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GUY GARNERS RIDING CAREER San Francisco Cal December D Guy Garner the leading jockey of 1010 cornea from a family of riders From his father down to his youngest brother they have taken to horses and the little chap who is now a favorite with local racegoers inherits his natural riding ability honestly enough enoughGarner Garner is of small physique which is in keeping with Ills cntint family and he looks to have many years of usefulness iu the saddle Although nine ¬ teen years of age Garner stands but a few inches over four feet weighs around1 ninety pounds and is quite slender It was Just a few years ago that Garner was a schoolboy at Centerville In His home was near Bob Allens breeding establishment and the boy spent all his spare moments nrouud the horses He attracted Mr Allens attention and was taken to Los Angeles in 100S From the first day that he threw a leg over a thoroughbreds back Allen declares the lx y showed a keen knowledge of riiling and he advanced rapidly At the end of the 1908 season in California Mr Allen went to Van ¬ couver to race and out of friendship to Harner gave the IKJV his contract as his opportunities in British Columbia would be limited Gamer went east and since then his riding has attracted atten ¬ tion all over the country countryThe The boys father I Garner was quite videly known around Iowa as an oldtime rider He was iu the saddle up to ten years ago and is still a small man weighing less than 123 pounds Skects Garner the oldest brother achieved distinction as a jockey a few years back Harry Garner a younger brother is at present at the bay track serving bis apprenticeship by gallop ¬ ing horses Guy Garner brought him west with him from his home at Ceritcrville this fall and Bob Allen who has taken the lad in hand predicts a bright future for him Harry Is seventeen years old and weighs eighty pounds Guy poundsGuy Garner Is one jockey out of a hundred boasts Bob Allen his friend He knows a horse which accounts for his success You seldom see him hammering away at a horse jvllh a whip
