The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-24

There IS also soclai sue ~ 80 -,
victory. The tale has been often toio
about the MARQUIS of Hastings marrying
Lady Florence Paget. who at the tli.le was
engaged TO be married to Mr.. Chaplin. ~
has been said that Mr.. Chaplin wanted 70
get even with the marquis on that score,
and no doubt would have liked 70 90 so.
At any rate, whether designediy or not
Hermit's victory was the means OF clu ~.
ing the plunging marquis. Vauoan, ihe
property of the Duke of Beauford, ana
trained by John Day, of Danebury, In the
same stable as the Marquis OF HAST
ings' horses, had won the -vo
guineas and started first favorite ior
the Derby at to against him. Many OF
the critics said he was too uprlgnt on MS
and such proved to be the case, but the
Marquis of Hastings plunged neavny on
the horse and also laid against hermit.
This comparatively settled the piunger,
who found himself loser OF tllsUo.
Hermit was just about such an amman a.
Julius and fully ten POUNDS INFERIOR 70
achievement, a full sister TO LORD Lyon,
who beat him easily in the st. Leger. AT
the start Hermit has proved hlmSen q
second StockwelI, while another Defoy
competitor
The Rake was sent out to the united
States when he was "a years oid anu ING
first of his colts to start in America; Dun-
year-old in the West OF the modern norses
Galopin. Orrnonde and Donovan nave
probably proved the best. Galopin was
undoubtedly a wonder, while there Is no
saying how good Ormonde was. HAscn
that created great excitement was lnae oc
tween Galopin and Lowlander at Newman
ket over the Rowley mile. forunain: o.
pace yery strong. which he oid 20
such a time that before descehuihs
into the dip Galopin seemed 10 oe
rolling about Morris, his Jockey, "no
was by no means a nrst-class horseman ana
deaf into toe bargain. then extenoeo ua az
pin, and in a short time u was al oset
with Lowlander. Ormonde may De put
down as one of. if not the best horse OF the
century, and if he had not come IN hine-
ing's year Mr.. Vyner's horse would prop
ably have been considered pnenoinenaA
animal. ..
Poor Fred Archer told me that 81.
Simon was the best horse he ever tnre"
his leg across, but that was before tnT az
vent OF Ormonde. Archer's WORDS aoout
St Simon were, that he could always ne
up with his horses without exertng niin-
self in the least. and that the momenL ne
called on him he fairly paraiyZeo hls an an.
tagonist St.sSimon would have nau sn9
Derby completely at his mercy n la
he been in it, but what, ne u..
III races pfOfCo IS
of an animal he was The success VI
what DR.. Shorthouse used TO call the az
cursed Blackjack blood. has Lately soA-iS
what dominated the English turf tnroug.'
Oalopin, ST. Simon, Signor1na ana DINERS.
This same blood has done well IN Amerlca
through Trap Billet. Hermit, lately dead;
and Hampton are also great successes, ana
before their fay Stockweil and Newminster
ruled the roost and the orthodox cross was
Stockwell on Tombstone, or Ne~inlnster
mares. Iroquois and Foxhaii we're the
best American performers that ever went
TO England. Iroquois met very anterior
lot OF three-year-olds and proved GOOD
enough to win the Derby and St; LegeI;
There is no doubt, however, that foxnaii
was quite ten pounds his superior, ana
those great achievements OF Foxhah IN
the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshlre VIII
make American breasts SVEN Win
pride for many a day to come. Parole,
another American horse, had remaTKaoie
speed up TO one and one-fouTth miles. put
he could not go any further in the best
company. Many Americans will contend
that Duke of Magenta and Spendthriis
were better than any of these representa-
tiyes that ever crossed the Atlantic, put
both of them turned roarers, Which olo
away with their usefulness. Starke anu
Prioress were an older generation OF Iner-
lean racehorses that visited England, where
Cesarewitch respectively. II report speaks
true, we shall in the next few years see
many other American horses go TO Eng.
land, and may they have the success Oh
those that have gone before.
/ cannot conclude this sketcn OF the
leading classic events of the English turf
without word or two about the leading
artists of the pigskin, whose nerve, pluck
and mastery skill often had as much 10 DO
with the victories their mounts achieved
as the speed and quality of the horses they
steered. The father of the present genera
ton of English jockeys Is undoubtedly
Fordham, who was popularity known as
the sspusher." from the peculiar movement
he made with his knees when driving MS
horse along Although well in 1.-THE
fifties" of life he can still hold his own
with the best of the brotherhood when
il comes to the judgment OF pace
in riding long races, but OF course
getting away in a six-fnrlong dash as he
once was. Fordham has wonderful per-
ception of " hat his horse is dong at every
stage of the race, and he can always oe re-
lied on for an artistic finish. Tom Can
non was remarkable for the requisite hight
hands he had on the mouth OF young IN
He seemed to Just love the horses he rode
and when Sam handled the reins the bit IN
the mouth of fractions 2-year old seemed
more like piece of India rubber. he ap-
peared to coax and weadie the pace out of
his mount and if some crusty owner object
ed to Cannon's kind treatment IN riding
hot finish which failed 70 land MIN heavy
winner il must be said that lev men
could do with colt what Sam Cannon
could. But what shall | say about that
I king of Jockeys. Fred Archer, who passed
away in the zenith of his fame Poor Fred!
be was nobieman on turf and paddock,
and the grandest horseman that ever
donned silk jacket. He had the most
perfect seat in racing saddle that it has
been nv good fortune TO see. His nerve
was equaled by his judgment, his pluck
bv his patience, his innate knowledge OF
pace was the crowning glory OF his
success. Riding his own mount TO per-
fiction, he never lost sight of
single competitor, and could tell you
lust the point Of the race where each
was beaten. What glorious sight it was
to see Archer coming round .'the corner,
seizing the side next the rails where you
would not suppose weasel could squeeze
into. he would come down the hill at light
ming speed. lifting his left leg and foot
lust clear of the rail as calmly as II he
were riding a coYert-back- Then the me-
teor-like rush of his finishes! When shall
we see the ike again? Timing his efforts
with unerring exactisude, he would sud-
denly rise in his stirrups, and the aston
ished beholders would see one mad whirl
Of whip and arms and legs, the horse
would shoot to the front and gallop
as If a demon was driving him, flashing
past the Judges winner by short head.
/ recoIleet seeing Archer come imping
through the paddock one day after par
ticularly brilliant race. why, what's the
matter?" l asked. The jockey smiled
and said ssShayed the policeman at the