New-York tribune., 1884-11-27
PRICE THREE CENTS.
TIE dREATEsT OF JOCKEYS
ARRIVAL or FREpRaIeK ARoHER,

HOW lie LOOKS AND TALBs-DEPHBssyp N
sPiRITs-Iis PLANS,
A short, slim young man with clean -shaven
face aud dark rings aronnd his sunken eyes drew his
darkhue oyercoat tightly around him as he stepped on
the tender which carried the passengers OF tho otnnis
To the Barge Office yesterday morning
lie was accompanied by stout elderly
man with q ful beard. and the two. aer
seeing to their baggage, entered carriage and drove To
the Hotel Brunswick on the passenger list OF tho
steamer the names OF this couple appeared simply ~
Captain Bowling and friend" Captain Bowling In .
weknown English racing and his friend" Is mono
other than Fred Archer the most famous jockey In the
world Mr.. Archer pays his first visit to Americas
visit long deferred. by the way-under
peculiarly sad circumstances. Less than
year ago the racing world Of England was
stirred to its utermost confines by the marriage OF Fred
Archer to Miss Dawson niece OF the trainer who Ia az
celebrated in his line Archer Of his own pupils ~
a rider The house which Archer lad built for his brido
and which he named after his first employer, Falmouth
House, filed with tho presents bestowed upon tho
young couple by those connected with the turf and for
months outlook OF the couple Of the brightest
Early In the present month"; however Immediately after
riding successful at Liverpool, Archer receiveda
telegram that daughter born to him and not many
hours aftcrward he was wdowcr
The famous Jockey was found at his hotel by TRIR
USE reporter lie looks thin and worn and Is visbly do
pressed to the uttermost In his spirits Dressed In q
plain suit of black with complete absence OF jewelry or
trnkcts and certain air Of refinement In his subdued
and smallfeatred face he looked as far as possible
from the conventional idea OF jockey. When he spoke
1t In soft, low, monot0nous voice. with careful
choice Of words and expressions and only occasional
absence OF welened aspirate mark his national
ity
81 have had a disagreeablc voyage" said he, "but
hope for anything else under the circumstances
| suffered from seasickncss and my mental r0upics
added another horror to that
TO PASS A QUIET WINTER IN AMERICA.
Are you going to stay long in America !"
81 shall pass the winter here, travelling and trying Il
distract my thoughts from the one sad subject which
fills my mind at present. have never been In America
before though the point Of being sent hero
for good That nearly fifteen when somo
one here, Mr. sandford think sent over TO Matthew
Dawson for boy. Dawson was ulsecided whether to
send me or Feakes finally made up his mind ~ keep
me and let Feakes CO."
"what are your plans for the futurcl"
hardly know for my trip decided upon at aimoss
an hours notice. After the funeral went down to
was good enough to say that If would go to Americas
for a trip he would accompany me. did not hesitate
an instant, but tcegaphed to Liverpool for bcrh:s
and sailed two days afterward think ,nas , we % sna.
"trip across the continent to san Francisco caning AZ
"Yon viii, I s uppose, not ride in any race while
Not for any amount Of money that could be offered
TO me- shall certainly not ride for three months andI
am seriously thinking Of abandoning my proes al
You see had TO train down pretty fine this summer and
have not had much physical sIrng'n WIN "hen
"You know good many of our principal owners
suppose, areadyr, 0r.o,,,v ,housn n,ve o,t.n
heard np' ta'' Of them ' Mr. Bathgate and Mr. wal:
| ton and Mr. Pincus of course | know. Curiously
enough have never seen Mr. Lorillaru though won '"'
What did you think of Troquolsi' -
| zone of the best animals ever rode kihu anu
RIDING ron FIFTEEN YEARS.
"irow many years have you been riding. Mr. Archer"
"well have been regularly riding for about hftcen
years but rode pony when was ten years old
was almost born IN the saddle for nay father rode before
me IN the stccprchaaos end won tho Grand National
| nearly thirty years ago" -, 1900. j.. ,.,,.. 1.
no what quality IN your riding should You bc inclined
| Ia attribute Your sierrAH beyond oihrla 7" -
| "'fhoac afc Tho things which have holpod mo Tho
",sriihi"s eve, @ ella" ,he @se be- lost %hee
am mol afraid o take ohnneoa Whoh thA th'i" u hS
"Whnt' il tho other thing TO which you rcfori"
"Well, you know have generally been on sood
horse" Here for the FIRST Time approach 70 SMILE
lit up the JoeN'E' s"se ,as 'T' must "as eoa.
fcss that have been wonderfully successful, ~ fact,
feo9 newer S sS Ep e @ the last few Weeks ns
that counterbalanccd all the former good fortune, !
haye ridden in the last six years believe, about 5000
races aud have been first In l,2Oo OF them and have
been placed in ,i66 And now suppose, have talked
nearly enough about myself shall spend the time OF
my visit very quietly and shall not dream OF going
Archer was born January |, 1886. and was appren-
ticed to Matthew Dawson when only fairly into his
teens His first Hat the Nursery Handicap az
Chesteried which he Athol Daisy. while his hrst
was IN snsc S 1n he has hs won o
Derby three timesn II with syo, In 20 with BEND Or,
and in 81 win lroqo e s ,aette r n m s @ With ro
ouois IN s and with Dutch oven So He has won IN
fact season or another AL the great be aaSes aaSes
side OF the Channel