Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31

TO have been TO the manner born, and all
the world was asog when an eishty-four
pound boy, perhaps even less. he wore the
magpie Jacket on Atlantic and won the
2.o0 guiness in 1874 In the same colors
he won the same race on Chaibcrt and
Galiard. and again for Mr.. BrodricS
Cloete on Paradox after a desperate race
with Crofton. on which Tom Cannon had
none the best OF the luck, though he would
not object.
For Lord Falmouth, who had first claim
on him until he retired after the defeat
OF Gaillard in the Derby. Archer won the
1000 guineas twice on S~plnaway and wheel
Of Fortune. His five derby victories we're
achieved severally on silvio for Lord Fal-
mouth. Bend Or and Ormondc for the late
duke OF Westminster, Iroquoise for the
late Pierre Lorillard and Meltch for Lord
Hastings. In one of these at least he was
lucky, for Bend Or ought most assuredly
TO have been beaten by Robert the Devil,
although it Is but fair to add that Fred had
not yet recovered the full use Of his arms,
the muscles of which had been severely
lacerated by Muley Edris, which a few
weeks before had got him down at exercise
off Newmarket heath and savsged lin,
~Spinaway. JEANETTE, Wheel OF Fortune
and Lonely in turn bore him to victory in
the Oaks, and three times he won the st.
Leger twice in succession, first with Sill
vic and Jannette, then with 1roquoise and
Dutch oven and finally with Melton and
ormonde.
Won the whole List.
Every race Of any Importance fell to his
portion at one time or another, and he had
a fair share of success also in France,
where he won the Grand Prix de Paris on
Bruce. Paradox and Minting, and the rriN
du Jockey Club for the duke de Castries on
Frontin. Year after year his name figured
at the head OF the list of winning jockeys,
ana in eight of the ten seasons preceding
his untimely and tragic death he rode up
ward of 200 winners. while on one occa-
sion his score only fell but three short of
that number. A man of marvellous energy
and determination, he knew nothing Of fear
and left no stone unturned in his ambition
to win races. On one occasion, however,
I think, he may fairly be said TO have had
an attack of stage fright, namely, when
he crossed over to Ireland to ride for Lord
Londonderry-who was then lord lieutenant
at the CurraRh, and he was also in a
strange state of nervous irritability for sew
eral days prior to riding Ormonde in the
Derby, though he accomplished his object
easily enough in each instance, and always
declared 1t as his opinion that the duke OF
Westminster's champion last named was
without doubt the best horse he ever rode.
Matthew Dawson also shared that opinion
after he saw the way in which he cut up
Minting in the Two Thousand Guineas.
Severe wasting and strong medicines had
due effect in undermining his constitution,
and the climax came with his riding of 81.
Mirin at far below his natural weight and
strength in the Cambridgeshire. How he
was beaten Unexpectedly by a head after
a terrific race with the Sailor Prime is a
matter of history and probably that defeat
carried with it the greatest disappointment
OF his extraordinary career. l have always
held the opinion that the germs Of disease
were sown in his system at the time, for
shortly afterward he was laid low By a
severe attack of typhoid fever, and, mem
tally incapacitated, the poor fellow was in
no way responsible for the tragic deed
which resulted in his premature death. The
last horse he rode was Tommy Tittlemouse
at Lewes.''