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although not given to talk much, lio converses 

 pleasantly on past victories in which he has ridden 

 great horses. His record stands out alone, and he 

 has ridden more winners than any other jockey in the 

 Colonies. He has won nearly every race of importance 

 on the Australian turf, and his classical wins are too 

 numerous to mention. 



As a rider of two-year-olds he may be placed on a 

 par with that master of the art, Tom Cannon. Hales 

 has a wonderful sympathy with the horse he rides, 

 and he and his mount appear to understand each other 

 thoroughly. In such races as the Derby, Hales' great 

 judgment stands him in good stead, and his knowledge 

 of pace was never better displayed than when he beat 

 Carbine on Ensign in the Derby of 1888. 



It was in this class of race for the late Hon. James 

 White Hales scored his bigfoesfc wins, and he rode 

 scores of winners for the Newmarket stable. 



Unfortunately Tom Hales is a great sufferer from 

 asthma and is anything but strong. His love of 

 riding, however, is as keen as ever, and the last time 

 I was at Acmeville he returned with me to Mel- 

 bourne in order to go on that night to Caulfield to 

 ride one of his own horses at work next morning. 



" I never consider any trouble or inconvenience 

 it may cause me," he said, when I asked him why 

 he left his comfortable home to go out to Caulfield, 

 " when there is work to be done. I have always 



