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time, when (6 st. 5 lb.) he steered Athol Daisy to victory in 

 the Nursery Handicap at Chesterfield. It is stated, how- 

 ever, that his first winning mount was on a pony belonging 

 to Mrs. Willan. His success during every stage of his 

 career was enormous. To have had 8,084 mounts and 

 2,748 wins is a record such as no other jockey can show, 

 the nearest approach to it being that of George Fordham. 

 He headed the list of winning jockeys from 1873 to 1885, 

 and at the time of his tragic death was again at the summit. 

 He rode five Derby winners — namely, Silvio, Bend Or, 

 Iroquois, Melton, and Ormonde ; won the St. Leger six 

 times with Silvio, Jannette, Iroquois, Dutch Oven, Melton, 

 and Ormonde ; the Two Thousand Guineas four times 

 with Atlantic, Charibert, Galliard and Paradox ; four times 

 won the Oaks with Spinaway, Jannette, Wheel of Fortune, 

 and Lonely ; the One Thousand Guineas twice with Spin- 

 away and Wheel of Fortune ; the Grand Prize of Paris 

 thrice with Bruce, Paradox, and Minting ; and the French 

 Derby twice with Beauminet and Frontin. He won the 

 City and Suburban five times, Great Metropolitan once, 

 Cesarewitch twice, Woodcote Stakes six times, Northamp- 

 tonshire Stakes once, Lincoln Handicap once, Clearwell 

 Stakes eight times, Middle Park Plate thrice, Dewhurst 

 Plate five times, Ascot Stakes once, Royal Hunt Cup twice, 

 Prince of Wales' Stakes (Ascot) thrice, Alexandra Plate 

 twice, Northumberland Plate once, Goodwood Stewards' 

 Cup twice, Great Ebor Handicap twice, Champagne Stakes 

 seven times, Great Yorkshire Handicap once, Great York- 

 shire Stakes once, Doncaster Cup once, Portland Plate 

 twice, Manchester Cup once, and the Liverpool Autumn 

 Cup thrice. It is remarkable that Archer never rode the 

 winner of either the Cambridgeshire (although he twice 

 finished second with Bendigo and St. Mirin respectively), 

 the Ascot Cup, the Goodwood Cup, the Goodwood Stakes, 

 or the Chester Cup. His full record in England, exclusive of 

 his employment in Ireland and France, is given on next 

 page. 



The last time he rode a winner was in the ' black, white, 

 and red ' of his old master, Lord Falmouth, the race being 

 the Houghton Stakes, and the horse Blanchland. On 

 January 31, 1883, Archer married Miss Nellie Rose Dawson, 

 eldest daughter of Mr. John Dawson, of Warren House, 

 and niece of Mr. Matthew Dawson. The wedding was 



