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Harvester and Busybody as if they were common platers, 
and, though he and Minting never came together, I am satisfied 
from their trials that St. Simon would have beaten Ormonde, 
And Ladas is possibly as good as St. Mirin." 
The following interesting description of Archer's home at 
Newmarket appeared in the Winning Post of September 7, 
1883, from the pen of Mr. W. Maycock (the late Sir Willoughby 
Maycock, K.C.M.G., who was kindly correcting the MS. of 
this book almost up to the time of his death) : 
" FRED ARCHER AT FALMOUTH HOUSE. 
" HIS ' TIP ' FOR THE GREAT ST. LEGER. 
" It is now some four and a half years ago since our esteemed 
contemporary, The World, in one of those series of graphic 
sketches entitled ' Celebrities at Home,' which have gained 
for it such widespread and deserved popularity, portrayed 
Fred Archer at Newmarket ; a very able and excellent por- 
trayal it was, too, for the class for whom it was prepared. 
But there are no doubt thousands who never saw it. More- 
over, Freddy's domicile is no longer Heath House, and poor 
Harry Constable, who shared a valet with him, has gone 
over to the majority since 1879. We have long entertained 
a conviction that a peep at Archer ' out of silk ' on a quiet 
day at home would prove interesting to our readers, among 
whom may be numbered some of his most ardent admirers ; 
so, availing ourselves of an ' off day,' on Monday last we ran 
down to pay him a visit in his new home. 
" Falmouth House, the building of which was only com- 
menced some eighteen months ago, stands on the left-hand 
side of one of the Ely roads as they are termed — that which 
leads to Chippenham by Snailwell — about three-quarters of a 
mile from the centre of the town of Newmarket. Needless to 
say, it is named after the popular nobleman whose colours 
Archer has so often borne to victory, and for whom he 
