CHAPTER XX 



STRAY THOUGHTS ABOUT TRAINERS 



The Older Trainers William I'Anson at Highfield Triumph with 

 Mintagon Curling Marsh at Egerton House Great Victories 

 "Old Gurry "Rode Catalogue in 1864 No. i Bass Dobson 

 Peacock John Osborne " The Old Pusher "Felix Leach- 

 All-round Sportsman George Blackwell Chaleureux and New- 

 haven Mr Gilpin Spearmint and Kozak What next? Mr 

 George Lambton Great Winners "Joe" Butters " Willie * 

 Waugh Percy Peck John Dawson A. B. Sadler Sam 

 Pickering Buccaneer Others 



NATURALLY I have known, and know, many 

 trainers, but will only deal here with the older 

 ones, some of whom I have written a good deal 

 about already. I hardly remember a time when I did 

 not know William I'Anson, who trained many great 

 winners at Malton for the late Mr Perkins and, along 

 with his brother Miles, ran the Blink Bonny Stud. 

 Jenny Howlet, Beauclerc, Chittabob, Breadknife and 

 Self Sacrifice may be mentioned in connection with 

 his successes, and his crowning triumph was to win 

 the Cesarewitch with the straight-kneed Mintagon, 

 whom two other famous trainers had given up as hope- 

 less. William is still fresh enough to carry on his good 

 work, but somehow I think he prefers curling, bowls 

 and an occasional game at billiards. There is no 

 better judge of a yearling, and he was very popular 

 at Newmarket when he settled down there for a year 

 or two. I remember he used to have a screen covered 

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