What are the names of the most significant new characters introduced to us in Chapter 4?
Who are Johnny "Red" Pollard and George Woolf?
100
Where did Red Pollard grow up?
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
100
What year was "Red" Pollard born?
1909
100
Who is George Woolf?
A veteran jockey that becomes Red's friend.
100
Who was the first trainer to buy Pollard?
Acey Smith
200
Why does Johnny Pollard receive the nickname "Red"?
His carrot-colored hair.
200
How many children were in Red's family?
7
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What are two characteristics or things we learned about "Red" Pollard?
- He was one of the worst riders anywhere
- He was athletic and intellectual
200
Why did people nickname George Woolf, "Iceman?"
His composed style while racing.
200
Who is Jerry Duran?
a blind trainer, who hired Pollard as his jockey for a horse named Preservator
300
What nickname did Pollard receive boxing in the carnival bullrings and cow-town clubs?
Cougar
300
What type of factory did Red's dad open up?
Brick factory
300
Where is the first town that Johnny ended up at after leaving home?
Butte, Montana
300
Why did Woolf retire the first time?
Due to a bad race, and he was a perfectionist
300
Who did Freddie Johnson hand Pollard over to after he bought him?
His trainer Russ Mcguir
400
What is the name of the horseman that bought Pollard from Acey?
Freddie Johnson
400
Where did Pollard's father take him and his brother, Bill, when they were growing up?
Community-boxing ring
400
The book referred to "Red" being like a ________ due to his restlessness.
A caged bird
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What are two characteristics or things we learned about Woolf's personality?
- He was unfazed by everything. He was the best and he knew it so he took advantage of it.
- He did things he wanted to do when he wanted to do them.
- He looked like he was part of the horse
400
Who did Freddie Johnson trade Woolf to?
Lewis Theodore “Whitey” Whitehill
500
Who was the name of the first trainer to sign Pollard on as a bug boy jockey?
Acey Smith
500
What happened in 1915 that left the Pollard family bankrupt?
The Saskatchewan River boiled up in a flash flood ruining the factory.
500
How did "red" discover his gift for riding?
After his dad bought him his first horse, and he would spend long afternoons aboard the pony's back.
500
What did Pollard and Woolf have in common?
quick minds, cerebral riding styles, and keen sense of humor