no The Life of Fred Archer 
won the first, but I am not so sure about the second. At the 
Chester Meeting of 1876 1 rode Lowlander,when he accompHshed 
a great performance. This was in the Stewards' Cup, when 
Thunder (who had won the City and Suburban a fortnight 
previous with 9 stone 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 distance 
that Thunder had won the City and Suburban over. Archer 
said : ' I suppose you will be waiting and messing me about 
as usual, but I have some different goods to-morrow.' I 
really thought the same myself. There were only those two 
runners, and a deal of excitement was caused as they were both 
champions over their courses, although a mile was quite as 
much as Lowlander liked to travel. We started at the bottom 
of the Straight. Going past the post for the first time there is 
rather a sharp angle just beyond the winning-post, and Archer, 
who was making running, slipped his horse along as hard as 
he could for about two hundred yards. I had only to wait 
my time. I wasn't going after him there, especially as Low- 
lander was a big horse, over 16 stone 2 lb., and with very sharp 
turns it would not do to bustle him. Still Lowlander was 
kept going at the same pace, without bustling him or getting 
him crosslegged, which Archer found had been the case with 
Thunder. He steadied his horse back to me, and presently he 
went off with another rush, yet came back again. As we 
neared the River Dee side of the course, Archer was rather 
perplexed what to do, as I had placed my horse right behind 
him, so that he could not really see what was going on. Mine 
was not a difficult race to ride, with one exception, which was 
to win at the winning-post and nowhere else, so my sole object 
was to keep Archer from knowing how my mount was going 
on by keeping right on his track, and just close enough to him 
not to strike against his horse's heels. About the distance 
Archer was looking for me again, but could not see me. 
