The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-13
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House that walt the return homo Of Fred
Archer. Mrs. Archer enters to toll mo that her
husband 10 sure not to b long. Hs has been
cut with the drag. and There he isi" she con-
tinues. - the sound Of wheels 10 heard on the
road beyond the lawn which stretches from the
window. dogcart pulls up. and the master Of
Falmouth House 10 ut homo.
In well splashed tweed coat. with stout cord
brooches and CATERS. Archer enters the room
and declares himself TO bs very nt indeed" In
answer 70 my inquiry; and the question. How
are your" addressed to the famous jockey
within few days Of the opening Of tho racing
season. 10 something moro than a formality. He
may have boon putting on weight unduly. and
suffering In tho endeavor to get IL OF again. for
instance. but this Is not the case.
II could ride stone 10 pounds tomorrow
and get few more pounds OF without verv
much trouble. shall rido stone pounds in
the course Of tho year. I've no doubt" Archer
says.
II just looked in to have chat" explain.
as want TO tell my readers how you arc. A
good many people take very keen interest in
your condition ct this time OF tho year. you
know"
We'll. there's certainly not much tho mat
tor" Archer answers. with smile. Il keep
myself at with work. you zee. and thon gen.
orally manage to hunt four days week. was
trying some Of the two year olds before went
out with the drag to-day. had spin on Kate
Craig. and on In Trappe. and q rafting good
gallop on Fulmen."
"How's hep II he's as good a. he was-and I
take 1t he was decidedly better than Highland
Chief as two year-old. In spite OF the race for
the Home-b bred Swsepstakes-hs ought to be
very smart" remark.
30 he is you may depend on IT," Archer re-
plies; and very we'll. too."
1T was q strange thing your winning the
Molecomb last year on that marc you just mon
toned. La Trappe. wasn't III" I ask. Il
thought that race was almost the greatest GER
tainty for Wild Thyme I ever knew. ana I
should have laid odds you were not In tho first
three"
1T was strange. can't make out how I
came to win now. l certainly did not think I
had a chance and she started at 20 to 1. or
ssSSm,s'thing IKE that You may depend upon Il
@ thsn the %s Sa nc
S%ss;%ss. sSa SS 4 IN when you think YOU YOU
How often. ! reflect. You don't pull II of when
you think that you have an inyincible chance.
Ing Archers proposition. and a.. moreover s the
latter condition Of things, does not often hap
linen liner h n the lsu sd IL. xs not p1Ss
once more wonder wherein iiss the secret a q
really ssas quito .ell sSarss how L IS XIV Sa
Fsfp mp yNsF average OF wins year after
r.., %eml" Archer aSi,s replies with smile II
ehnnee IN 6sp 'nrSw
two By getting the rails Or anything q that
I sometimes read in some Of the papers. about
the same: in fact. is .rg6Sisb. 81 course !
s sSsy Wssn S s y st d S a. Rss
!Sa ss IT. scS; Sslss soi%s 1%s$S TIA. makes
s21S head SHe' 'sS ass 'is setez h0ia
at bis horse. az nervous as he can BE-. watching
ths starter t The flag aIs and he lets g q
We az start In II iail speed al once. 4 You
sssSy Ss aos:ss ~ Keep NJ hs 'I si
give Arnshsrs words e. nearly as can 70;
deal deal Of the philosophy Of riding short races in
ieeksys know, Or st least Know how to make
That's il. One Of the best ridors ever saw
over I'VE iurlonGs was Constable. Poor Con.
xSpds9rtally smart: always we'll away. always
ld hat % Saeh seSer
with your horses thanIyou used to be. though
you certainly got as much or more out Of them.
Yoair re t quite r!sht s frankly replies.
"Its 2 great mistake to knock a horse about.
rider. I've learnt better by exp Si s.e
rarely hit horse more than twice In finish.
or nsSs to
but rs bad policy 10 hurt them. and he shows
and Archer Heartily srys and 81
"".Hhl tSSrss = riaerl Good oil round in
know watts wSs his apprentiee of ana TCm
him out n oSfs Every one who
(Which (Which DO you .a.d mean2 Al! Mr.. Arthur
Coventry seven poSnds i We rao aga * s him.
care. as i an poana fSoR
IN mile race, there's no Jockey who can give
him Sns SSs nes to k Is q Me
" !hs there are not more Of such sentismon
TEN Gannen on Psks Of Rehmopd
question 6 b how much s.: Simon is he best
there's R 40 doubt about his being 20 BY : long
beaten quite SO easily as people seemed to
think In the match at the Houghton meeting.
oil the difference"
49,. 81 know Tom thinks that: but ! won very
pounds would quite bring them together. at
least St; Simon would win. There's nS better
but think st simon is a good deal better than
10 , supposes: Ar Dawson says that St. Simon
That's saying a good deal!'I reply; ".Thore
What do yo g. think the best you ever rode 2"
but Wheel.oi- Fortune was wonderfully fine
She must have been good. too In the spring
Of 1879 We tried Whee!-of- Fortune at weight
for age against the Leger winners OF the two
enough to 60 on"
Good enough to make the One Thousand
that don't come off" answer.
House out Of Wheel Of Fortune that ought to
fetch n long nrica af tho A raal OooI ona