Emanuel was said to ride in the style of American jockey Todd Sloan - sitting very forward on the horse, a style that was labelled the "monkey crouch".
In 1898, Emanuel was involved in what became known as the "Gunbearer scandal". He was the jockey on the horse Gunbearer, owned by Samuel Hordern, heir to the Anthony Hordern empire. Emanuel was accused of "pulling up", presumably on the instructions of the owner. However, newspapers at the time reported the he had actually broken a stirrup and was hanging onto the horse for dear life! There was a lengthy inquiry by the AJC and eventually Emanuel was suspended for six months while the trainer and Samuel Hordern were exonerated. Samuel Hordern was so disgusted by the affair that he sold all his racehorses and walked away from the racing industry.
Emanuel married Margaret Doyle in Sydney in 1903, and their son Francis was born the same year. Around this time, reports of Emanuel's career appear to trail off, suggesting he was not obtaining many rides. This may have been the reason that in 1908 Emanuel travelled to South Africa, followed by Margaret and Francis in 1909. I haven't been able to find any information on Emanuel's career in South Africa but I believe that Margaret died there in 1915, but I don't know if Emanuel eventually remarried. Francis married Constance Riddell in 1926 and they had one son John. Francis died in 1943 in Durban and in 1961, John and his wife and family (and Constance) migrated to the United Kingdom, where John became a well-known artist. John's son Mitchell still runs the gallery he established in Fishguard, Wales.
I have been unable to find any death record for Emanuel and I am not sure if he stayed in South Africa or moved somewhere else. Any information about Emanuel would be gladly received!
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