Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
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more recently studies have shown tina
man loses weight every second.
Now, your jockey and his employer.
understood these things without know.
ing technical names. Hence, he Studio:
himself on the scales. He learns tx
know what effect a weeks relaxation
will have on his body: to shun can
dies, ice cream, white bread, butter anc
other fattening foods; to Judge the pos
sible effect of mornings workout on
the track
Before and after almost every meal
a Jockey weighs himself. If his weight
permits, he might satisfy a gnawing OF
has body chemistry and secretly MUNICH
chocolate bar: If he is overweight, he
has good reason to cultivate a few
white hairs in his head. Fat is the
bane of Jockeys life, and once his
natural adiposity overpowers his will,
he sees the handwriting on the wall.
Jockeys have individual ways of con-
trolling multiplication of fat cells.
Mostly they are far more eXhaustine
than the measures practiced by plump
oamoSelleS who train for careers in
movies or musical comedies. 1t is
nothing for a jockey to run 6 or 7
miles day, and frequently he per-
forms this feat wearing a thick, almost
alright, rubber suit that covers him
from toes to chin.
He is at the stables before dawn,
taking his mount out for a ride, This
is exercise for the horse and training
for the jockey. The two 60 through
the most strenuous canters.l but not in
such wise that other stablemen NAV
have a chance to learn the speed and
capabilities OF the horse Horses are
rarely got out of their stalls when the
sunlight Is strong, because their best
performance is under a cool sky. And
long experience has convinced trainers
that daybreak is the ideal time for such
maneuverS.
Besides riding horses and running in
rubber garments, the jockey guards his
diet. Usually American tracks have
special kitchens to cook food for at
tending jockeys. But these are COM
mon methods. There are many more
that jockeys don't discuss publicly,
either for fear of betraying themselves
or because OF the unwritten credo that
preScribeS silence.
THIS business of holding down weight
is a serious one, and no observer of
a Jockeys life will fail to note how
he shapes his daily
routine.
Consider, then, how rigid and IRON |
bound are the conditions governing his !!
life befort pointing out that a Jockey I
Is riotously temperamental. Save |
perhaps for the explosive fillies, colts !
and mares Jockey rides. there is hardly |
to be found more irritable minded |
set. There are Jockeys and jockeys, |
some more temperamental than others. |
While some always appear restless. |
others bear themAelves with stately |
quiescence bef1tting men who hobnob |
with blue blood. For the most part,
they are silent, rarely given to loud
talking and buffoonery. 1t Is common
knowledge that the greatest jockeys may
be picked as being the most tranquil Of
the lot. And yet, riding a horse, a
Jockey is vibrating lump of muscled
vitality suddenly transformed to dy-
namo that generates energy for the an
mal he rides. He seems merely a load
70 carry, yet horse would be helpless
without him.
A race may give Just one minutes
excitement to the grandstand. To the
Jockey 1t gives more. All his senses are
alive to his task. The thrill grips him
ong before the race and fingers hours