The owners of Lackham in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries ...
The owners of Lackham in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries ...
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<strong>The</strong> Manor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong> IV : 19 th & 20 th century <strong>owners</strong><br />
This card gives a “potted” history <strong>of</strong> his turf successes<br />
Turf Personalities<br />
A SERIES OF 50<br />
22<br />
Lord Glanely<br />
Lord Glanely, who was born <strong>in</strong> 1868, has been an owner <strong>of</strong> racehorses for<br />
over thirty years <strong>and</strong> as Sir William Tatem won many races before <strong>the</strong><br />
War. He enjoyed phenomenal luck <strong>in</strong> 1919 when his colt Gr<strong>and</strong> Parade won<br />
<strong>the</strong> Derby, <strong>and</strong> he created a record as a w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g owner by carry<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>f no<br />
fewer than eight races at Ascot. Later he gave 15,000 gu<strong>in</strong>eas for Blue<br />
Ensign <strong>and</strong> 11,800 gu<strong>in</strong>eas for Westward Ho! He has won several<br />
important h<strong>and</strong>icaps; Sunderl<strong>and</strong> Capt.ur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Doveridge H<strong>and</strong>icap<br />
Capture Him <strong>the</strong> Wok<strong>in</strong>gham Stakes, <strong>and</strong> Navigator <strong>the</strong> Stewards' Cup. In<br />
1928 his w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g stakes totalled 414,000 [gu<strong>in</strong>eas].<br />
ISSUED BY<br />
Ogdens<br />
BRANCH OF IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO<br />
(OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND) LTD<br />
Fig, 33 Text on <strong>the</strong> back <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cigarette card *<br />
Lord Glanely purchased <strong>Lackham</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1919. <strong>The</strong> date isn’t exactly certa<strong>in</strong>, a<br />
peerage published <strong>in</strong> 1919 gives him as still liv<strong>in</strong>g at “<strong>The</strong> Court”, St Fagan’s,<br />
Cardiff ” 346 but he certa<strong>in</strong>ly owned <strong>the</strong> estate by 1920 347 . It is said that <strong>in</strong><br />
January 1920 he moved to <strong>Lackham</strong> <strong>and</strong> booked a special tra<strong>in</strong> to move his<br />
household “lock, stock <strong>and</strong> barrel, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> animals, from Cardiff” 348<br />
346 Walford (1919) ibid p536<br />
347 Kelly (1920) Directory <strong>of</strong> Wiltshire p129 <strong>Lackham</strong> House Lord Glanely<br />
348 Brocklebank, (1968) <strong>The</strong> Heraldry <strong>of</strong> St Cyriac’s Lacock p 14 states that this was<br />
a direct quote from one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people <strong>in</strong> Lord Glanely’s employ at <strong>the</strong> time.<br />
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