226 MEMORIES OF MEN AND HORSES 



with 52 Stephen's Review cartoons in his Mai ton home. 

 Perhaps he has it still. 



Richard Marsh I have also known for many years 

 indeed it was before Egerton House was built that 

 Phil May and I went to see him at Lordship, where he 

 showed us pictures of notable horses trained by him for 

 the Duke of Hamilton. Marsh was in his day a fine 

 cross-country horseman in fact he was well schooled 

 in every department of his profession. His first grand 

 triumph came with Persimmon, and he has since then 

 trained three other Derby winners from Egerton House, 

 where for years he had other horses besides King 

 Edward's, but now for some time past his services 

 have been devoted exclusively to the King, until, last 

 summer, Lord Lascelles was admitted to the stable. 

 There is no better or more courteous sportsman than 

 Richard Marsh, nor is anyone better able to make the 

 very best of the horses entrusted to his charge. 



Mrs Marsh I have known since her Beckhampton 

 days, when she was invaluable to her father, the late 

 Sam Darling, as a volunteer secretary. She has now 

 a married daughter, so time has flown apace ! 



None of the old-timers do I like better than Martin 

 Gurry, whom I saw ride Catalogue to victory at Thirsk 

 in 1864, as I remembered perfectly well when dining 

 with him and the late W. T. Robinson some years ago. 

 Gurry has retired from training, but he still continues 

 to breed excellent blood stock and gets good prices for 

 them. He was formerly head man to Robert Peck 

 at Russley when they had Doncaster and Bend Or, 

 and he has a wealth of anecdote which would make 

 a fascinating book if he would consent to the 

 making. 



