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ONE OF ENGLANDS BEST Incidents in Career of Elder Tom Cannon and His Many Turf Triumphs One of the most famous English jockeys of all times was tliu elder Thomas Cannon who lived to lie ripe old age of 71 and died July 13 117 Concerning his achievements in the paddle tlic Lon ¬ don Sporting Life relates the following followingTom Tom Cannon was the son of a Windsor horst dealer and was born at Eaton in ISNi He was as ¬ sociated with horses from his carIiest years anil could ride sufficiently well at five years of age U be trusted out on a pony without supervision supervisionHe He served nn apprenticeship with John Day at Danebury and had his first mount in public in 1800 riding Mavourncen in a race at Plymouth The maru fell and Cannon was flung over the rails but happily escaped serious injury Indeed he won a race on the following day on a horse called My Uncle UncleAt At Hint period he could go to scale at fiftyfour pounds but his weight rapidly increased Ills first big win was on Isoline in the Manchester Cuif of 18 5 and seventeen years later he won the same race on her grandson Isonomy Isonomy Ormonde and Springfield were in Cannons opinion the best horses lie rode Cannon also won the Manchester Cup on LAbbesse de Jouarre He was successful in all the classic races and won the Derby on Shotover in 18S2 He Avon the Two Thousand Guineas on Pilgrimage Shotover Enterprise and Enthusiast the One Thousand Guineas on Kepiilse Pilgrimage and Busybody the Oaks on Busybody Brigantine Marie Stuart and Gcheimniss and the St Leger on Robert the Devil Busybody was I he property of Abington Baird for whom Cannon rode as first jockey for three years at the prints ly retainer of 15000 pounds a year yearMANY MANY BIG HANDICAPS TO HIS CREDIT CREDITAmong Among Cannons big handicap successes wro the Cambridgeshire on Ackworth the Great Metro ¬ politan on Mornington the Chester Cup on Pageant the Kbor Handicap on Isonomy the Ccsarewitch on Robert the Devil and Tencbreuse the Stewards Cup on Sweetbread and the Liverpool Autumn Cup on St Mirin The deceased also rode the winner of the Ascot Gold Cup on four occasions and was successful in the French Derby twice and also four times in the Grand Prix de Paris ParisCannon Cannon married John Days daughter and on his employers death in 1SS2 became trainer at Danebury lie prepared Busybody to win the Oaks and nearly won the Derby of 1815 with Curzon a halfbred gelding owned in partnership by himself and the late Tom Robinson Geldings nowadays ars not eligible to run for the Derby Cannon owned and trained the City and Suburban winner Reminder and the horse was ridden by his son Morny Other successes as a trainer were achieved with Playfair Grand National Redpath Autcuil Grand Steeplechase and Billow Ascot Stakes StakesCannon Cannon removed from Danebury to Stockbridge nine years ago and gave up training in 1915 He was remarkably successful as a trainer of jockeys among those who rose to eminence in the pro ¬ fession who owe their skill largely to his tuition being his sons Mornington and Kempton the late Jack Watts S Loates W T Robinson and Arthur Coventry CoventryCannon Cannon believed that jockeys were made not born and that hard work was the only sure road to success His son Morny used to spend five hours in the saddle winter or summer alike
