246 MEN OF MY TIME. 



Little-cote Park, the owner of Wild Dayrell. The 

 horse was trained privately by Mr. Rickaby, Mr. 

 Etwall having the entire management of him. Wild 

 Dayrell did most of his work in Lord Craven's park 

 at Ashdown, in summer, or on the Downs adjacent. 

 Mr. Popham had but two or three horses, none of 

 which were good enough to lead Wild Dayrell in his 

 work; so Mr. Etwall purchased Jack Sheppard of Mr. 

 Ewbank for the purpose. But, like the rest of the horses 

 that galloped with Wild Dayrell, he was found, with 

 John Charlton the jockey on his back, unable to extend 

 the crack, leading the latter' s sanguine friends to say 

 that such a wonder had not been seen for years, and 

 that winning the Derby would be as easy to him as 

 winning a £50 plate. Wild Dayrell won the race; 

 yet, in my opinion, he had to thank Aldcroft, who 

 rode Lord of the Isles, for his victory rather than any 

 merit of his own. Mr. Popham did not after this 

 keep many horses, nor did he do any good with those 

 he kept, his luck having come all at once — or ' all of a 

 lump,' as the old woman graphically described it 

 when she found the sixpence. 



I do not suppose Mr. Etwall won much on the 

 race; for he very shortly afterwards had to give up 

 racing and coursing, and left England heavily in 

 debt. He lived many years in seclusion in France, 

 only running over to visit some old friends occasion- 

 ally, and then in strictest incog. He outlived his 

 brother William, the breeder of Andover, winner of 



