DERBY WINNERS I HAVE RIDDEN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 190, 29 July 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)

DERBY WINNERS I HAVE RIDDEN.

THR JOYS DE THE VICTORIO! S J'XKEY IN THE CLASSIC BACK DESCRIBED BA DANNY MAHER.

Although in m cut year' many cr-t--while fatnon, have Inst much o. their form p ipularity. the glamour nf the Redo h.i- never oamd. and wv<®b to-day m inr stories of champions of fifty jm,r, i-p. are »» popular with v,riw enthriM-rst* as ever they* were, for the -.I- <4 every sjwrtsman is apt to best fast, r when the dewh ot horse, >nd their riders are recalled- |> £rc r " s vifi d. 1 ’ course, that a t- rh' bri-iit of the ambition of jo ■'«,*■-' to -t-'or a Derby winner to victorv (urimislv enough, how<v©f, "Aei ) many fiimon horsemen ii.»v«- »” ver realised this ambition, al*ht>’i< r i Danny Mxwior. the ncpolar An'.-nran jockey. can boast of tl.c. prond i« ord of having steered three Ib'rL r winners to victory witbin fot.iv years a -* L mt ' Rorm-sr moment. ‘ XVhat d< *- tt f. .1 like to ride the winner of th.- I>* rbv.” said Maher, in r.»ix>n«i 1.0 •'ho query of an Answorn' '' :■ nr -o'tine. W<di. it bob good -1 .1 don t know any better f.-d.nz. in lart and as far a< tuv own 'C'"*' r .u- 3 jockey is concersed. I . •■<- -♦>•■’• -w that the nroud«,t aioin.-n- T h.n>' ever experienced oo urr.d v h - I -t . red Rock >nnd to victory inr the late J a ire** Miller eight vears ai;o. •‘Tlie -zii’n.- lit tic horse won quite r"OTnforia.bi*• . -n spite of the statements of manv ospets that the Frenchman would iiav.- m ole .1 race »t it had lie ■not 'come a mt Lit-’ rfter rnivumr vi'l' TOUT’ I tl.c H.irld-famcfis Tatte’V»an> G-rnei. In .ny opinion, R.a-k Send was -i r. allv zood horse, for :ilthonilh t’ ■ held *.e L nit wns. perhaps, c-.imv-osixl of *".m! -it • performer', jot at iho same time h- was so far sujicrior tn th*' others a— tr stand out by hnn«eif as the oi bi' year.

AN EQUINE SPORTSMAN.’

"Sir-e th at irinnl sno-css in the grtMlter-t pmi» th-s Turf has to offer, it h.-..» be-'-n mv I'"' fortune to have been tnwasessfn! «wi. •*. - I"'-' on Cicero, the property of Lord iL-soberv. and m th-' folio wn - V'--■ n>i Spearmint, a stable Companion of t’' l-allv -'■■•'at J™ I’rottv P.dlv 11.e.-rT, Ido not think ♦hat win-lip >“.* er afforded 111.mute ns emit - -.-iti-Lotion ns my first Derby vn torv •Of eonrs-. ti->m ttm; to time a loekov is r.nlt. -l upon tn ride nIF sorts and m-lir.-- of ! V r--< o-.,-.- of which -a VIA.-.' of the deen- t dve. and shew ’’l— whit-' f- >thor’ If railed upon to bat-J- rnri a finish th- hitt-r end: h-.y »rvri in th- whole of mv ridinr wvperioner* have I thrown a lee across a yiamer mount than Spearmint. •Ther.’s-tfere twe.itv-one runners in the race.’"won ticitid Maher, 'a nn.nter of wh eh were greatly fgnried. but s loog wav from F<»ir*> I folt barrm£ 1 «hotild win rrrtty m»f,lrtiiM». for S;«-:irm.int strode out in that -utme, nlm-kv fashion which he always showed in bis rec-s. and therefore I lay right up wi‘h the leaders, knowing hill «<H t™*- »' a Carbiffi. I rva- on a stover. Round d’atcenham C-> n-r we -rviing. and. ♦ntoring tbo -traigbt. Spearmint took o pronortne**! l-id l-reaMtnc the hill with that fir- a-4 r.o which a game liorw invaii*bl» -l ows.

THE LVST SPURT

■ H t* -hri'iigo h*»» accurately a jockey ran V*H whether hi-, mount w 'all out.’ nr whether it h*’'t 11 some reserve fr>re»* tn f.ill b.»<’k upon in case ot mwrernrr A- f*V *’ Spearmint was <*c>fMNEyrn**<l. -"*■* uo thp nnl. althrwrh T had not mr railed.npon him f.>r .* final ’-purl.’ I felt convinced that if I h.v! t<> d*» «> later on he wonl'f sxireiv come i:p *•> th** scratch- in the r.o«t' cwt!, manner. for he took hold of hi. bit a- if he was literally <WI keer on ho.in'Z a few 'rounds with the n'.i rd the field, should his rn- -emaev I"' cha.len in earnest. •A, ■* ni vt>-- of fact, the- finish was I a I,*-.- nnr: but. not wishing to rat ihi' -S to.* fine and run the risk of toim' ffiik.U out of th** race. I sl* -*ok r. Sijoarrnint was called T.v the Chi ’ »v* * ■d.iM**. and the maoiw in v i * * }«' responded to my call i‘* one s. * * 1... 's one good to think ah ' >t h«* is so grnninelv honeet Ik* v * f a man who finds hinaadf in diffHdties. and ynvs. ‘Well, it «eerr*s tint I’n« faced with a prettv stiff r* - t*” uh"’- i« nil the more rvMOon v*hv 1 <.ivu>ld battle it nut to h'rr»-l* end ’ that was .npearmint's att'tri'h* >, h* f*>r red th-* front and ran ’i- r'<'*' on- v-”b nnflim-hin - 'Oiirar--*- as one —"r * -••= ovid. ntlv d**teruirneA to fi dit i.rf'’ he mold fight no wwwe. Prop!** rr ir perhaps have »v» »*'”•■ bnlii.nit Jinr*es thin Shi-'nr-nia*. L"t I sn: t 'o->>-bv'ed that a ”aw»cr hemo br.s n •'—• 1 ok 'd through a bridle And i *r >n**' i- «-n». thins rnd*ed t > re p.-m-d of. Which reminds pe.” .nd i si >*r reflectb-e-Iv. “th-A msiple w,, 0 s : »v that a jockey ordw looks ”t*en bis ?•"""> ns n mono r»«inr m*.-b..v -ve as from sponk•n» ih. ‘ruth *S »--!'• *'• - North Vole i* from the South

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