New-York tribune., 1886-11-09
DEATH OF FRED. ARCHER
TRAGIC END OF THE FAMOUS JOCKEY.

suoorISG HIMSELF WHILE IN DELi'Ao" -"
sULTI~G FROM FEVER.
ro~-nov Nov Sired. Archer the ceie-
k,.,.o Jockey ia dead. HIS death WAS the result VI
MS, mi shot wound inflicted by himself WINE iu ueu"
:, IA reportsd that he III with ypho" ieVe" "o
arst syrnptoms OF the disease appeared on inur'!.
after ne had been present at the Lewes races. ""o
nsoams evident that the Illness likely to be serious
n. WAS taken to his sisters house at Newmarket ne
rapidly gr~w aud had been IN raging iers , min
his attendant, shortly stsr nprr,ea back aud
founf Archer DYING the jockey having shot hihson ~
arevolver
Frederick Archer the greatest Jockey Vi '"o
rresent century 1t may almost be said that ne wa"
born in the idle, for he began riding at uo "eo "
ten He was horn thrty years ago. anu hau o0-"s
quently been riding for twenty years. iis ia"'or
n stceplechase rider OF merit. ana won u'o -, '
Nat onal about thirty years ago. Young Aio"oi
orst mount in a raoe was upon pony and over
4umns He won. Soon afierwam he was appron
ticed to Matthew Dawson, the trainer who Is as VIC"
known in his calling as Archer was IN ms VIZ
Amer cans sent to Mr Dawson for Jockey NO uo
cided TO send Archer over here but Arcner was ~
sick and Feakes sent in his place T., aUI Trnand
fen wears Archer was the leading jockey In Eng H.
and that means the word; IN asc sae races in Eng
land but the Cambrdgcsho and oo IN hfb be ne Derby
second this year on Me ,hat NO other jockey
equal ed IN 1o77 Lori Falmouths SlNo; III dS1n %
mike nj Wesfminsters Bend or. III ioo, t,ie
iraonois in 1883 Lord Iiastingss MeIoh' anu AZ az
YEAR the Duke Of Wcstmnsers unbea,en ormohue ba.
sThe 900 Gu meas be has won four tIhes. ,ae ~ n
mar Y times been said that he won many ary times
he the best mount ms Is 'ne 49, ~ many
with many Jockeys It also the fancy OF snts man
of tbe small Eng ish bettors to back Archer on
AUTOMATICALLY, but that he was sometimes noc ,vas
foilowed was evidenced by the fact that 40 " oeo
laid AGA nst Dutch oven for the 81 Leger IN 80
on vb oh ne had the mount. and ne won 'ns 80. 49,
fie had won the st Leoer the same number OF tmeS
that be won the Derby. When r. Lorn3.u tron' r.
was In England Archer had many mounts @ Idu'" nj nj
He rode Iroquois In the Derby ana st. Lcsci' ""'
faro g in the City and suburban .,.s chi. ANN
Inst ohont two years ago Archer visited tnis coun
fry Al that time he badly "broken up; naNlh
n Short time before lost his wife. when asheu py, "
TEIBrSK reTorter to what quality in his rMlng DC @
attributed his success, he sad: never niISs n gu
who he-itates is lost When sec chance viht ~ !.
am rot reckless rider. but am not a,iald 70 uh'
fbe cha poes when think there Is no other way OF
" nnn He a SO said that he had been lucky ID
having The mount on Good horses. Up to January
j. 1876. he haf in six years won 2S9 races h''
over one thir o. the races he had ridden.
In height Archer five feet seven lncnes, au,
cOud ride at 1l5 pounds, but II required great uei
that if he end OF the season be bad ridden more
wirners than Wool hs c'Osest competitor, he woun
perma eny ret re from the turf At the time OF n,-
death he was ahead of Wool and would undoubteniv
have kent here. The death Of Archer leaves Woo
tbe leading jochey "Tom" Cannon. perhaps. IL a.
gOo1. but he does not ret equal number OF mounts
Archer was anything but jockey In appearance
when or 'he -cOur~e. be ne exceedingly quet i
hs dress. always sc ect'nc SOLID coors ~ Is u'
custom in England for owners to make iocleys o
winners of the classic races handsome presents io
1ns.arce 5000 for tho Derby. and heing thrifty
young Ar her hal accumulated fortune esu
lnatsd at z 90 0n0.
His rccOr's of wins for the last SIX years, no
counting thi-