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Index 
Archer, Fred, continued. 
the Two Thousand Guineas on 
Galliard, 59 
at Heath House, 64 
hoUdaj'S in Prestbury, 65 
rides Honoria, 68 
wins first steeplechase on Maid of 
Trent, 69 
first race under Jockey Club rules 
at Chesterfield, 69 
Mrs. Pratt's reminiscences, 70-3 
his affection for Lord Falmouth 
and Mathew Dawson, 71 
Mr. John Dawson's reminiscences, 
74-7 
wins the Two Thousand Guineas, 
75 
at Manchester, 76 
personal appearance, 77 
wins the Cesarewitch, 81 
end of apprenticeship, 82 
Lord Falmouth invests his sav- 
ings, 94 
increases in weight, 99 
esteemed by Lord Falmouth, 100 
very fond of hunting, loi 
at Cheltenham races, 102 
first visit to France, 104 
wins his first Derby on Silvio, 115 
wins St. Leger on Silvio, 116 
his friends among the Cotswold 
farmers, 117 
and Fordham, 121 
his fortune told, 122 
at Heath House, 124 
Lord Falmouth's sale, 129 
wins the Derby on Melton, 139 
tales about, 141-4 
in Cheltenham, 146 
wins the Derby on Bend Or, 148 
wins the Derby onIroquois,i53, 169 
in partnership with M. Dawson, 
155 
wins the Manchester Cup on 
Valour, 159 
character-sketch by Nat Gould, 
160 
his riding tactics, 167 
and Herbert Mills, 176-8 
called " The Tinman," 174 
the risks he took, 186 
his marriage, 187 
at Falmouth House, 207-13, 276-8 
birth of his daughter, 222 
death of his wife, 225 
visits America, 233-5 
letter about him from Lord A. 
Grosvenor, 295-6 
wins the Derby on Melton, 243-8 
his riding of Paradox, 247 
wins the Derby on Ormonde, 265 
John Porter on his riding, 266 
Archer, Fred, continued. 
last time on Ormonde's back, 266-7 
goes to Ireland, 272-4 
ill at Lewes, 278 
his death, 281 
news of his death in Fleet Street, 
285 
number of wins, 286 
" In Memoriam," 287 
his funeral, 289 
wreath sent by King Edward VII., 
289 
his grave visited by King Ed- 
ward, 
his little daughter to see King 
Edward, 
obituary notice by late Mr. W. B. 
Portman, 300-3 
Helen Rose (nie Dawson), Fred 
Archer's wife, 161, 175, 185, 
195, 211, 221, 225 
Nellie Rose (Fred Archer's daughter), 
230, 231, 298, 300 
Frederick (Fred's uncle), 
Richard, 
William (William Archer's father), 
17, 20 
William, iS 
" The Three Archers," 20, 21, 22, 
23. 24 
is married, 25, 27 
wins the Grand National, 29-30 
landlord of the King's Arms, 30, 
35 
Mrs. Pratt's likeness to, 38 
reads Bell's Life, 39 
gives up riding 40 
tells yarns, 41 
buys Fred a pony, 43 
a well-known jockey, 44 
takes Fred to Newmarket, 47 
and leaves him there, 48 
his signature, 49 
his pony. Chow, 66 
comes to see Fred at Newmarket, 
68, 70, 103, 115, 122, 123, 176, 
210, 231 
William, junior, 28, 34, 66, 122, 123 
Arnold, Mr., 234 
ArnuU (painter), 210 
H., jockey, 20 
Argues, 104 
Ascot, 100, 142, 265 
Derby, 102, 113, 202 
Gold Vase, 115 
Stakes, 181, 302 
Triennial, 68 
Astley, Sir Jacob, 139 
Sir John, 11, 129, 155, 156 
Stakes (Lewes,) 113, 199 
Athol Daisy, 70, 302 
AtlcLntic, 87, 93, 94, 302 
