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backwards and forwards from England to France, and getting 

 them to run up to their best form in both countries within a 

 few hours of their arrival from a long land and sea voyage, 

 Tom Jennings has had no rival for the last thirty years. 



To these giants of the past a younger generation of trainers, 

 not inferior in merit to their able predecessors, is rapidly suc- 

 ceeding. At Newmarket, Joseph Cannon, who has a very 

 large stable of horses ; Hayhoe, who trains for Mr. Leopold de 

 Rothschild ; Charles Archer, and young John Dawson, who is 

 patronised by Lord Ellesmere, give excellent promise of attain- 

 ing the highest position in their trying profession. At Dane- 

 bury, Thomas Cannon, although blessed thus far with no great 

 luck, is so intelligent and well-mannered, and has such sym- 

 pathy with the horses under his charge, that we trust a revival 

 through his agency of the ancient glories of the Stockbridge 

 Downs is not far distant in the future. John Porter, honoured 

 till lately at Kingsclere with the distinguished patronage of the 

 Prince of Wales and still trainer to the Duke of Westminster, 

 maintains the record of triumphs he won in Sir Joseph Hawley's 

 era. The mention of Sir Joseph Hawley also specially calls to 

 mind Alex. Taylor, of Manton, a thoroughly honest and most 

 capable man, who has in his time done admirable service for 

 Sir Joseph, Mr. George Payne, Mr. Charles Greville, the 

 ]\iarquis of Ailesbury, Mr. Stirling Crawfurd, of bygone cele- 

 brities, and still gives the most complete satisfaction to the 

 Duke of Beaufort. Among the many races which have been 

 won by horses under Alex. Taylor's care may be mentioned the 

 Derbies of 1851 with Teddington and of 1878 with Sefton ; 

 the Oaks of 1881 with Thebais ; the St. Leger of i860 with St. 

 Albans, and of 1878 with Craig Millar. At Beckhampton, 

 young Sam Darling has enlarged and improved the stables 

 formerly occupied by the horses of Sir William Gregory and 

 Mr. Graham, and bids fliir soon to turn out another Clermont, 

 and another Regalia and Formosa. At Lambourne, Hum- 

 phreys is a steady, careful, and vigilant trainer ; while at 

 Stanton, Thomas Wadlow still exhibits the same skill and 



