Daly's Bartenders' Encyclopedia by Tim Daly (1903, p.116)
| 1 pony | gin | base |
| 1 bottle | sarsaparilla — ice-cold sarsaparilla | base |
| 3 dashes | checkerberry cordial — checkerberry | modifier |
- Pour the sarsaparilla, gin, and checkerberry into a thin bar glass.
- Spoon well and serve.
Daly gives it a lively social-class aside rather than a sober trade note.