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in 1807, and being buried at St. Sepulchre's, Holborn. 

 Thus, as is recorded by the Turf historian, ended in 

 misery, poverty, and disgrace the career of one of the 

 greatest jockeys that ever bestrode a horse. 



The younger Sam Chifney and the elder brother, 

 William, benefited by the tuition of old Sam, and the 

 " Chifney rush " in the first half of the present century 

 was the forerunner of the finest efforts of Fordham, 

 Archer, and John Osborne in our time. 



At the period John Osborne, senior, joined Lord 

 Chesterfield's stud at Bretby, the brothers Chifney were 

 the foremost men in their profession, and became 

 associated with his lordship in racing matters. 

 " Helvellyn," in the defunct Sporting Mirror, gives an 

 interesting rechauffee of their connection with Lord 

 Chesterfield, from which the following is excerpted: 



' The brothers Chifney were at the zenith of their 

 career about the year 1830. Up to that time they had 

 no horses of their own of any great merit, but in 1828 

 they brought out Zinganee, in 1830 Priam, and in 1831 

 Emiliana. With Zinganee they got third in the Derby 

 to those memorable dead-heaters, Cadland and the 

 Colonel, but he was far from well when the race was 

 decided. Zinganee had barely reached Epsom, 

 previously to the Derby, when his throat swelled, and 

 he ran profusely at the nose almost up to the time of 

 starting. To get even third, and a fair third too, in 

 such a condition, was no mean performance. The 

 following spring Zinganee beat Cadland easily by two 

 lengths at Newmarket, but after this race he had a 

 cough for nearly five weeks, and only had sixteen days 

 of good work before his victory for the Ascot Gold Cup. 

 Although the Chifneys were offered 3000 guineas for 

 Zinganee the day before the race, they preferred to sell 



