The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-16

'ltbNh NiilI's WIN bf a ih'ii'is VI ~
ing and the theme of discussion among
small boys when New York has ex'
| banded so that Belmont park shall
scarcely be a suburb.
For It was Miller the boy with the
| flying start" who rode more than
3S7 winners in 1886 and broke all
| records that had been heard OF In
this country or any other 1t Is mar
| velous thing, so racing men think, to
! be able to bring various horses first
to the wire more than 300 times In
season of summer and winter sport.
Considering the different dispositions
| OF all the horses that the jockey must
| ride. their moods. their likes and dis
| likes-for thoroughbreds are quite as
| notlonal as petted bellies of fashion
| II Is no child's play for an lS-year-old
boy to beat his rivals so successfully
Not old enough to vote, but with
the shrewdness of man OF years, It
/ is estimated that Miller will earn by
his riding this year 100000, and jock
eys are not paid so handsomely as
they were five or six years ago.
Services In Great Demand.
From whom does he receive II?
The Newcastle stable. for which Thorn.
as WEIGH is the trainer, has the first
call on his services. That is, he must
ride for the Newcastle stable II 1t has
entered a horse for certain race
James Il. Keene has second call for his
services. lie is the jockey for the
Keene stable. therefore, whenever Mr.
Keene is racing a horse in some con.
test In which the Newcastle stable
is not competing. If neither Of the
stables has horse for race and an
other owner desires TO secure the
services of Miller he may do so.
Hence 1t is possible that the youth
may ride In every race in each after
noon Of sport at the metropolitan
tracks. When the season is finished
in and about New York he may en-.
gage himself to ride in California or In
the south wherever he chooses to To-
cate, so that he Is confident Of engage
ments the year around II he cares 10
pursue his vocation without rest.
Walter Miller was born In Brooklyn,
OF German.Hebrew parentage. Il has
been asserted that he Is a Russian He
brew His mother, a small, delicately
featured woman, with swapping black
eyes and a musical voice, resents this.
My boy" said she, us Of German
blood We came from Baden, Ger.
many. He came by his love of the
horse naturally, for all my family are
devotedly fond of horses. | had a
brother a daring man, who was expert
with horses. could handle them in all
their moods and train them perfectly
|. too. am fond of horses. There is no
surprise to me that Walter knows
them so we'll His father she con-
; tinued, lis not so much Of horseman,
but he Is proud OF Walters success.
He likes to see his boy do so we'll
Physical Characteristics.
Miller is a small, well knit, delicate
boned boy, who at first gives the i'm
preston Of being understood. 4
closer inspection of his physique in
clines one to correct the idea Look.
ing him over carefully from head to
, heels. he seems to be compactly built
, for his age. and his flesh is distrib-
, uted evenly over the framework OF
. bones. His racial characteristics are
, delineated in his facial features.
His height and weight and moderate
manner of walk give the impression
| of delcacy, but there is none OF II In
/ his grasp nor in the steel.like hardness
/ of his biceps His hands are wonder.
) fully strong and feel sensitive and full
; of vitality to the touch. Perhaps his
} | hands are the most wonderful part of
r him physically. II nature had intend
5 ed to create jockey to order 1t would
) have been hard to equip one with a
/, pair of hands that seem so alive as
) those of this youngster, Possibly 1t is
( through his hands that he gets in such
/ close touch with his mounts.
r His frame Is small and that OF q
youth, but his face is that Of man
j. of the thirties in some of its moods
!. His eyes show daring and the power
= OF calculation. while the corners of his
D mouth close with the spirit of deter
7 mination.
. He Is q money maker. He went into
8 the business OF riding race horses for
a living because he wanted to acquire
a fortune. He Is rapidly building one
up. He presented his mother with g
beautiful home in the Flatbush sec
ton of Brooklyn. 1t is in Westminster
: road. and cost $4,000. II is handsome
ly furnished and splendIdly main
tanned.
p Takes Care OF His Money.
y He began with the first money he re
/ ceiyed to take his money to his moth
r er. He is not spendthrift, and HI
e cares little for the Injuries of society
h His mother took his earnings and in
/. vested them They were invested 81
= well that she Is proud of her worl
a and admits that his income has beer
|. considerably increased by her pru
e dence and foresight. OF late Mile