THE TURF. 
jockey, though he does not ride so often as his uncle 
was called upon to do. But Frank Buckles are scarce. 
The present Samuel Chifney presents the beau ideal 
of a jockey elegance of seat, perfection of hand, judg- 
ment of pace, all united, and power in his saddle beyond 
any man of his weight that ever yet sat in one. It is 
scarcely necessary to add, that he is son of the late 
celebrated jockey of his name, by the daughter of a 
training-groom, consequently well bred for his profession, 
to which he is a first-rate ornament. Such a rider as 
James Robinson may slip him, but no man can struggle 
with him at the end ; and his efforts in his saddle, 
during the last few strides of his horse, are quite without 
example. There are, however, peculiarities in his 
riding : excellent judge as he is of what his own horse 
and others are doing in a race, and in a crowded one, 
too, he is averse to making running, sometimes even 
to a fault. Let whatever number of horses start, 
Chifney is almost certain to be amongst the last until 
towards the end of the race, when he creeps up to his 
brother jockeys in a manner peculiarly his own. But 
it is in the rush he makes at the finish that he is so 
pre-eminent, exhibiting, as we said before, powers 
unexampled by any one. His riding his own horse, 
Zinganee, for the Claret stakes (Craven Meeting, 1829), 
was a fine specimen of his style, when contending 
against Buckle on Rough Robin, and James Robinson 
on Cadland, and winning to the astonishment of the 
field. In height he is about five feet seven, rather 
