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Details provided by Eric Graham
Flat racing stopped in the 1890's,
but there was a steeplechase meeting up to the last war. In the 20's they had three
meetings a year. The old meeting started as '
Tom
Cannon & Plymouth Races. A Winning Start.
Elegance. Elegance in the saddle and on foot.
Integrity.........Tom Cannon
One of the best jockeys ever and perhaps one of the least known. A man whose worth was appreciated at the time though.
Winner of thirteen Classic races including a
Tom Cannon owed his start in racing to a chance meeting between his father, an Eton horse dealer, and William Sextie. An essay on William Sextie will be found elsewhere on this site, suffice to say here he was a very talented animal painter and trainer. He took on the twelve year old Cannon as an apprentice, and quickly appreciating his talent found him a place with the Days at Danebury, a much larger and 'fashionable' stable. Thus began a fine career as rider, trainer and owner.
Cannon was born, at Eton, on
The
Tradesmens Handicap Purse Of £60, 1 mile
Miss Eleanor | 4y 8-2 | Clement | 1 |
Mavourneen | 4y 6-10 | Cannon | 2 |
Water Sprite | 3y 7-9 | Gray | 3 |
Evens Miss Eleanor,
Won by a length; ten lengths.
Winner owned by Mr W Gulliver. Scarlet, blue cap.
The Chelston Manor Stakes - winner to be sold for £100
Of 3 sovs each, with 25 added Heats; 6 furlongs.
My Uncle | 2y 5-1 | Cannon | 1 | - | 1 |
Lisp | 2y 5-1 | Parsons | 2 | - | 2 |
Miss Sarah | 3y 6-8 | Pearson | 4 | 3 | dr |
Daisy | 4y 8-4 | Sadler | 3 | 4 | dr |
First heat won by a head; second a dead heat; third half a length.
The winner was sold for 48gns. Winner owned by Lord Portsmouth. White, black hoop
& cap. [No betting returns for this day were given.]
Tom Cannon died at the Grosvenor Hotel on
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