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U. S. SENATOR FORMERLY A JOCKEY. James B. Morrow, who writes entertainingly for a syndicate of American newspapers, brings out the fact that Halted States Senator Charles Curtis of Kaaaaa was a Jockey in his youthful days. From Mr. Morrows contribution on Sunday last to the newspapers for which he writes. Daily Racing Form takes the liberty of reprint :ng the following report of an interview with Senator Curtis: " You were a jockey. I said, while a boy. Who influenced you to study law? " *My Grandmother Curtis, by her advice, took me from the race track tad sent me to the lepeka high school. My Grandfather Curtis owned running horses as did a great many men at that time in Kansas. I l egai: racing his horses when I was nine years old. That was in MM I r.-dc e.r, summer until INTO. In the winter I would go to school. " T was riiling in 187C, tin- Centennial year, for Charles ReaTeh and his partners. They owned two of the fastest horses in the country Tildoii au.l a mare nam. d Little Casino. They paid me N II a mouth and g.,o me 11 per cent of the money won by my mounts. " "The program that Masai was to race at Kansas City and New Orleans and then to take the horses to lhiladelphia. One Saturday. just before we were to leave Topoka for the summer, my grandmother said: If "i mean to make a useful man of yourself. Charley, you will have to quit riding horses ;,nd go to â– chioL " Von have saved some money. she went on to Ray. and I wish that you would gjc up the race track ami begin thinking alxmt your future. You are sixteen years old and will soon 1m- too large and heavy to Is- a jockey. Besides, I would like to See you something else. " I thought the matter over on Sunday. On Monday I went to see Charley Search. "I rode for you last year, I said, and 1 am under contract to ride for ou this season I will do as 1 promised. but if you will release me from the bargain Ill fee greatly obliged because I want to stop racing and go to erhset. " If you will really go to school. Charley Search told me. Ill let you off. pay all thats coming to you and make you a present of 0. And so it was arranged and Senator Curtis at once licgnn to lay the foundation for his successful career.
