Show retired jockey declares stars affect race horses dayton ohio A jockey king ol of the who has turned to ta astrology as a livelihood abandoned a telescope in a downtown studio here recently to explain his turf successes the former star rider later a successful trainer robert rob rt smith now is seventy and makes a living fashioning horoscopes but he still has a keen admiration for race horses smiths theory is that stars leave marks on the faces ot 0 horses I 1 and humans alike and he asserts it was his ability to read these that enabled him to understand thoroughbreds and get the most out of them he said he found perfect markings meant an even temper great stamina and a racing heart irregular marks were a sign of meanness and bad temper bad marks revealed little racing ability smith gained his first tame fame as a jockey when employed by marcus daly owner of Bat hampton one of the great runners of the day after he turned to training horses smith helped a number of younger riders including tod sloan to a high rank I 1 the veteran who rode and trained more than winners names tinbrook and longfellow as the greatest running race horses of the last halt half century |