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., the "• ad I fl g, will ,s ,l i,, in ■ I p •• fl II- that at the In .1 ii". -*t» rh 37 38 Li !1 i."«t ■■• 6i — lit ARCHER PUT WHERE HE BELONGED Fr.ni a gossipy article of racing reminiscences in the Manchester Sporting Chronicle by trainer William Browa, the following iatereating episode in Fred Archers rMfaag career in England is taken: •When rising to fame Archer got the surprise at I his race riding career. That happened al a race i meeting ill Scotland. t which COWatrj he made a stie.-i.il journey to ride for sue of hi. noble Cale- .Ionian patroas. II was not ■ valuable race, bag ..lie of those old standing events thousht a lot of locally. There were six or seven starters and Arclnr. as usual, jumped off at flag fall and had soon taken a gaad 1 1. lie maintained this j until lo~e homo. when, thinking he had the race art n. in- look a steadier at his mount and looked around to see whether any danger was nhssat. He . was ftabbergaated to so,, an BsaaaaaaU eeaahag with such a rush that before he could set his horse ; ::oin .-main Ihe newcomer got his load just in front, three strides off th, winning post. Again master Frcl had to call lor the assistance of Mr. Crook in the shape of a good bump which enabled his mount lo pass the winning poet a short head to the good. | "in rctaiaiag to weigh in. Archer -aw his ana bcr up and placed second. So arhea be gat into the Bwlacalea he said to the drk at the scales arha was also ih« Judge. Havent yea made a mistake in idaehig flay horse- second. If ever I won a rac I won that. " "cs. retorted the judge "yasj got first pijsi the winning post, me lad. but I put you where 1 thought yoa hould hare been. "Archer laughed. W evert keltfla, u was the greatest saragiaa lie ever had n hfi haaj cgreag as a jockey.
