Word: jockey
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Half of the race was over last week, and Whiskery was looking like one of those who also-ran. Far ahead were Jock of Publisher Edward B. McLean's stable and Osmond of Joseph E. Widener's and a dozen other three-year-olds. Then Jockey McAtee crouched low and hugged; Whiskery began to whisk until he whisked across the finish line, a nose ahead of Osmond. Jock was third...
Linus ("Pony") McAtee, 29. is a jockey. Nature had made him dark and small?but not quite lean enough for a jockey. Sometimes he had to take off so much weight before a race that he felt his skin did not quite fit him. This was hard on his health, made his complexion sallow and his digestive system awry. Nevertheless, he was considered one of the best jockeys of the Harry Payne Whitney stables. People were surprised last year when he suddenly left Mr. Whitney. He had a reason...
...another Jockey, Clarence Kummer, who was hired to ride Mr. Whitney's Whiskery in the Kentucky Derby. But Kummer was recently suspended at Pimlico for rough riding. Mr. Whitney, forthwith, turned to Jockey McAtee with a "won't-you-come-back." Jockey McAtee came with a light heart and a light body...
...FIND ZIEGFELD" said papers. Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. who can spot "a woman of parts" for his shows as quickly as a jockey can spot a likely bit of horseflesh, was sought in vain last week by process servers. Producer Ziegfeld lately announced that his chorines in the future would be decently dressed. Now he seems to have found chorine-wrappings expensive; the Eaves Costume Co. claims he owes them some $30,000 for costumes for his last three shows. Justice Ford came to the aid of foot-weary process servers, said they could serve the papers by nailing them...
...steaming animals with bloodshot eyes found themselves wanting; fell, pitching heartbroken men onto tough shoulderblades. Only seven horses came to the last hurdle, Bovril III, 100-to-1 shot leading, closely pressed by Keep Cool and ten-year-old favorite Sprig. At this point Sprig lent ear to able Jockey Leader, executed a series of super-equine lunges, crossed the finish line a length ahead of Bovril III, two lengths ahead of Bright's Boy who had come up for third money...