BLOODSTOCK AND RACING 



I bought her very cheaply off a farmer and then 

 sold her pretty well. 



When Fred became such a fashionable trainer I 

 wrote him that I felt my horses were not class 

 enough for him to bother with. He wrote me a very 

 nice letter back saying that he would always be 

 pleased to train any horse for me. I forget just 

 what other horses he had of mine, but I know he 

 did very well for me. 



I have had horses with several trainers — Basil 

 Jarvis, Sadler, Leach, Vasey at Hambleton, Matthew 

 Peacock, Captain Renwick and Peter Gilpin. 

 I remember being very lucky with a race I won at 

 Ripon or Redcar, I forget which. It took place 

 on a Bank Holiday and I caught an early train from 

 Harborough. When I got to Derby I popped 

 out and sent a wire to Captain Renwick to put me 

 £15 on. Then, when we got to Leeds, I realised 

 that my only chance of seeing the race was to get 

 a taxi straight to the course. Of course, the man 

 at the gate wanted me to pay, and I said : " Do 

 let me in, I've got a horse in this race." He said : 

 " The race is just over." I met my trainer leading 

 the horse in, and he congratulated me and said he 

 had told a Mr. Wilson (one of his patrons) to 

 put my money on. Then I came across Mr. 

 Wilson, who also congratulated me and said : 

 " I put your £S0 on." He misunderstood Captain 

 Renwick, who he thought said it was £50 I wanted 

 on, so I won ;£300 as the horse started at 6 to 1 . 



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