Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1882 — Archer, The Jockey. [ARTICLE]

Archer, The Jockey.

Archer, the English jockey who rode; Iroquois for Mi*. Lorillard, is a person; to be envied. He is the companion of lords and earns more than a Prime Minister. His regular fees are $25 if he wins, $1.5 if he loses, and $lO for a trial. This, however, does not tell the' stories of his earnings, for he receives presents of enormous value, like gold watches, diamond rings, riding-horses,' dogcarts, yachts, suits of clothes, casesof champagne, etc. Mr. Lorillard gave him $5,000 for winning the Derby, and Mr. Keene gave Fordham $2,500 for coming in first at the Grand Prix. Archei-’s earnings in 1876 are imported to have reached $60,000. He is a perfect demigod on the subject of horses— j-Wherever he moves a ci'owd of open-mouthed admirers follow him. His sei-vices are intrigued for by owners of horses, and His opinion of his horses earnestly solicited by his patron. The papei-s chronicle his movements, and the nobility are honox-ed by receiving his visiting-cards. When he goes down to the race, he rides in a first-class cai-riage, and, on the whole, is what our- English cousins call a “howling iwelL”