302 The Life of Fred Archer 
on Athol Daisy. In 1872 he won the Cesarewitch on Salvanos 
for poor Joe Radclyffe, who has since joined the great majority 
and from the moment that, in 1874, he won the Two Thousand 
Guineas for Lord Falmouth on Atlantic, his name has been a 
household word, as he can claim that race four times, the One 
Thousand Guineas twice, and he can claim five Derbys, four 
Oaks, and the St. Leger six times, and I may mention that 
in all he has had in England 8,084 mounts, and ridden 2,748 
winners, whilst he has won the City and Suburban five times, 
the Great MetropoUtan once, Woodcote Stakes six times, 
Lincolnshire Handicap once, Northamptonshire Stakes once. 
Middle Park Plate thrice, Dewhurst Plate five times. Ascot 
Stakes once. Prince of Wales's Stakes (Ascot) three times, 
Royal Hunt Cup twice, Alexandra Plate twice, Great Ebor 
Handicap twice. Great Yorkshire Stakes once, Northumber. 
land Plate once, Stewards' (Goodwood) twice, Great Yorkshire 
Handicap once. Champagne Stakes seven times, Portland 
Plate twice, Doncaster Cup once, Liverpool Autumn Cup thrice, 
and Manchester Cup once. 
" Whilst dwelling on poor Fred's career, it is not too much 
to say that his success in life is in no small degree owing to 
the kindness of Lord Falmouth and his good friend and 
relative, Mr. Mathew Dawson. Singularly enough, his first 
great success in the classic races was in the ever popular 
magpie jacket of Lord Falmouth, and it was the last he wore 
to victory, when he won on Blanchland, the last race of the 
Houghton Friday. Would to heavens that, like the jockeys 
of old, he had wound up the year on that Houghton afternoon, 
as the cold treacherous air of the Southdowns no doubt 
aggravated what would only too probably have proved a fatal 
illness. What hope there may have been was cut short, alas ! 
by a fit of frenzy that has caused deep grief among racing men 
of every grade ; for from the first gentleman in the land to 
the mildest punter at the street corner, his name was respected 
as the emblem of manliness and integrity. 
