The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-06
IKE WEIR ON HIMSELF.

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IKE wEIR ON HIMSELF.
The spider Says H~'. Nos Errasir and Not
- ~pugiIist.
From the san Francisco Examiner.
"NO, l am neither erratir nor ~ mlisi-
c,an." said Ike Weir. as lc rapidly de-
molishesi the remain of q recent Occu-
pant OF "a hen-roost last evening. ut
makes me tired To bs. called erratic, hut IL
anybody has q boiler To rivit. a colt to
break, wants n song written and sung.
wants anybody tn ride a steplechase,
wants his hat kicked oil. or ~ piano, either,
mandolin, guitar. conccrtina, banjo or ac-
corslian manipulated, I'm his man. Then
I can fight and train pigeons, but I'm not
erratic.' persisted the Spider.
~ started out.'' he continued. ''rislinR
ickin mules in Ireland when l vas
fourteen years old had m ambition tn
country. I got along all right, hut the law
i'm that place requires ~ man tn serve two
years IN ~ stable. us an apprentice, and as
they would not change the Law | went at
matchmaking. and stuck To il till one
night ] entered the ring to compete for II
medal offered i'm Manchester, England.
~ whipped five men that night and got
the. prize. That was my first regular
fight, though ! always was a good hand at
sticking up for my rights at amy time, and
did IL 0oHsl deal of Furnishing before that.
II did not want tn he % fighter, hut a
jockey, aud accordingly came To America,
wher,. ! could ride 2 stsepIech.sc without
~ rs 80
ing wanted me To ride Guy in "a steeple-
chase at Deacon park. but having no faith
next rode Dave Gideon, who fell over a
blind Jump and nearly broke my neck.
Then ] got married to the prcttiest woman
in Boston, rode the same horse again and
got second money, being nearly killed i'm
..Bnt 1 wnntcd To In. a jockey. and I tried
New York, and again Mormon last year.
"Tlat il all the riding ] have done. but
then ] have. my rig yet. and IL ! get a
chance ] viii do some InOr".
"Next to riding "a horse l like training n
carrier pigeon. ! have n whole colony of
them at my home in Boston. Whenever l
release. them every little while with mes
saRcs tn my wife. They are curious birds
.But before I forget it, rapidly contin-
ucd Weir. ''l"t me tell you i ann one OF
tho best shots will, Al rifle above ground.
card at the Till House to-day. and iii
make ~ bet that I can kick higher than
any man ~ the state.
scldoIn i'm public. l merely do il to- enter
tain my friends; hut I'm not u musician.
uhs last Yin. ! sang in public was a, the
the, words and music OF the song ] rend-
cred. which was entitled. The Men We
Bring Over From England
~ play the piano, mandolin, guitar,
banjo. conccrtina.. either and several
other INSTRUMENTS, hut I am no musician.
hpttRN III htdtt VS. wv bUSk UttsIs IL 4
did not want to- In a. jockey l think dog
training would liz. just tn my taste. l can
make "a dog do anything but talk. I'll
never starvc, yOu can rest assured. i
could go AT b~oilcr-makin0 light here tai
morrow IL I wanted, and make ~ first-,lass
living at IT,"
To the question as tai whether he i'm
tended to- continue fighting for u living
after his coming contest he made an OBJ
lection.
- don't want to bc known and called a.
fighter. I'm AN athlete" he replied. IA
gentleman athlete and nothing else. That
IL what I'll he till l die. When I get
through with my coming hight I want to
visit Ireland with my wife and then re-
turn and settle i'm Boston unless ! get i'm
fatuated with this place.
"What ! want first now sa tough colt to
break. IL anyone will produce him for me
I'll do the work and not charge him ~ cent
for il.
snow, YOU see. when you have heard my
story. that the impression that I am cratic
u all NONSENSE. am simply concluded
MIR. Weir, "a plain athlete. but the hand
soonest one before the public, even il ! do
say il myself"