The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21

this country and Of all or nearly all 81
NE English jockeys after whom American
riders copied for upward of a century
Having this knowledge, Sloan added
a pair of deft hands. with which he tickleci
lhe mouth II the most stubborn horses
These animals. most u them ruined by
heavy handed. vicious boys who scratched
and tore the sensitive nerves 10 the mouth
and tongue until the horses with all their
courage fought back in very resentment.
did not understand ele sort Of treatment
he gave them at first, but rcassurinR
cares on the neck, a playful pull 81 the
ear and jockey and horse were in Perfect
harmdny. II IL any wonder the SOUR
hlms
They were petted into suhjection and
they, like their human prototypes. "..ded
hy giving something for sadness which
no amount OF brutality could compel.
The cases 81 Damien, Our Johnny. kriss
! hrtnglc, Ornament and others in America
ami of Knight 81 the Thistle IN Eng land
were only few that come II mind now
hat Their" wcr@ many other horses uf evil
rrputs that fell under his spoil
7 Fortune came fast abroad and when
+ ~" lpCkcy returned - New York 20 ride
BallyhOO Bey N tho Futurity for the lat.
/ william G: Whitney he told an Nrguaiu-
tame" In this country that no hal more
than t5On uD To his credit m England
onto sum for tho battered stable bow
Who a tew years before smoked hts hig
Cigar a. 10 sat upon water bucket and
/ played poker AZ Shaepshoad Raw!
\ kng It England had Cnmplimantsi
4 him uprn his hurSamanship and no had
3 been luni2"d 10y the biggest men of the
/ English turf. IL wOuh be amazing IL
h" had not been spoiled by all the AL ,Ia-
'tIun which came his way. Tho day when
he committed the unfortunate mistake
II bidding On a wearing when a repre-
SENTATIVE" n the King was in the ring.
pushing his way through IN" press ~
nobility. cigar in mouth, was tho be-
ginning - his undoinR Then came the
striking a the waiter with a ChampaRne
bottle az Ascot and the revocation ~ his
license NJ a rider.
They give no reasons for their rulings
~ a general thing in England n i for
the good 81 the turf. and that sufilc-s
Nobody questions the ruling and those
ruled against pass They rarely come
back
Bereft OF profession Sloan turned
player: his cunning was gone when wager
ing upon somebody else : skill in tho saddle
and hiS friends and his money vanished
together
Speakinz recently TO an Official who had
tried 90 advise Sloan and who had ALWAYS
made him behave himself when M. rod,
in this country the Jockey with tears IN
his eyes said:
Il wish 10 God that everybody had
treated mo a. YOU did | wouldn't h.
broken in pocket and | would he "A better
man in every way You made me come
10 time the Same, "A the hIn,hl.-r Stale
boy and Won were more INV friend a
thousand times over than thns, who
let IN. make a fool Of myself
Sloan's career should lie n lesson 10
every hoy following the profession OF
riding to-day Every voung.rar wLa,, /
starting out In the ranks no doubt ha, tho
best Intentions H.. has read or heard /
of the dozens OF riders who failed to mi .
bv a competency AGAINST the dav whom .
they should become too heavy or too old .
to ride or perhaIs ha disabled They
achieve some success; the flattar.r come.
and the money coming easily COOS tHic,, A. /
easily. with never a Thought on the NOR.
row ~ course there ara cases Of thrift |
here aud there. but nine out 81 ten have
never a thought OF the morrow. They
live IN tho golden present
some 81 the transitions from the pi,rh
IT want 10 the lap OF luxury are amusing
Th"rp WA once a Jagged urchin Of the
IA, sid. az New York VITO we'd in he
-rr..;- ,ho..laS- in summer time and ~.
newt thing 20 u whom the winds ~ winter
yy.iStI,.i up from ~" river. ,g'riur Ii,,. A
-ulf. lad. ala 'hu-., who were not warmly
.fd md wuo had 20 b." abroad
b." Va, fr-ykls faced. snuh nosod
H..r., "y.i amt ~ tough tsl' lo uuu!d .
I.s tug 10y IA tho street ami tAat sire, .
Wa NH..r,f ~. gas house Wa located .
%" SAVING wd- the nearer 'H'. raS L.u-c
yr'l G.'- ~" tougher they com" Tn.- I
Ia ! IE'~1 N'Af 70 ffp ES house. u hap +.
T-n"d that tho king ~ tho Past SIDE .
owned some raCehors"S and one evening
~ ~. sat IA his club one Of his fp.I ow.r,
told him 81 m" frsckle faced. blu" eyed
and snVh io-..I hoy who rDuli lri. all 3
re boys ~ a.. Gas HOUSE, diS,r.c.
Go and get him COMMANDED the .
king. and tho han"hrnan -ct ont Turning
into th. street. whore n scor., or more Of .
boys We're al play. he shouted
20 YOU Mckey!-
Instantly there was a acurr--ing a. q
rats for their holes and In a twinElng
there wasn't sign Of n bov After a few
minutes silence "a broken slated window
on the fourth floor OF a tensrnont opaned
-taalthily and out came a shock 81 hair
with the Enub nose, the fr,.ckled face
and the Irish gray blue ewes
THAT You. Joef- he cried
Sure thing was tho response
Gee. thought you WHY the fy cop
Come on down; the Big Fellow wants
,-Ih-
A fow minutes later Mickey stood
poforc tho king and hs was being asked
his age and whether he would like 10 ba
, Jockey and ride horse. and win money
md 10 a great man some day Would
le7 lea no would and II Joe would 70
,orna IN ho saw his mother no would