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Show "I like." said the Duff J game, u"1 Of faults that are ibw Blockading the'fi; Of those who are .J Who don't Pivot right,. So please print a lot of C clutch ' Of those who are swaym tag too much (Just any old fault ii , touch) For that's what's the , me." a CARATOGA, N. Y.Tbe-j I man of the world todaj general direction of year-high up In the v I i schooled his first I steeplechaser 61 years ago and after aft-er 61 years he is till many lengths in front under wraps. He Is also one of the top sportsmen of all time, one of the most remarkable men I've ever known In sport His name It Thomas Hitchcock, father of Tommy 1 Hitchcock Jr., who will sts all-time polo player until perman comes along, j are no supermen. Everyone has admired flciency of Connie Mack, Lonnie Stagg, 77, at basi football. But the name o: Hitchcock belongs in ft., group of amazing veterans thrown clocks and calenc and ignored time. They t; the years their vassals, such puny details as ha" Training Winners I met Mr. Hitchcock jus: of his horses had won steeplechase. I wanted to know how I asked him first why it never had the front feet of ers shod. "This," he said, "U qt pie matter. A horse rets and balance from hit hind forefeet have a tendency I His hoofs will nearly alwj Now if you encase these an iron band there cai pansion. There can be i have known this after son of study and observation, the reason my jumpers shod to the front. "The trouble most to with their hoofs or legs, i never had any such trou Other Angles to Cor I asked Mr. Hitchcock system be followed to br ? such an amazing success "First of all," he aw would say the word ii You can't drive a horse rier and force him over, sistently. I want natural Not synthetic jumpers, them in this direction wte less than a year old I minor jumps to make on to eat jumPs ' lesi I gradually increase this get them to feel that i part of their lives-sorM have to make before thej "These jumps re m and higher. But there about it. There is f about It. It is somen longs to their earlier t omethingtheynandlelns!' I asked Mr. Hitchcock a details. "For one thing," 1 must know and love nor are alike. They ha" whims and personalities, them accustomed to pwi young riders, 10 or 12 T' ride or play with them I get them accustomed lems they must fawUW them used to other may be crowding in- "All this." he said, "tj of patience. The Ho schooled over and ow What you want him made a habit that be "The same thing l ponies. I have know" went out for spec- J pony must be turn in a split pee" course, is a factor. W tag agility. These take time. . . . w -To my mind a j reach or approach he is six years old-especially old-especially to Jumpinl , You haven't time w horses what they ne , these two sports. Bach Over thejed ; "Just when JuUJI ., ,chooUng work? J , "When I was at J t he said. "No, ! Probably .roundd(lf , younger then, " ,m now." a That was 61 J doubt he wasyoun j , Thereissom.rti : rather P'nf, . j time In which to j must be patient j In which to wors- |
