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ENGLANDS GREATEST MODERN TRAINERS, It is pleasing to be able to wish another prosperous vear lo such backbones of their profession as Jim "itvan. Dick .Marsh, C. Archer, Joe Cannon, Alfred liavhoe. T. Leader, W. A. Jar-vis. A. B. Sadler, Fred. Webb. M. Gurry, Percy Peck anil Tom Jennings, and though, Ryan, Archer and Hayhoe have retired, they have interest in their sons or nephews, and they are links with the past that we can ill spans. Ryan is the senior among them all, but he was able to get to the course to see the big Autumn Handicaps and the Middle Park Plate, though the good old chap found some degree of sadness in the disappearance of his old friends, of whom nearly all had gone. I am not quite sure which began trainig first of he or Dick Marsh, hut I think they botli started .in the same year, Ryan coming from Gullane. the Scottish home of the Dawsons and Waughs, to Green Lodge, and Marsh to Lordship Kami, in 1S72. Green Lodge in those davs was onlv a modest training home, with old-fashioned house and boxes: but his early success with the wonderful Springfield attracted a larger stud, and so the present luxurious establishment came to he built. It was in 1S73 that Springfield was foaled, and though Ryan had a lot of good ones through his hands, he never trained a better. In addition to his Hat racers, Ryan always had some or the highest class steeplechasers and hurdle racers, and with Captain Machell and Marsh with strong stables also, we used to win Grand Nationals as well as munv other big races over a country. Before Marsh started training he was among the best jockevs on the thu. and among other races rode rhe winner of the New Stakes at Ascot. But across count rv In; was one of the gamest of the game, and in those days he would ride anything anvwhere, and broken bones and knock-outs he expected more often than not. Like Green 1-odge, L the Lordship Farm was little more than a miniature I farm house, with a thatch roof, occupied previously Rob Musk, who was well known in racing aud coursing circles, and here in 1S72 Marsh started rbv training for the courtly Captain DOrsay and Mr. II. Raltnzzi, with the Duke of Hamilton, for whom he always rode, following directly after: and so on to the Marquis of Ilartington, Lord Dudley, etc.. until he reached the highest position a trainer can aspire to when appointed trainer to his late Majesty King Edward, and now for the present king. Among the best jumpers Marsh trained and rode in his earlier days were Cloister. The Nun. .Tannic, Jackal. Scot Guard, Tliorntleld. Bolero, Captain and Royal Meath; nnd among the flat racers. Persimmon, Diamond Jubilee, Florizel II.. Minora, Paradox. Miss tlVinuny. Morion, Ossian, Hopbloom. Marvel, Jeddah. I ktrntheru, Unicorn and scores more of the highest ass, a record Hint can never be equalled or .xur-llSSill. UMt Hayhoe, Mr. Rothschilds old trainer, started out the same time at Exeter House, the only tabllshmeut in England, I believe, with a cov- ered exercise ride. It is a circular affair with a shed built all around the outside, and a wall about four feet high on the inside; the track, which is some twelve feet wide, ltciug composed of sand. It was built by the old Lord Exeter, and as horses could canter round at a good pace, it was considered to play a prominent part in getting the Lincoln horses forward in the days when our winters were winters indeed. Hayhoes first patrons were, I think. Count Festetics, one of the Baltazzis, for whom he won the Brocklesby with Corydalis, and I also had a couple with him. But on the death of his father Havhoe began a long and successful career with Baron and Mr. Leopold de Rothschild. When Joe Caution first came to Newmarket, ho went to assist Captain .Machell and the late James Jewitt with the fiat racers and steeplechasers which was, I believe, altout the same time Marsh, Ryan and Hayhoe began; and amongst the earliest important winners he was connected with were Trap-Itist. which won the Stewards Cup at Goodwood m 1S75; Oxonian, which carried Fred Archer to victory so many times, and Petronel. which Fordliam rode to victory in the Two Thousand for the popular Duke of Beaufort. In those days the practice gallops of the Grand National horses over the fences was a sight large crowds would collect to see, and the Captain never could find out which was the ltest Grand National horse he ever owned. In the vear that Joe Cannon won on Regal, lioth the Captain and Jewitt preferred Chandos, but the latter brilliant horse blundered a fence or two from home. Seaman, which just beat Cyrus a head, was a good horse, but very awkward to ride owing to carrvlng his head high and being afraid of one side of liis mouth. When Jewitt took charge of Captain MaeheHs stables. Cannon trained for Lord Boseberv, and so. as time went by, he settled at lAtrdship Farm when Marsh went to his new palatial home to traiu for the king. As recent records show, he is still going as strong as ever, and has won the Lincolnshire Handicap, the Duke of York Stakes, the Cambridgeshire, and the Manchester Handicap within the last two years. W. A. Jarvis has lived ever since he first started training at Waterwitch House and in a long career he has had a number of good horses, that, except for bad luck or other causes, would have won the Derby. Ravensbury, for instance, ran the great Isinglass to a length and a half at Epsom, and was much nearer in the Two Thousand; and Cyllene, sire of Cicero, Minora, Leniberg and Tagalie, was the best horse of his time, but was omitted from the Derby entry. Earlier in his career Jarvis scored one of the greatest handicap coups of the gambling era when Dog Rose won the Stewards Cup at Goodwood, and that he is still among the best, his recent successes on the fiat and with hurdle racers amply testify. Fred Webb did not give up race rfdiug until the nineties, and among .his early patrons were "Mr. Jersey," and John Hammond. For the first-named he trained a lot of gotd winners, including Merman, with which lie won the Goodwood Cup, the Ascot Gold Cup, the Cesarewitch, and other good races, and then just when he had taken rank amongst the leading trainers of the day ho was tempted abroad. Afer a successrul engagement on the continent lasting several years. Fred Webb returned to Newmarket last year looking as hard and well as if he was one of the youngest members of the training profession, and a man with such a record ought not to lack patronage for u moment. It is a long time since Fred first came to Newmarket, for it was when living -with his uncle, Tom Brown, at Graham Place, where Felix Leach now lives, the he gained his first experience of stable life and race riding, aud he was as earlv as lSGfi engaged by that great master of bis craft. Matthew Dawson, to ride light weight and second jockey to Tom French, one of the most gentlemanly and genial men one could wish to meet. Webb went off at once with wiuning the Stewards Cup on Fichu, and the Cesarewitch on Cherie, whilst his victory on Digby Grand in the City and Suburban in 1S72 set the seal on his raniw as a jockey. He subsequently rode Doncaster to victory in the Derby, and he was generally ad mitted to be one of the strongest finishers of Ins day. On Hampton he fairly got the best of Archer on Glendale in the Northumberland Plate, and another victory due to his riding was when, on Mor-ence, ho beat Tom Snowden for- the Cambridgeshire in 18S4. One of his last important victories w-as on Sheen for the Cesarewitch. and when he finallv rctired he had the fine record of G00 wins, which included all the best races in England, and the Grand Prize at Baden-Baden. He also assisted in the preparation of The Scot for the Grand National, and rode him himself into fourth place. No man living knows more about the riding and training or a race horse than Webb. C irchcr was first brought out by the astute Teddv Braylev. who in 1S72 won the Grand National withCasse Tote, the City and Suburban with Morn-ington in 1S7:5, and no end of big races; but wheu Archer came to Newmarket he started in a small stable near the old station as trainer for Mr. A. Seville. Next he trained lor Mr. Arthur Cooper and Mr. Gretton. and his success attracting the Earl of EUesmcre, the latter sent him his horses at the close of the seventies. Few who see Archer today would guess that he was training big winners as long as thirty years ago. and among his earliest successes for Lord Ellesinore Were the victory of Wallenstein in the Manchester Cu-. the Liverpool Cup with Boswell, and the Stewards Cup with Lowland Chief, which was ridden by Fred Webb. With Highland Chief he only lost the. Derby by a neck to St. Blaise and recently he acted as trainer to Mr. E. Dresden until the year before last, when he retired in favor or his nephew. E. Pratt. "Warren Hill." in London Sporting Life..-;
