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GENERAL JACKSON AND THE NEGRO JOCKEY. General A Ml I W Jackson has often beea doscriltcd as a man of tine,- great passions: First, his passion for his country; second, his passion for a net horse; third, his passion for a horse race. Many are the stories told about this famous American and his famous horses. Here is one: General Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Orleans. Stepped into the paddock at the famous Clover Bottom coane near Nashville. He addressed Monkey Simon, the dimunitive negro jockey, a veritable wizard of the saddle, who. it later developed, would •■hoodoo ..tim .MNg jockeys by his alleged powers of conjuring, who had the mount on a horse entered against the Jackson stable. "Dont you ■qairt tobacco juice in my horses eyes." commanded General Jackson. "Hell, Gineral. Ive rid against yo horses lots of tini", an none of cm ever got lose nough to me to squirt terbaker in their eyes," replied Monkey. General Jackson took the thrust of the little negro good-naturedly.
