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visited Malton, so I was not able to learn from the fine old fellow as 

 much of his master's history as I wished ; but I highly enjoyed his 

 stories, told, as they were, in the quaint and matter-of-fact style peculiar 

 to him and others of the most sporting shire in England. 



As second jockeys, those whom Scott employed most were Jim 

 Robinson, Simon Templeman, Frank Buckle, Elnathan Flatman, and 

 Frank Butler. 



Until about 1845 Whitewall's first jockey was William Scott, a younger 

 brother of John, and as he was about the best man of his day, I may 

 here sandwich part of his history with his brother's. 



In physique they differed, for while the jockey was little, the trainer 

 was of goodly proportions, although not tall. Bill Scott had a great 

 knowledge of pace, and as a jockey ranks among the best in our history, 

 while his career was, with one or two exceptions, quite the longest. 



He rode in public for thirty years, and won nearly all the great 

 races, among them being three Two Thousands, four Derbys, three 

 Oaks, nine St. Legers, together with the Champagne Stakes nine times, 

 and the Doncaster Two-year- old Stakes six times. His principal cup 

 victories were achieved on Touchstone, Glaucus, Hornsea, Cardinal 

 PuflF, and Hetman Platoff. 



His St. Leger wins were : — 



1821 on :Mr. Powlett's Jack Spigot 

 1825 ,, Mr. Watts' Memnon 



1828 ,, Mr. Petre's The Colonel 



1829 ,, Do. Rowton 

 1838 „ Lord Chesterfield's Don John 



1839 on Major Yarhurgh's Charles 

 XII., after a dead heat 

 with Euclid 



1840 ,, Ld. Westminster's Launcelot 



1841 ,, Do. Satirist 

 1846 ,, hisownhorseSirTattonSykes 



His Derby wins were : — 

 1832 on Mr. Ridsdale's St. Giles I 1842 on Colonel Anson's Attila 



1835 ,, Mr. Bowes' Miindig I 1843 ,, Mr. Bowes' Cotherstone 



His Oaks wins were : — 



1836 on his brother's mare Cyprian | 1841 on Lord Westminster's Ghuznee 

 1838 ,, Lord Chesterfield's Industry I 



His riding of Miindig in the Derby of 1835 and of Satirist in the 

 Leger of 1841, as described by " The Druid," " were the finest specimens 

 of his style, which, as far as daring and decision went, has, perhaps, 

 never been matched." 



He rode another desperate finish in the Leger of 1829, when for Mr. 

 Petre he won it on Rowton from Voltaire. Bill rode The Colonel in 

 the dead heat with Cadland for the Derby in 1828, but standing to 

 win £10,000 on his mount, it affected his nerve and he lost the 

 decider. He rode Charles XII. in the dead heat with Euclid for the 

 Leger in 1839, and, standing to win on either, won the run-off. 



Bill owned Sir Tatton Sykes, and at York, in 1847, had a great 

 match with him against Traverser, owned by the eccentric Mr. J. 

 O'Brien. This race was a mile, and is remarkable for being about 

 the fastest ever run — time, Imin. 42sec. Traverser was considered 



