A Jockey Family 



as well as myself rode a winner over a country at 

 the first time of asking. Mine was " Struanite," 

 William's "Magpie," Robert's "Swindler," and 

 John's " Saltator II." It seems to me that is 

 assuredly a record so far as one jockey family is 

 concerned. My brother " Bill," the now well- 

 known trainer at South Hatch, is about eighteen 

 months older than I am, and considerably heavier. 

 He has given up riding in races for some time. 

 He was a fine horseman in his day. He had his 

 first mount at the Sandown Autumn Meeting in 

 1881. That was on the late Mr George Master- 

 man's " Lord March," in a selling nursery, and on 

 that occasion William went to scale at 7 st. 2 lb. 

 He now weighs about 12 st. His first winning 

 mount under Jockey Club Rules was at the old 

 Croydon Meeting — we always did fairly well at 

 Woodside, both on the flat and over a country 

 — where he steered Mr J. N. Astley's " Magpie " 

 to victory in artistic style. Also triumphant was 

 brother William in his first effort in public over 

 hurdles, when he carried the late Mr T. V. 

 Morgan's colours in a hunter's plate at the 

 Manchester January Meeting, in 1884. He 

 was compelled to relinquish public riding by 

 increased weight and the cares of a large train- 

 ing establishment. 



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