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Arthur Redfern (c.1886 - May 8, 1917) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who in 1903 was the highest paid rider in the United States.〔(''Chicago Daily Tribune'' - April 24, 1903 )〕 ==Riding career== Redfern came to prominence during the 1902 racing season when he rode for the Pepper Stable and won the Manhattan Handicap. In their November 11, 1902 issue, the ''New York Times'' wrote that Redfern was regarded by many American turfmen as the best jockey in the United States. The newspaper reported that right of first call for Redfern's services in 1903 had been purchased from stable owner J. E. Pepper by William Collins Whitney with the right to second call secured by James Ben Ali Haggin.〔(November 11, 1902 ''New York Times'' article on signing of Arthur Redfern to ride for W. C. Whitney in 1903 )〕 On April 23, 1903, Redfern was seriously injured in a racing accident at the Old Aqueduct Racetrack.〔(''New York Times'' - April 24, 1903 )〕 Sidelined until June 12, the accident significantly affected Redfern's performance on his return to racing and by October 18 a newspaper story virtually dismissed him as a has-been.〔(October 18, 1903 ''New York Times'' article titled "Decline And Fall of Jockeys" )〕 Nonetheless, by December 13 the ''Chicago Daily Tribune'' reported that he was the second leading jockey on the East Coast circuit.〔(''Chicago Daily Tribune'' - December 13, 1903 )〕 In 1904 Arthur Redfern had a very good year in racing. During the early months of the year he raced in California. Back in New York for the summer season, he won major events such as the Saratoga Special Stakes and the most important race in the United States open to older horses, the Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Race Track. The June 17 ''Atlanta Constitution'' wrote that Redfern gave Hermis a "perfect ride" in winning the Suburban Handicap.〔(''Atlanta Constitution - June 17, 1904 )''〕 Although battling weight gain, in 1905 Arthur Redfern won his second consecutive Saratoga Special Stakes and a top race for two-year-olds, the Futurity Stakes at Sheepshead Bay Race Track. Redfern suffered a broken arm in an automobile accident in the early fall of 1905 that kept him out of racing for the rest of the year.〔(''New York Times'' - November 4, 1905 )〕 For months, American newspapers carried stories filled with speculation that Redfern would move to Europe to race where weight limits were higher.〔(''Los Angeles Times'' - August 20, 1905 )〕 and the January 30, 1906 ''San Jose Evening News'' stated that if Arthur Redfern did not sign to ride for James R. Keene, he would probably race in France.〔(''San Jose Evening News'' - January 30, 1906 )〕 However, Redfern raced in New York in the first part of 1906 and, still battling weight gain, in November he followed fellow jockey Wilie Knapp as well as notable trainers such as Sam Hildreth and Charles Durnell to race during the winter months in California.〔(''Pittsburgh Press'' - November 4, 1906 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur E. Redfern」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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