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Show M'TAGGART RECOVERS NERVE AFTER BATTLE Loses Confidence After Bad Spill, but Never Weakens. Jockey Who Slipped Gccauco of Injuries In-juries Regains Courage and Will Ride Horses for Mrs. Puyno Whitney This Year. Some years back Johnny MrTnggnrt started out to be the best Jockey on tlit track. He was niio of llu: lending riders of the country nml bis services wore In great demand. One day lu 1PH be went down In n spill and was badly Injured. When be got back Pi the saddle again, be found Ids nerve bad departed, lie had neipil n-l n family fam-ily and be did not like the r!-'.:s Suceesvfu riders, ns sue, ess. -s In nil sports, have to have (he heart to take 7'" e - - V 'I f- h j i. 1 - ! - - ' . i'. ' r J.-L : - f . ,S (I Jockey Johnny McTaggart. chances, and McTaggnrt slip;,"-! foni the successful class. lie was sti'l game In th- belief that It would come back to him and he was courageous enough to fight tl.e worst of all battles bat-tles with himself. Leaving the big tracks he went round to the smaller ones and fought and fought until the old daring came back. He returned to the big time late In the Inst season and rode with his former class. Trainers and owners own-ers whispered among themselves: "jVbnny's got his nerve back." His comeback was rewarded with n contract to ride this season for the stable of Mrs. Payne Whitney. |