The Life of Fred Archer 51 
from the railway station, you realise that the town is unique and 
that hitherto you have missed a delightful experience. 
On your right as you leave the Heath is the beautiful 
cemetery where, within sight of the winning-post of the old 
Cambridgeshire course, upon which the Whip and Challenge 
Cup are now run over, Fred Archer lies buried. Over the grave 
of himself, his wife, and his little son is a beautiful white cross 
adorned with a cluster of roses, which he himself erected in 
memory of his wife, Nellie Rose Archer. 
Near him lie Mathew and John Dawson and others of their 
family, and on the tombstones as you pass down to the gate 
are inscribed many names famous in the world of sport. Among 
these the grave of Captain Machell, Archer's intimate friend, 
is conspicuous. And nearer to the racecourse even than Archer 
lies Sir Daniel Cooper, the Australian millionaire, who loved 
the town so much that he desired to lie within sight of the course, 
and his grave was lined with his racing colours. 
The footpaths of Newmarket are made of cobblestones, 
with a strip of pavement up the centre. Of course there are 
inns. On the right is the Rutland Arms, one of the master- 
pieces of a well-known local architect, Mr. Clarke, the father 
of the famous racing judge of that name, who was so long in 
office. It is a beautiful red-brick building, with a large court- 
yard, which, with the High Street itself and the Jubilee Clock 
Tower at the end, formed one of the scenes of Cecil Raleigh's 
Drury Lane drama " The Whip." Behind the Clock Tower 
to the left are the Fordham Road and The Severals. The 
latter is a triangular piece of grass, facing one side of which 
stands Heath House, where Archer lived for so many 
years. 
If you return along the High Street, with the Jubilee Tower 
at your back and the Rutland Arms on your left, you will find 
the Crown Hotel at your right hand. In the courtyard towards 
the end of 1873 Tom Oliver sat on a bench with death written 
on his face and the prophetic assurance in his heart that he 
