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I i : i , i , . , , i ONE OF ENGLANDS POPULAR RIDERS. There is no more i opiilar — and deserveillv popular — memlier of the riding profession of the present day than Charles Trigg, to give him bis full name, though probably no one ever thinks of him as Charles. It might be Charlie, or anything else, but the formal "Charles" would not seem appropriate where Trigg was concerned. Trigg first beheld the light of day in ISM. so that he is now thirty-one years of age. The quadruped known as the horse always ap-liealed to Trigg, and he took to race riciing much as a duck takes to water. He was apprenticed to Mr. George Thursby— who could himself ride more than a little — and made his debut in 1900. His first winner was Aggressor, and, having once got a start, he has never looked back. He has not made mncli of a show on the classic records, it is true, his only winner in any of the- really "great" events bavipg been Rosedrop, which defeated Evolution, Pernelle and others in the Oaks of l!MO in the colors of Sir William Bass. Trigg, who does not make a specialty of flash finishes, made no mistake aliout winning, either, there being four lengths between Rosedrop and her nearest attendant. Quite a numlier of important handicaps have-however, fallen to his share. Doubtless he derived more than ordinary pleasure from his triumph on Mercutio in the Lincolnshire Handicap of 1911 wearing the somber jacket of Mr. Hibbert. for whom he has ridden for a good manv years. Trigg was also on the back of Ebor when Mr. Bendons four-year-old got the better of a tussle with Denu Swift iu the Jubilee Handicap of six vears ago Another success that Trigg would appree-iate was that scored on Veudale. belonging to his old master Mr. Thursby. in tlie Chester Cup of 1003. Trigg also rode Mintagon when that five-year-old won the Cesarewiteh for Mr. Hill in 1900. while it was be who guided Mr. Alee Tavlors Highness when that filly annexed the Liverpool Autumn Cup four years later. He can. in aeldition. claim a couple of victories in the Royal Hunt Cup, having ridden Bachelors Double in 1010 and Eton Boy in 1912. This year lie finished ninth on tlie list, with nineteen wins to his credit. He has seen life, having ridden in various conn- • tries. He was engaged in Austria prior to the war, and was in that country when hostilties broke out. Tfc,e great thing then was to get back to tlie old country as quickly as possible, ami this Trigg succeeded in doing after a number of interesting and. in parts, exciting experiene-es. Had he not had the luck to fall in with a Kings messenger, to whom he stuck closer than a brother, it is quite possible that he would not have arrived at all. But that is another story. — London Sporting Life. _______
