9° IRiMito IRccollcctions an^ Hurt Stories 



about two hundred yards from home, ' Andred ' 

 looked like winning easily, but the Ditch Mile, finish- 

 ing at the Bushes, is very severe ; in fact, I always 

 thought, and so did Fordham, that it wanted more 

 running than the Rowley Mile. To my eye, Archer 

 took things rather easily, and left off riding. Seeing 

 there was just a chance, I kept ' King Lud ' going, 

 he being * a real game un,' and he came with a wet 

 sail before Archer could set his horse going again, 

 and won by a neck. 



I beat Archer again over the same course, in 

 somewhat the same way. This was at the New- 

 market Craven Meeting of 1876. Archer was riding 

 a hot favourite in ' Great Tom,' belonging to Lord 

 Falmouth, for the Post Sweepstakes, and I was on 

 'Wild Tommy.' Poor Fred was very wroth about 

 this, as he thought he ought to have won both races. 

 He certainly ought to have won the first, but I am 

 not so certain about the second. 



At the Chester Meeting of 1876, I rode 'Low- 

 lander,' when he accomplished a great performance. 

 This was in the Stewards' Cup. ' Thunder ' (who 

 had won the City and Suburban a fortnight previous 

 with 9 St. 4 lb. on) and ' Lowlander ' were engaged 

 at even weights over a mile and a quarter. This 

 was out of ' Lowlander's ' course, and just the 



