" GENTLEMEN-RIDERS " 85 



Mr. G Wynne Saunders- Davies bided his time 

 for years. As a little boy, to use an Irishism, he 

 was a " good man to hounds " in a difficult bank 

 country. Born at Pentre, a large country-house 

 a few miles from Cardigan, South Wales, one of 

 his earliest achievements was winning a small 

 event in the Tivyside Hunt Steeplechases. This 

 he accomplished on a blood pony ; it was an 

 artistic display of good horsemanship, which 

 made critical onlookers prophesy great things 

 of so youthful a sportsman. After leaving Win- 

 chester — he was one of the best " fields " in the 

 eleven — Mr. Gwynne Davies frequently trained 

 and rode his eldest brother's horses, the pick of 

 which was Fairy Queen. He has taken up his 

 abode near Cheltenham recently, where he super- 

 vises a training establishment. His hands were, 

 and indeed still are, nearly perfect, but, as a 

 steeplechase rider, he was 2 lbs. inferior to what 

 " Roddy Owen " was at his best, for, though firm 

 and courageous, he did not run such hazardous 

 risks. A lonof and tirino;- course like the National 

 suited him best ; he was never out of training, 

 and his wind was perfect, especially for a long 

 distance runner. A jockey like this, still in his 

 prime, and who required no stirrup-cup before 

 riding, was one who was extremely popular, 

 especially at Sandown, and over the big Ludlow 

 course, where he rode Cloister in that great 

 horse's last and ill-fated race. 



Mr. Sidney's was a name scarcely less familiar 

 to Metropolitan race-goers. This midland gentle- 

 man-rider took to jump-race riding somewhat 



