Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

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by themselves. With this American
seat they get no help from the chaps
on their backs!"
Only those who have worn silk have
a right to argue the debatable CUES.
ton. | avoided it by asking the old
jockey whether such a charge as that
made against Stern %grasping his op
%ponent's leg has ever come under his
own notice.
NO." he says; though shouldn't
be surprised if he did. He probably
saved himself from falling off that
way! But I've seen Jockey get his
knee in front of another's and keep it
there!"
"And then?
"Then all he had to do was to sit
still and let the other chap shove him
along! You see, the other char
couldn't help himself. He was on the
near-side rails and daren't edge closer
to get clear. All he could do was tc
shorten his whip and fog the leg that
lay tight alongside his own in the
hope of shiftin' it. And must say he
tried, too! When they passed the
post, with a short head between them,
the winners breeches was cut to rib,
bons and covered with blood!"
"Of course he was Disqualified" ]
suggest.
with a leg like that? Not much.
sir! The other chap didn't dare say a
word-till afterwards. And what's
said in the Jockeys dressin' room amt
generally meant for publication
But what about the stewards?
Didn't they want an explantion?"
ooh, yes. The stewards always do!
And they got one. The winner asked
them not to be too hard o. the poor
lchap who was second, because he
hadn't time to change his whip-hand,
and the other chap said that was so,
and how sorry he was!"
what is said in the jockeys dress.
ing room won't, of course, always bear
repeating?" l observe with a smile.
The old jockey looks thoughtfully
into the fire. Its a long while ago,
and, besides, I wasn't in it, so don't
see why | shouldn't tell you," he says
presently. you know the jockeys
room in the corner of the paddock at
Newmarket? Well, it vas at n OF
the second October meetings, and a
trainer-his name don't signify-must
have overheard somethin' he wasn't
intended to, and at the bottom of the
steps he met an owner who asked him
II he knew anythin' for the next race.
Yes, SIR he says, I've just heard the
jockeys up there arrangin' what's to
win, If that's KNOWN anythin'!' The
owner looks a bit surprised. 'Oi
course you're goin' to tell the stew,
ards?' he says. No, sir, I'm goin' to
back it, says the trainer. And he
did"
"And the owner? It would be inter
esting to know what the owner did,
| venture.
"Oh, / daresay he had a horse of his
own in the rae and thought |
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fdence, some Of them. I remember
once l was ridin' for n of that sort
, There were only two runners; all thu
others had scratched. Coin up to thu
post, my gentleman-he hadn't beej
at the game long-did nothin' but Ok
plain what a cert / was on, how t.
, ride him, and how far to win. We'll
| was beaten in the first quarter OF
mile-left standin' still; and do wha
: I could, l was so yards behind whel
| the other horse passed the box. Whel
: l got to the weighin' room, there wa
my owner waitin' for me with a fac
like thunder. What the prayers an
: blessin's do you mean by losin' a
2 that way? he asks. Mean? | say:
Why, your horse couldn't gallop 70
thinkin' Of the instructions he hear
you givin' me. I had to ride him lik
/ blazes to get last!'"
8 He looks up with a pathetic littl
smile.
a "Tm last now-left standin' still
myself" he m shakily.
0 / reassure him. Yet, soon, I know
y the weighingout bell will ring in HI
d ears for the last time, and then ma
the old jockey get off well as the fla
falls and Finish in style!
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