The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28
THE LIFE OF A JOCKEY.
Some Of the Drawbacks which At
tend the Wonderful Archer'S
Career,


You have doubutless heard much on
various occasions about this remark.
aole jockey. I am tempted to give a
slight sketch OF him ss be appeared
yesterday. He commenced by win
ming two races in grand style, and
later On Won another. though he was
nowhere" In the chief event. Truth
to say, the famous jockey presented
rather painful appearance yester-
day. Imagine tall, emaoisted-look-
ing man, oandaverous Of counte-
nance, with large, projecting lips, q
slight stoop, decidedly wrong should
ecs, and long, somewhat misshRpeu
legs. Picture this man. wrapped in
an overcoat and shivering as though
nearly every gust of wind went
through his slender frame. Such Is
the premier jockey of England. I
should be sorry to say that Archer is
OF a pronounced money-hoarding and
misery turn OF mind; but it looks
much as though such we're the case
He has always been notorious tor ex-
cessive thrift; no one ever knew him
TO throw about money with anything
approaching recklessness or even
generosity. He has smassed large
Gums aud promptly slowed them away
securely and carefully. It is said, on
good authority, that he ia worth quito
$3.50, 900, and moreover he is shortly
about to be married to the daughter
OF one Of the richest trainers in EGG
land.
Lately, however, he has developed
tendency for increasing in weight,
and this seems TO trouble him inn
menselS. Why be should wish TO
continue riding in raoas, no one with
any sense can divine. &c would
surely do we'll TO retire; but he will
listen to no advice of the kind. Some
plainly spoken people say his greed
for making money csnno. be over
GENE. Anyhow, all I know is that
ne has to treat ais system most
cruelty IL order that be mar not
'scAie" above III pounds. For three
days before the City and Suburban, I
an informed by some one who really
Ahonld know, that Archer took very
little solid sHstenauce of any descFip-
ton. Meat and vegetables be ALSO
l1tely esehewed, his diet consisting
eolehy OF bread and tea taken with
out sugar. Archer does not keep down
dis weight thy pedestrian exercise.
believe bis enfeebled frame ia inca
paeie OF the necessary exertion. he
goes in for Hstrong phyisicing," and
anyone with sense must kuUR how
Injurious this is 70 the system. Nov
and again be breakfasts on q couple
OF seidlitz powders, or something
similarly purgstiVe and cheerful, and
hs has been known to positively fill
himself with drugs. The result simply
Is that be already looks like 8 wea-
zened and shrunken old man. After
the frat race yesterday. saw him
qulvering and shaking from head to
foot with the exertion the race had
cost him, and it is 8 fact that ne mad
TO imbibe half q pint of champagne
ere be could steady himself sufioi.
emily to ride in the City and Subur.
ban.
Again, I say that q man WIN
will thus trihe, and play faat aud
loose with his constitution, can not be
commended upon the SCORE Of wis
DON. Il may happen that when
Archer finally retires f1om the ''pig-
skin" be may sell OUT and become
to a certain extent robust aud hearty,
but I!doubt is. He looked dspIorabls
enough yesterday TO raise hopes in
the mind of an undertaken. learn,
however, that he was resolved to COR
tinue at work right through the
present season, and I should think
no one who knows him will envy him
the task he has set himself, no matter
about the money be hopes to GAIN
London Correspondence Of the Boston
Herald.