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York Meeting of August, 1772. One of the best of his North Country predecessors 

 was Thomas Jackson, who rode and trained for Mr. Cuthbert Routh, of Snape Hall, 

 near Bedale, and for Mr. Jenison Shafto at Newmarket, who died at the age of 

 sixty-two, " worn out in the service of his friends," as his epitaph in Nunnington 

 Church declares, though a stern accuracy compels me to relate that he left the Turf in 

 consequence of the opinions held concerning his riding against Leonard Jewison at 

 York, which also led to his being supplanted as principal rider by Anthony Wheatley 

 in the stables so successfully managed by his brother, Christopher Jackson, who rode 



Lord Darlington's " Rubens " (1805) by "Buzzard." 



Matchem for Mr. Fenwick of Bywell, and afterwards trained at Middleham for 

 Messrs. John Pratt of Askrigg, John Coates, William Bethell, Jenison Shafto and 

 others, until his death in 1790. 



When Singleton retired, Lord Rockingham gave the green jacket to Christopher 

 Scaife of Bedale, a pupil of the Christopher Jackson just mentioned, and husband of one 

 of Singleton's nieces, on the recommendation of Mr. John Pratt. After Lord 

 Rockingham's death in 1782 Scaife continued his work for Lord Fitzwilliam, until an 

 accident in 1793 compelled him to retire, for Sir William Lowther's Minion fell 



