Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-21
The Life Of a Jockey.

You have doubtless heard much on various
occasions about this truly remarkable jockey.
l am tempted to give slight sketch of him as
he 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 pre-
sented rather painful appearance yesterday
Imagine tall, emaciated-loOking man. cadav-
erous OF countenanca, with large projecting
lips, slight stoop, decidedly round shoulders,
and long, somewhat misshapeu legs. Picture
tins man, wrapped In Al overcoat and sbivering
as though nearly every gust Of wind went right
through his slender frame. Such is the premier
jockey Of England. l should be sorry to say
that Archer is Of a pronounced money
boarding and : miserly turn OF mind
but it looks very much as though such
were the case. He has always been notorious
for excessive thrift; no one ever knew him to
throw about money with anything approaching
amassed large sums and promptly slowed them
away securely and carefully. 1t is said on good
authority that he is worth quite $3.50, 600. and
moreover he is shortly about to be married to q
daughter OF one of the richest trainers in Eng
land. Lately, however, he has developed q
tendency for increasing his weight and this
seems to trouble him immensely. Why he
should wish to continue riding in races no one
with any sense can divine. He 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 cannot be over
come. Anyhow, all ! know is that he has to
treat his system most cruelty in order that
ne may not ''scale" above lit pounds For
three days before the city and suburban, am
informed by some one who really should know.
that Archer took very little solid substance OF
any description. Meat and vegetables he abso-
lutely eschewed, his diet consisting chiefly OF
bread and tea taken without sugar Archer
does not keep down his weight by pedestrian
exercise. believe his enfeebled frame is inca
pabie OF the necessary exertion. He goes in
LOT strong physcking," and any one with sense
must know how Injurious this is to the system
Now and again he breakfasts off a couple OF
seidlitz powders, or something similarlypurgative
and cheerful, and he has been known to posi-
lively fill himself with drugs. The result simply
is that he already looks like weazened
and shrunken old man. After the first
race yesterday / saw him quivering and
shaking from head to foot with the exerton
the race had cost him. and it is a fact that he
had to imbibe half pint of champagne ere he
could steady himself sufficiently to ride in the
City and Suburban. Again, l say that man
VINO Will thus trifie, and play fast and loose
with ms constitution, cannot be commended
upon the score of wisdom. 1t may happen that
when Archer finally retires from the pig skin
he may ''fll out" and become to a certain
extent robust and hearty, but l doubt it. He
looked deplOrable enough yesterday to raise
hopes in the mind of an undertaken. / learn
however, that he has resolved to continue at
work right through the present season, and
should think no one who knows him will envy
him the task he has set himself, no matter about
the money he hopes to gain.-LOndOn Cores
pOndence Of Boston Herald.