CHAPTER XVII 
In the first season of his married life Archer started well 
by winning the Two Thousand Guineas with Galliard, after an 
exciting race, by a head from Goldfield, who was only a neck 
in front of The Prince. It was after this race that Prince 
Batthyany dropped dead in the Jockey Club Stand. GaUiard 
was a son of the Derby winner Galopin. 
The Derby of that year gave rise to considerable controversy, 
for St. Blaise, Highland Chief, and Galliard finished so close 
together that only the judge could tell which had won, and he 
gave it to the first-named, whereas many thought that High- 
land Chief had proved successful. 
There were many rumours that Archer had not tried, for 
it was known that his brother, CharUe, had £i,ooo on Highland 
Chief, whom he trained, and colour was lent to the suggestion 
when it was known that Lord Falmouth had decided to sell 
all his horses. But this had nothing to do with the riding of 
Galliard, as Lord Falmouth stated later. It was simply 
because he was getting an old man, and it is also said that Lord 
Falmouth had made up his mind to this sale some time before 
the Derby of 1883, although he did not do so until the 
following year. 
Sir George Chetwynd attributed the success of St. Blaise 
to " the fearless way in which Wood sent him down the hill, 
hugging the rail and stealing several lengths. At the Bell, 
Highland Chief and Galliard were in hot pursuit, but neither 
could catch him, the former suffering defeat by a neck, and 
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