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CHANTILLY HEADQUARTERS FOR JOCKEYS George Stern a successful rider on French courses is a product of that great French training ground for jockeys Chantilly He was born there of Eng ¬ lish parents is now twentyfour years old and has been riding almost from the time they could balance him on the back of a thoroughbred His earnings since he has been riding have been enormous and he is now credited with being exceedingly wealthy He is said to have received in one week in Eng ¬ land last year when lie won five out of the seven races that be went over there for including the Derby in which he brought Sol Joels Snnstar home a winner over 60000 He is called Foxy Stern by his associates owing to his quickness in tak ¬ ing advantage of his opponents in a race when they are unwise enough to leave an opening for him to get through throughGeorge George Bartholomew is another product of Chan tilly as his father has been a trainer there for years The two Childs boys both claim Chantilly as their birthplace and Charlie Childs is now holding down the job of jockey for the Gould stable In place of Johnny Reiff who Is riding for Baron Gour goud this year yearOther Other jockeys living at Chantilly are Milton Hen ¬ ry Sumter George Parfremont Guy Garner and Barat and they are busy every minute riding trials
