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and pupil of Tom Cannon, is indebted to his 

 master's teaching for probably the most rapid 

 rise to favour ever made by a jockey. A natural 

 aptitude for horsemanship young Loates must 

 have possessed, and no teaching could entirely 

 have given, greatly as it has developed, his 

 natural coolness. Mornings spent on the Dane- 

 bury Downs riding gallops and trials under his 

 master's watchful eye bear their good fruit on 

 the racecourse, and an occasional hint after 

 races have been run has not been lost on the 

 lad. Edward Martin is the son of a highly 

 respected Newmarket trainer, himself formerly a 

 jockey. Both Loates and Martin possess the 

 gift of patience, the value of which has been 

 emphasized ; they are in no way flurried if they 

 find Archer or Fordham beside them, and it is 

 certain that the prestige of the great names wins 

 many races for their bearers. So many boys, 

 and men too, lose their heads at once if they 

 find one of the popular jockeys of the day by 

 their sides ; then up goes the whip, the effort is 

 made too soon, the finish is weak and uncertain, 

 rather hindering than helping, and the older 

 jockey, riding patiently, has an easy task to get 

 home. 



Courage, presence of mind, readiness of 

 resource, perseverance, are indispensable to per- 



