" Make Every Post a Win-ning-Post."
Iw Mr Louise Henry Curzon's history of "The Bue Ribbon of the Turf " some capital stories are told, one is as follows : — Jockeys, be it understood, are not to ride a race in any way they please ; they " must ride to order " ; but circumstances sometimes arise in the course of the race which prevent their doing so, or, at all events, which prevent a literal compliance with their inbtruction_. The best order to give an intelligent jockey — one who is able to ride with his head as well as with his hands— is to " Win the race all the way if you oan, but if you oannot do that, win at the end if the possible," which was the invariable direc ion given hy an owner of tbe old school to what ever jockey was riding for him. Another owner who was partial to giving complicated instruction to his jockeys was told on one ocoasion to ride his — horse himself, as the rider did not understand any of of his mathematics. The best instructions, perhaps, ever given to a jockey was to make every post a winning-post.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 12 August 1890, Page 3
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192"Make Every Post a Winning-Post." Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 12 August 1890, Page 3
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