William Boynton
Spadassin was the easy winner of the 1829 Ayr Gold Cup. Owned by Sir William Maxwell, the 4-y-o grey colt was ridden by Boynton. On Thursday, 25 November 1824, riding a grey gelding belonging to Mr Rutherford, Boynton won a 20 Guineas match by some '10 to 15 yards' when beating Mt Oliphant's bay mare ridden by Issac Scott at North Inch Races. Both carried 13 stone. William Boynton died at his home in Irvine on Thursday 6 January 1831.
