young Fuller went to school reg
ularly until two years ago. Then h
tired OF IT and found his way to tn
Chicago race tracks He went into TN
employ OF J. o. Keene. He was to re
ceive $50 month during the racing sea
son and S15 a month in the winter witt
an allowance OF $14 a month for ex
penses. Keeue went TO Russia an
young Fuller was discharged by Arthu
Abner, Keene's foreman Keene after
ward sought to retain Fuller's services
claiming to have three-year contrac
with him The claim was not sustained
and thinner picked up the boy. Fuller
very reticent. thinner says:
He does not speak ten words in te
days. and spends most Of his tim
around the stable"
thinner has a three-year contract wit
> Fuller. and leased him to Congressma
Sullivan this year. Frank Farrell Ia
= second call on his services.
l Fuller says his ambition is to be IN
greatest Jockey In the world.