JOCKEYS COMPARED.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3326, 3 November 1919, Page 2

J OCKEYS COMPARED.

_lu an :u‘ticle on present-day jockeys in Englzmd. “Vigilant,” of the London Sportsnian, while giving full Credit to S. Donoghue, says he c.-annot compare with F. Arclier, G. Fordham, T. Cannon, or many ‘others of his predecessors. .’Donogh‘ue’B chiief asserts are, according to “Vigila.nt,” his great -strength,'long ‘experience, his light Weight—-he has gone ‘to scale at '7st. 3lb. this se2ison—and his cleverness at Hie start. The whiter I quote credits Templeman with excellent judgment, as well as being the stro-ngest finisher of jockeys riding in England this Season. V. Smyth, when has an exaggerated crouc.h_. is third in the winning list, and in :a comparison of Donoghue and Carslake, “Vigilant” writes as follows: “Carslake is «at fully 9. stone -disadvantage witht Donoghue in weight, which accounts for the difference in their unmber of mounts. In point of *é£Vel'age Carslake at present. can claim an advantage. and in the art of riding is at least D-ono-ghue’s equal. He may not be quite as quick at ‘the start, but, important as that is, the Australian has his own ideas, and does not believe in the forcing tactlcs Introduced by American riders. The loss of a. lengtth or two in no way disconeerts him, no matter what the eifect may be on his backers, whose name is legion. I :1:n7"11ot suggesting that he IS slow in getting -off but that on occasions his policy is to let his horse get fairly on his legsespecially a two-year-ol(l——ra'ther than hustle him off the mark. [He is thus able to ride him snioothly through the race, and it is remarkable how often he has shown‘ that methodit-0 be the better. Among the jockeys there is no finer judge of pace and none who rides through his race with more lieadwork and judgment; but he, too, is not perfecxt. and one of his difiiculties is that he does‘ not shine. with the Whip in his right hand, strange though this may appear. As an artist I am inclined to award him preference over all his contempanaries, with the possible exception of J. Childs, whose apportunities this season have been limited.‘ '