The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-27
TuL:uD OF AJOQk1Y.
tend the Wo0d0reol ArCh0e'O
Career.

markoly jockey. I am tempted to give
. slight sketch Of him - he appeared
yesterday: He commenced BY winning
two Iaces IN grand style, and later on
won another, though he was ''nowhere''
in the chief event. Truth to say, TIE f.
nous jockey presented . rather painful
appearSnce yesterday. Imagine . tall,
misunderstanding man, cadaverous Of
countenance, with large projecting lips,
= slight stoop, decidedly round shOul-
deTS. and long, somewhat misshapen
legB. Picture this man, wrapped In an
Overcoat and shivering 10 though near
" every gust 0fw,nd went right through
his slender frame. Such 10 the premier
jockey OF England. I should be sorry
to sas that Archer 10 Of . pronounced
n,oney-h 'arding and miseTly turn Of
mind; but Il looks very much - though
such were the case. Hebas always been
notorious for excessive thriit; no one ev.
OF knew him to throw about money
with anything approaching reckless
mess or even generosity. He has smass-
ed large sunls and promptly slowed
them away securely and carefully. 1t 10
said. on good authority, that he Is quite
worth $35O, COO, and moreover he 10 short
" about to be married to the daughter
Of one Of the richest trainers In England.
Lately, however, he has developed q
tendency for increasing in weight, and
this seeins to troubl. him immensly.
Why he should wish to continue riding
in races, no one with any sense can d.
vine. He would surely do well to retire;
but he will listen to no ad !ice Of the
kin.i. Some plainly spoken people say
his ::reed for making money cannot be
overcome. Anyhow all t: at know is
that lie has to treat his system most cru
ely in order that he may not ''scale"
aln,>e III pounds. For three days be-
fore the City and Suburban, ann influ-
encesl by some one VINO really should
know, that Archer took very little solid
substance of any description. Meat and
vegetables he absolutely eschewetl. his
diet consisting chiefly Of bread and tea
taken without sugar. believe his en-
feebled frame Is incapable Of the neces-
sary exertion. He goes in for ''strong
physicking," and any one with sense
must know how injurious this is to the
system. Now and again he breakfasts
of . couple seidlitz powders, or some
thing similarly purgative and cheerful,
and he has been known to positively oil
himself with drugs. The result simply
is that he already looks like weakened
and shrunken old man. After the first
race yesterday, I saw him quivering
and shaking from head to f0Ot.with the
exertion the race had cost him, and It Is
q fact that he had to imbibe half q pint
Of champagne ere he could steady HIM
self sufficiently to ride in the City and
Suburban. Again say that q man who
will thus trifIe. and play fast and loose
with his constitution, cannot be COM
mended upon the sc re Of wisdom. It
may happen that when Archer finally
retfres from the "pig skin" he may "hll
out" and become to y certain extent 70
bust and hearty, but doubt it: He
looked deplorable enough yesterday to
raise hopes in the mind Of an undertak'
er. I learn, however, that he has resolv'
ell to continue ut work right throC gh
the present season, and I should think
no one who knows him would envy
him the task he has set himself, no mat
ter about the money he hopes to gain
London Correspondent If TIE Boston
Herald.