A Lady Jockey.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 September 1910, Page 4

A Lady Jockey.

Now a lady enters upon the scene as a match-maker, as set forth in the following announcement, which appeared in August, 1799:— "A match for 500 guineas and 100 C guineas bye four miles, between Colonel Thornton's Vingarillo and Mr .Mint's br li Thornville, by Volunteer. .Mrs Thorntoai to "ride ,hor own against Mr Flint's." Tremendous interest was aroused by the terms of the match, and according to the York Herald of that week" A ever did we witness such an assemblage of people as were drawn together on the above oeasion—one hundred thousand at least." The race was over a distance of foiu miles, and it would appear that fai more than three miles Mrs Thornton made the running, but Mr .Flint then took the lead. In the run home the lady was easily beaten. ; lhe betting on the race was heavy indeed, for wo are told that "not loss than £200,000" depended on (Mrs I liornton s match. Not long alter wards the same lady -reappears as 'walk.ng over" at York. Further laurels awaited her on the same day, foir later in the afternoon she • ode, and won, her celebrated race •on JxMiisn, a mare belonging to her husband, against Mr Bromford's Allegro radden by the famous jockey Buckle. J3y all accounts the lady displayed the most brilliant power of jodcevshiE, for at the distance Buckle had managed to get a lead of two lengths, Imt was TXromptly challenged by the lady who after a severo struggle, won J>y .half a length amidst the enthusiastic cheering iof tire vast crowd wliic:h bad assombled to witness tihe match." Mrs Thornton was dressed on th'at occasion "in a purple cap and waistcoat and nankeen-coloured skirts, wlneli, being short, showed her embroidered stockings and rnm--pie shoes-, ,, - Famous Matdies of the Past," by T. H. Brtnraie, in Fry's Magazine. '