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VETERAN ENGLISH TRAINER DIES The death lias occurred at the ripe old age of 83 of Thomas Wadlow, whose achievements on the turf will be remembered more by the older school of racegoers than by the present generation. At one time there was no more familiar figure on the turf than the tall "riprfglifr figure of Tom Wadlow," whose stable at Stanton during a long and honorable career housed many smart horses. Some big handicap triumphs have been associated with the Stanton stable during Wadlows career as a trainer, which dates back from 1858, and it was in 1892, when he had charge of Lord Bradfords horses, that Wadlow trained for that nobleman liis first Derby winner in Sir Hugo, a feat he came near accomplishing ten years: previously wheii Quicklime ran second to the Dttke of Westminsters S.liotover. Wadlows first patron was Captain Christie, for iWhom lie won 32 races- with a mare called. Miss Julia, and" among other successes secured the Brocklesby with Spicebox. The late Eari Wilton whs also a patron of Wadlows stable, and for the Earl lie won the Cambridgeshire of 1808 with See Saw, which Was the mount of George Fordham. That good looking horse took the Royal Hunt Cup in the following year, and Footstep did well in the same colors, among other successes taking the Liverpool Autumn Cup of 1870, and coming out in the following spring to win the Ltncplrishire Handicap. Among others Wadlow trained for were such . as Colonel FOrster, Lord Cliplmondelby and Mr, H. T. Fenwick.i One of his greatest triumphs for Lord Bradford Ayas achieved with that remarkably good horse Chippendale, which won the Ascot Derby, the Cesarewiteli as a three-year-old in 1879, the Great Metropolitan in the following year, while he twice secured the Jockey Club Cup. Retreat was another horse that did good service for the- stable, and Merir Andrew carried Lord Bradfords colors to victory in the Manchester Cup and in the Epsom Grand Prize in 18S8. A strict disciplinarian in connection with his stable at Stanton, Wadlow had a character for sternness, but he was thoroughly profipient in his art and possessed any amount of patience witli the animals submitted to his care. Manchester Sporting Chronicle. ,
