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Mr. John Hutchinson, who was born at Hutton 

 Kudby, in Cleveland, about 1736, and commenced 

 life as a stable boy. Sir H. Eden's Miss Western, 

 a chesnut mare by Sedbury, was one of the first 

 horses of which lie had charge, and when she 

 went to run for His Majesty's Plate for five year 

 old mares at Hambleton, in 1751, he was so 

 pleased with the mare and her condition, that 

 with a boy's enthusiasm, he put his little all 

 on her. She won him his money, and he was 

 heard to exclaim that he would never want money 

 again. After being training groom to one or two 

 gentlemen, he commenced business on his own 

 account, training his horses on Langton Wold, 

 and when the ground got very hard, taking them 

 to Hambleton. He was eminently successful as 

 a breeder and owner of racehorses as well as a 

 trainer. He bred Overton, Hambletonian, &c. ; 

 and owned, amongst others. Young Traveller, 

 with which horse he won the St. Lester and Don- 

 caster Cup in 1791 ; in the latter race beating 

 previous winners of the Leger in Mr. Crompton's 

 Phenomenon and Lord Fitzwilliam's Pewet. He 

 owned Traveller, a famous horse in his time, and 

 sold him to the Prince of Wales for 1,500 guineas 

 Avhen His Poyal Highness visited York Races in 

 1788. Beningbrough, Oberon, Tickle Toby, and 

 other famous horses were also his ; and it is to 

 him that we owe the introduction of two-year-old 

 racing". 



