Sixty-Four Years Old Jockey "Chief" Johnson, Daily Racing Form, 1924-06-13

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I 1 SIXTY-FOUR YEARS OLD JOCKEY "CfflEF" JOHNSON LATONIA, Ky., June 12.— "Chief" Johnson, veteran Indian jockey now in his sixty-fourth year, is at Latonia with Col. G.. a five-year-old gelding by Dick Welles, which he will race here in his own colors. Johnson bought the horse last spring and during the year won a number of races with him on the smaller tracks. In all of his races the horse was ridden by Johnson, who acts in the triple capacity of owner, trainer and jockey. Besides training this horse Johnson keeps busy every morning galloping the horses of Al G. Woodman and Mrs. T. - -— •■• Hoffler. ,


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