400 HISTORY OF THE 



of his patron, upwards of forty years ago, Edwards 

 commenced on his own account, and was soon en- 

 trusted with the racing studs of Lord Villiers (the 

 present Earl of Jersey) and Sir John Shelley. 



It would greatly exceed our limits to enumerate 

 the numerous winners brought to the post under 

 Edwards' management, while acting as trainer to 

 these studs. It is sufficient to state, that Sir John 

 Shelley's famous horses, Phantom and Cedric, 

 sire and son, both winners of the Derby, came 

 out of his stable ; and among those of Lord Jer- 

 sey's we find the well-known names of Velure, 

 Antar, Prince Paul, Leopoldine, Cressy, Glenart- 

 ney, Middleton, Cobweb, Mameluke, Glencoe, 

 Ibrahim, Bay Middleton, Achmet, &c., &c. 



The form in which Edwards brought his horses 

 to the post has been generally admitted to have 

 been much superior to that accomplished by any 

 other trainer ; for he appeared to have acquired 

 the enviable and difficult science, of bringing his 

 horses into a condition, " not merely sufficient to 

 win one race, but many." 



He left behind him four sons, the eldest of 

 whom carries on his father's business as a trainer, 

 m the stables of the Old Palace at Newmarket. 

 The other three are well-known jockies. 



