MR. HENRY PAD WICK. 



ances, his friends could be put in the pulpit without 

 inconvenience.' At all events, one thing I can affirm — 

 Mr. Padwick knew everyone that was worth money, 

 or that had it to lend, or that wanted to borrow it. 



Mr. Padwick commenced racing in 1849, when he 

 ran his horses in the familiar black jacket and orange 

 cap, and assumed the aristocratic nom cle plume of 

 Howard. He began by buying a large number of 

 yearlings, for most of which he paid high prices. 

 These were sent to Danebury ; but not one of his, 

 nor indeed of any others sent there that year — over 

 forty in number — proved worth anything, except 

 Prestige, and she only won for him three races of 

 moderate value the following year. Such ill luck 

 would have daunted any but the most enthusiastic ; 

 but it redoubled his ardour. From that time he 

 became the man of the day amongst turfites. At all 

 the best yearling sales Mr. Padwick was to be seen, 

 my father by his side, giving 1,000 guineas for this 

 and 1,200 guineas for that, and fairly astounding the 

 ring of would-be buyers by the prices he bid. Yellow 

 Jack and Queens Head were bought out of the 

 Queen's or Mr. Greville's sale for these sums exactly, 

 if I remember rightly, the mare fetching the most. 

 His horses did not remain long at Danebury after 

 this, being transferred in 1853 to Findon, where my 

 father had still the management of his now small but 

 choice stable. Mr. Padwick had bought a property 

 here and built some excellent stabling, and from it he 



