Evening star., 1951-07-23

saw Earle Sande LaVerne Fator.
riding around the bushes when they the big time but
they must have been good they great records
Offhand Longden couldn't think of 10 jockeys put
such list Eddie Arcaro would be included he said his
record asked him if Workman would of his choices.
Sure he replied. you can't take mans ability away
from him. Sonny bully sort of who did everything
with determination. a good of the
and have to put him on"
TOLD LoNGDEN he had been criticized by Workman for
sending his horse out in front possible and trying
to keep him there The passed
just another Jockey who hustles the front and
sees how long he stay there"
Il like to let horse free" Johnny explained st
guarantee have coming from behind than
from out 'front.' but like to let horse You hurt horse
much choking him up saving the bit trying hold him.
ayou do letting him don't have trouble with them
Can he judge the and rate horse well that way?
Certainly Longden replied Trouble with most boys Is
they don't know how to ride against They're afraid they'll
get beat they don't go with they're afraid that they
take back I'll go away from them and steal race
Gordon Richards the English jockey and have the same
styles likes get and he be pretty good
to have than 1000 winners You can't take mans ability
away from him.
JOHNNY LoNGDEN is wodly-wise little fellow who
way of that he years
tracks frequently hopping freight trains to get to
the meeting and living catch -catch-can basis
Some of these boys had it easier than did, English born
Johnny said II didn't have friends anybody to push
everything the hard Sleepy Armstrong
trainer the only who helped and didn't follow
riding his made cool e out Iidnt
like that and didn't make many mistakes"
Longden his experiences, sharply etched in his
him out of his way help youngster who
him advice "a boy who has friends to push him.
easily with Others get ahead if he's got anything
on the ball." Johnny said.
"I wasn't that way kind of shy around people.
This Willie the way. There's good
boy He's natural rider who can keep horse going
THAT BROUGHT UP the Shoemaker-Joe Culmone duel
last the jockey championship which ended in tie
comparison between the two Longden scofed
Ut Cumone ride and if they gave them evenly matched
horses Shoemakerd make Culmone jump off,
Longden isn't popular with everybody in California Some
the sports writer's he's much older than the Al he claims
and that to ride because he loves dollar
wondered when he intended to quit
lose the desire to win he replied Il like to ride
and like to win You take good old racehorse and turn
him gosh six months he's just shadow of himself
Horses and riders lot alike, think"
Longden currently training and racing four horses owned
by his Vance who in the Army The four No Butts,
Kit Chibar and Countess Pete Johnny seldom rides
No because the horse usually gets in lighter than the liz
pounds Longden make.
THE VETERAN JOCKEY calls Count Fleet and Moor the
best rode and he thinks the IS-bred Moor
would ll-time handicap champion with more
experience American tracks
Coming to the United States from England, he wasn't
for tracks, Johnny said "but he's the
only who could make two three moves in
race. could anything asked him. anywhere on
just wanted to and all hell couldn't
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