Gentlemen Riders 



On the first-named horse he won twelve out of the thirteen 

 races he rode him in, and eleven out of twelve on Jacob. 



In 1875 he won the first Sandown Grand National on 

 Goldfinder, the race being worth ^2450. Others of his 

 winners were Sunball, Lucellum, Tom, Ismael, Verdi, 

 Congress, and Regal. 



The National Hunt Steeplechase was a very lucky race for 

 him, for out of his eleven rides he won it five times, viz. : 



1877 on The Bear 



1 88 1 ,, Pride of Prussia 



1882 ,, Llantarnam 



1883 „ Satellite 



1884 „ Equity 



whilst he was second in 1879 on Golden Cross, and third in 

 1870 and 1876 on Tom and Boyne Water respectively. 



Mr. W. H. P. Jenkins, one of the best judges, probably, of 

 steeplechasing in England, pays the following tribute to Mr. 

 Wilson's horsemanship : — 



"E. P. Wilson won the National Hunt for me on Llan- 

 tarnam at Derby, and for Tritton on Satellite, at Melton, both of 

 them being trained by myself. I have no hesitation in saying 

 that there are few horsemen who could have won on these 

 horses. 



" Llantarnam could stay for ever, but was a very stingy 

 jumper. Wilson came down the hill at Derby as if he was on 

 the best of jumpers. At Melton, Satellite fell at the first 

 fence, and was taken out by another horse, and again lost a 

 lot of ground, and then won by a head. 



" There has never been a better or more determined steeple- 

 chase rider than E. P. Wilson." 



In 1873 he made his first appearance in a Grand National 



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