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ARCHER PUT WHERE HE BELONGED From a gossipy article of racing reminiscences in th- .Manchester Sporting Chronicle by trainer William P.rowti. the followiag interesting episode in Fn-il Archers riding career in England is taken: "When rising to fame Archer ..t the aarpriac of his ra.e riding career. That happeaed at a race meeting in Scotland. Io which country lie made a special .journey to ride for one of his noble Caledonian patrons. It was not a valuable race, but one of those old Btaadiag events |h. light a loL of locally. There were six ,,r ■ vi 11 starters, and Archer, as usual, jumped off ,11 flag tall and had soon taken a good lead. He maintained this until close home. when, thtakiug he had the race won. he took a steadier at his mount and looked around to see whether any danger was about. He was flabbergasted to see an opponent coming with such a rash that before he eoald set his horse going again, tic- newcomer -.,t his head just in front, thr.e strides off the winning post. Again M.: t. r Fred had 10 call for the assistance of -Mr. Crook in the Shape "I I .....1 bump which enable, 1 his in. .nut to p.i-s the winning post B short head to the goad. in returning t.. weigh in. Archer saw his number up and placed second. So when he gat into the s.-ales hi! said to the clerk at the scales 1 w ho was .lis., the Jadge I, Havent you made a mistake ill placing my hor-e second If ever 1 wan a race I won that. • Yes. retorted the judge, .von got first nu*4 tic- winning post. ,,,,■ i.nl. but 1 put jraa where I thought a on should have been. •Archer laughed. Nevertheless, jt was the Karat • est MU pcise he ever had in his |oag career as a jeekej ."
