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Samuel Darling, of Beckhampton, holds a high general 

 reputation, and some of the horses he has trained have 

 particularly distinguished themselves. Galtee More, the 

 winner in 1898 of the Two Thousand, The Derby, the 

 Prince of Wales' Stakes (Ascot), and the St. Leger, was 

 trained by him, as also was Kilcock (winner of the Queen's 

 Stand Plate, 1898 and 1899). Sinopi, the winner of the 

 Ascot Stakes, was also trained by him. 



A word in passing must be said of that well-known 

 trainer, William Goater, who died on March 21st, 1896. 

 Born in 1827, he was at an early age apprenticed to Mr. 

 J. B. Day, at Danebury, and when the latter moved to 

 Findon, Goater accompanied him. In 1855 Goater took 

 over the Findon establishment, where John Porter, the 

 Kingsclere trainer, was head lad. The most noted horse 

 he trained, that appeared at Ascot, was Petrarch, winner, 

 amongst other races, of the Gold Cup 1877, Prince of 

 Wales' Stakes 1876, Rous Memorial 1878. 



James Jewitt was born in 1855 at West Drayton, and 

 was apprenticed to the late Charles Blanton. Making 

 his mark first as a cross-country jockey, he afterwards 

 became a trainer, and followed that business with great 

 success. Piraeus, Valour, Petronel, and Goggles were under 

 his care. He trained Sweetbread, who won the Hunt 

 Cup for Lord Gerard, and among well-known horses 

 coming from his stables may be named Harvester, Satiety, 

 and Seabreeze. In 1881 Mr. Jewitt succeeded J. Cannon 

 at Bedford Cottage, and died in November, 1899. 



John Scott was a native of Chippenham, near New- 

 market. At an early age he was placed in the stable of 

 Mr. Croft, at Middleham. In 181 5, when his master sold 



