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KORNINGTON CANNONS RIDING CAREER. On a certain day in May, 1S73 the 21st to be i;xact Tom Cannon won tiie Somersetshire Stakes, then a race of some account, on a horse called Mornington. On the same day the successful jockey was presented with a son, who had bestowed upon him the name of the Bath winner above mentioned. It was almost inevitable that Mornington Cannon should maintain the traditions of the family by taking to the saddle, and as he served his apprenticeship with his father, it goes without saving that he received tuition of the best kind. In" due course he made his debut, his first mount in public being a lilly named Caroline. "Mornys" initial experience was not exactly encouraging, seeing that Caroline linished last. This, however, was only an incident. The young jockey was bound to ride winners, and at the Salisbury meeting of Jubilee year he opened his account on Flint. It was in the same season, by the way, that he sustained a nasty accident through a fall at Epsom, as a result of which he was unable to ride for some weeks. He was, however, on the back of Mr. Mackenzies Upset when that colt won the Goodwood Stewards Cup. "Moray" soon became one of the recognized leading riders, and in 1891. -when only eighteen years of age, he headed the list of winning jockeys with 137 successes, a feat he repeated in the year following, when his wins totalled 1S2. At his period he was first rider for Colonel North, the "Nitrate King." and was associated with the "City" and Jubilee victories of that gentlemans Nunthorpe, while another notable win at about the same time was that on Mr. "Jack" Hammonds Laureate II. in the Royal Hunt Cup. Cannon continued to figure well in the limelight, claiming a three-figure total for several consecutive, seasons, and finishing at the head of the table from 1S94 to 1S97 inclusive. The former of these years was an important one for "Morny." Among other happenings were the attainment of his majority, his marriage, and his first classic triumph. This was achieved on Throstle, which, starting at 50 to 1 against, defeated Ladas, her more fancied stable companion, Matchbox, and others. During his connection with the Kingsclere stable. Cannon was generally there or thereabouts in the great races, but it was not till 1S99 that he won his lirst :iid only Derby, on Flying Fox, on which he also Won the Two Thousand and St. Leger. Cannons other classic victories were those on La Roche and Our Lassie iii the Oaks. It is impossible to give anything like a complete list of Cannons handicap successes, though it may be noted that the City and Suburban was one of his luckiest races. Six times in all did he score in this Epsom event, the winners being Reve dOr, Nunthorpe as mentioned above Reminder, AAor-cester, Newhaven II., and The Snifter. In the later years of his active career Cannon, who adhered to the old style, rode few winners. In the autumn of 1907 he retired from the saddle, his last mount being on Marozzo at the Houghton meeting. Since then golf, at wliich game he is more than useful, ban been his" chief recreation, though he has always taken an interest in cricket, football, and other sports. London Sporting Life.
