This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ... good enough to pay their way. It is evident he was anxious to have good ones in his stables by the prices he gave; but he bought several of that sort after their day was gone by: for example, Cotnte d'Artois, Banker, Longwaist, &c. &c. He had, however, several good winners, old Euphrates at their head ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ... good enough to pay their way. It is evident he was anxious to have good ones in his stables by the prices he gave; but he bought several of that sort after their day was gone by: for example, Cotnte d'Artois, Banker, Longwaist, &c. &c. He had, however, several good winners, old Euphrates at their head; and Whit-tington, Oswestry, and Halston, were esteemed very " smart" horses in the racing world. Indeed it is believed, that, in some hands, they would have been trump cards. As for himself, as a racing man, he was too severe upon his horses; they rarely came out fresh, after Chester and one or two other places; and therefore, this fact admitted, he had, I think, as much success as he could have expected. He seldom backed his horses to any serious amount; generally not at all. His stables were, as has been before stated, upon Delamere Forest, in Cheshire, and he had at different times for training-grooms--William Dunn (also his rider, who was killed); Maurice Jones, one of the old sort; William Dilly, and Thomas Horsley. Jones had always one answer to his master's question, " Shall we win this race, Maurice?"--" Well, I can't say, indeed, sir; but / think we shall be nigh handy, please God" His home stud-groom, Tinkler, was also one of the old sort, a careful nurser of young racing stock, but too fond of green meat to contend with young horses of the present day. Mr. Mytton never bred a good race-horse. i This anecdote of Maurice Jones reminds me of another. I was once on a visit to the late Mr. Bay-zand, of sporting notoriety, when he received a letter, inclosing a bill of expenses for training, from " old Sadler," as he was called, father to the present Isaac. It contained the following postscript: " I have had a terrible summer of it;...
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