Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-19
JOCKEYS CAREER 49,
IS SHORT LIVED

: NEW YORK, December l9-At tha cJnse
of the season of 1898, seven years ago.
Goodwin's Guide published a list of the
most successful jockeys of the preceding
twelve months, and 1t is interesting as a
lesson In the mutablity of Jockeys ca
reer 10 review the names and present occu.
patton. when known of the lads and
young men then intrusted with the hand
ing or horses upon whom the public
plunged day after day. ~
Alphabetically the list runs as follows.
aker. A. Barrett, 'Beauchamp,. Bergen T.
Burns. Caywood, Clawson, P. Clay. Claw
Ion. Z Combs. conley, Doggett, Dupee,
nMTee man fpueon, Hamilton. Hennessey,
MackNn, Maher, ]. H. Martin, w. Martin
J, j. McCaherty, Overten, Perkins. y per-
Ems. Piggott, T. Powers, Scherer ms. T.
bervilie, White and R. Williams.
Or this list the following are dead. A
Parrele, Ciawson, Hamilton Lamiey and
fefhiis- Burns, who won 277 out or ora
oisouiits' one OF the leading winning riders
vi thal season, with percentage of 81 is
very Tar down on the list this year. and lads
VINO were unheard of seven years ago bsvs
become champions since then, and In turn
nave yielded to others.
Doggett Now Bookmaker.
Doggett has become partner with mis-
younger brother In the bookmakine end 1r
the game. Dupee was riding jumpers dur
i ins me season; Freeman is In Europe. rid
ms ana training; Max Hirsch is now train
.ns LOT j. C. Cooley at Westchester: Lii
ueheld is also successful trainer.-Maher
ana }. III. ("Skeets'') Martin have beer I'D
ing In England for the last few years, the
FIRM fortae + with great success: ]. J. McCaf-
ierty IS now a full-fedged trainer and own
Ell SO is w. Martin: Oyerton Is never
heard of; Piggott has been abroad lin Rus
sial Tor the last two years: Powers became
rider OF steeplechasers. but is NOT OFTEN
In the saddle S'A
scherer stopped riding several years apo
ana IS now interested In picking winners
ioi living: Sims has no visible oceupa-
ton; Sloan has ridden few times wirhtn
year at New Orleans. but is now en-
saged In another occupation; Songer ocea-
slonally rides In Canada; Spencer has bid
uen iareWeH to the saddle; Taral is Ger
many's chief jockey; Thorpe has retired
Win competency; Tuberyiile has not
zone much since he won the Futur,ty on
ogden; White, who rode Hamburg IN
lost to sight, and Tiny Williams once
the crack western rider of two-year-oIds.
chiehy because he was able to beat The
starters flag. has dropped out of sight.
SO out of a list of forty-one jockeys who
dominated the riding of 1898 there remains
not one in this country who would be able
TO secure retainer either because of FOO
nlueh weight or because the younger lads,
being under the immediate control of the
trainers. and also because OF the rye
pounds apprentice allowance which some ~
them enjoy would invariably be preferred.
not only by their contract EMPLOYERS mt
by other horsemen.
Makers Fortune Made by Mr.. LorilIard
1t was the most fortunate thing imagin-
able for Danny Maher that the late
PIERRE Lorfllard took him to England six
years ago, and there gave him start
which the bright-faced Irish-American was
not slow to improve.
Win the prestige OF having won the
"a AMI c ff,Jo fr,r
centage standpoint as the best professional
Jockey in Englang What would have been
ms destiny here II he had not attracted the
attention of the deceased sportsman?
Taral found that the light bodied boys
were getting the best mounts and when he
got chance he sought foreign market
Tor his conceded ability. He, too, has worn
wen with his employers, the Austrians, who
are extremely exigeant, and who have not
hesitated to turn back to America some
riders whose manners and associates or
Tended them.
J. III. Martin. though not so successful an
Maher. Is evidently we'll able to secure M
pie earnings in the saddle in England.
II is an emphatic lesson to jockeys who
are fashionable for season or two to save
their earnings while they are on the ron
wave OF prosperity. for no profession known
to modern days is so inconstant as that
OF 1ockeyship-at least In America
1t has been claimed by some that at the
present time we are not as well off for
riders as we were a few years ago. but with
Jockeys of such tried ability as O'NeiI, Red
fern. Lyme. Hildebrand, Knapp, w. Blu
chanan, ], Martin, Shaw. w. Davis. Miller
and others IT must be acknowledged that
this seasons list at least compares with the
forty-ene whose names leads off this col
umn. aad this does not take into account
the fine array Of talent who for several
years past have been In control or the
French turf, the best OF whom were OsCon-
nor. n. Turner, Ransch, Shields and others
But the lads should not fail TO take note or
the heeting opportunities which their pro-
fession Is noted for.