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obtained his first lessons in horsemanship in Mr. Frank 

 Neal's stables, where his talent soon became so evident 

 that he was transferred to the establishment of Mr. Lad- 

 brooke, an influential patron of the Turf and Master of 

 Foxhounds in Surrey, who subsequently became associated 

 with Mr. Shakespeare in the management of a large 

 stud of racehorses at Newmarket. At a later stage of 

 his career Arnull took engagements with Lord George 

 Cavendish (afterwards Lord Burlington), the Marquis of 

 Exeter, Lord Lichfield, and other noblemen and gentlemen. 

 Arnull's peculiar excellence as a jockey was best displayed 

 in private trials ; his horsemanship was of a high class, 

 though not distinguished by particular science, and a great 

 measure of his success must be attributed to an admirable 

 judgment and an honesty which was inviolable. These 

 valuable qualities were unhappily united with a very violent 

 temper. William Arnull died at Newmarket on April 29th, 

 1835. His Ascot successes number fifteen. He won His 

 Majesty's Plate on Mr. Wyndham's Centaur in the years 

 1823 and 1824, and in 1826 and 1828 on the same owner's 

 Chateau Margaux. In 1824 and 1825 he won the Gold 

 Cup on Lord G. H. Cavendish's Bizarre, and the same 

 race in 1833 on Lord Exeter's Galata. 



Wheatley was the son of an eminent jockey of that 

 name who rode for the celebrated O' Kelly. He was a 

 fine horseman, and esteemed a dangerous opponent in 

 a race by reason of his tact in creeping up to his horses, 

 and winning when least expected. He rode Mameluke 

 in some of his best races. In 1829, on the occasion of the 

 last visit to Ascot of George IV., he displayed extra- 

 ordinary skill in a famous struggle on that horse against 



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