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The bells of the Parish Churches of All Saints' and St. 
Mary's rang out merry peals throughout the rest of the day. 
Telegrams came in shoals from Archer's friends and patrons, 
and from those members of the racing fraternity in general 
who had not been able to come to the wedding. 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Archer managed to give the crowd the 
slip when they went away, as the special railway carriage 
reserved for them had been shunted on to the upper Newmarket 
siding, and the ordinary four o'clock train from Newmarket 
to London, by which they were to travel, was backed on to it. 
A number of the guests who had been at the breakfast saw the 
bride and bridegroom off at the station. At Cambridge Mr. 
and Mrs. Archer received a characteristically demonstrative 
ovation. 
Mrs. John Dawson gave a ball in the evening at the Rutland 
Arms, and all the 80 stable lads employed by Messrs. Mathew 
Dawson and Charles Archer were entertained to an excellent 
supper in the long room at the back of the Wagon and Horses 
Hotel. Great festivities were held on the Severals, where 
Lord Hastings's ox was roasted and eaten, and the day con- 
cluded with an ascent of balloons and a firework display. 
The skin and hoofs of the bullock were made by Mr. How- 
lett, taxidermist, of High Street, Newmarket, into ink-stands 
and snuff-boxes as souvenirs of the day, and Archer sent one 
of these to Lord Hastings, who wrote from Warren House, 
Newmarket : — 
" Yesterday I found a parcel on my table, and, inquiring as to 
where it came from, I was informed that Hewlett had left it 
as a present from you. On opening it I found a charming 
candlestick mounted on the bullock's foot. I am indeed proud 
to accept this, and do thank you most sincerely for the hand- 
some gift." 
The honeymoon was spent at Torquay, where the following 
was written : — 
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