The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-29

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scarcely be a suburb.
For It was Miller, the boy with tn
flying start" who rode more thai
SSi winners in 1896 and broke al
records that had been heard OF ii
this country or any other It is a mar
yelous thing, so racing men think, t.
pc able to bring various horses frs
to the wire more than 300 times in
season OF summer and winter sport
Considering the different disposition.
OF all the horses that the Jockey mus
ride, their moods, their likes and dis
hkes-for thoroughbreds are quite a.
notional as petted bellies Of fashion
i is no child's play for an 1S-year-olC
boy to beat his rivals 50 successfully
Not old enough to vote. but Will
the shrewdness of man Of years. Il
IS estimated that Miller viii earn by
MS riding this year 100000, and jock
eys are not paid 50 handsomely as
they were five or six years ago.
Services IN Great Demand.
From whom does he receive It?
The Newcastle stable, for which Thorn.
as Welch is the trainer, has the first
call on his services. That is, he must
ride for the Newcastle stable II Ii has
entered horse for a certain race.
James r. Keene has second call for his
services. He 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. II neither OF the
stables has a horse for a race and an
other owner desires to secure the
services Of Miller he may do So
Hence Il 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 10
cate, so that he Is confident Of engage.
ments the year around If he cares to
pursue his vocation without rest
Walter Miller was born In Brooklyn.
Of German-Hebrew parentage. It has
been asserted that he is a Russian He.
brew. His mother. small, delicately
feetured woman, with swapping black
eyes and musical voice, resents this.
My boy said she, is Of German
blood. We came from Baden. Ger.
many He came by his love Of the
horse naturally, for all my family are
deyotedly fond Of horses. / had
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
to me that Walter knows
them so well His father" she con.
tinued, is not so much Of a horseman,
but he is proud Of Walters success.
He likes to see his boy do so well.p
Physical Characteristics.
Miller is a small. well knit, delicate
boned boy, who at first gives the i'm
preston OF being underslzed. A
closer inspection Of his physique in
rlines one to correct the idea. Look
ing him over carefully from head to
heels, he seems to be compactly built
Tor his age. and his flesh is distrib.
lted evenly over the framework Of
bones. His racial characteristics are
in his facial features.
His height and weight and moderate I
manner OF walk give the impression
II delicacy, but there is none Of it in |
IFS grasp nor in the steel-like hardness
u his biceps. His hands are wonder
ully strong and feel sensitive and full
4 vitality to The touch. Perhaps his
lands are tie most wonderful part Of
i'm physically II nature had intend.
d to create a jockey to order It would
ave been hard to equip one with a
alr Of hands that seem SO alive as
hose Of this youngster. Possibly IT is
through his hands that he gets in such
lose touch With his mounts.
His frame is small and that Of a
outh, but his face Is that Of man
( the thirlies "a some Of is moods
lis eyes siiow dAiias and the power
{ calculation. while the corners Of his
louth close with The spirit Of deter
dnation.
He + le5 maker He went into
le business of riding race horses for
nylne becaHse he wanted to acquire
fortune. He is rapidly building one
4 He presented his mother with a
sautlful home in the Flatbush sec.
an q Brooklyn. Il Is In Westminster
I'D. and cost $4,000. It IS handsome
furnished and splendidly main
lined.
skes Care Of His Money.
He began with the first money he re-
lived to take his money to his moth
: He is not spendthrift, and he
res little for the lsxuries OF society.
Is mother took his earnings and in. I
'sted them. They we're invested so |
ell that she is proud Of her work [
ID admits that his income has been
increased by her pru.
nee aud foresight OF late Miller +