George Heasman
1889 - 1918
1889 - 1918
George H. Heasman, son of race-horse owner Harry Heasman, was killed in an accident when flying over Salisbury Plain on Satday, 19 January 1918.
George H. Heasman, son of race-horse owner Harry Heasman, was killed in an accident when flying over Salisbury Plain on Satday, 19 January 1918.
Born at East Grinstead in 1889, George was a most promising amateur rider who joined the cavalry soon after the war broke out. It was his father's close and long associations with various Sussex packs which gave his son a liking for hunting and, later, steeplechasing.
Born at East Grinstead in 1889, George was a most promising amateur rider who joined the cavalry soon after the war broke out. It was his father's close and long associations with various Sussex packs which gave his son a liking for hunting and, later, steeplechasing.
George's first public mount was on his father's Broomstick at Linfield in 1909, but, due to lack of riding opportunities, his first winner came some two years later in the Hanworth Park Hurdle at Kempton. With the ice broken, he proceeded to win a fair number of races including, in 1911, several winners in Vienna and Prague; however, that was also the year he broke his collar-bone in a fall at Hawthorn Hill.
George's first public mount was on his father's Broomstick at Linfield in 1909, but, due to lack of riding opportunities, his first winner came some two years later in the Hanworth Park Hurdle at Kempton. With the ice broken, he proceeded to win a fair number of races including, in 1911, several winners in Vienna and Prague; however, that was also the year he broke his collar-bone in a fall at Hawthorn Hill.
In 1914, George, who stood 5 ft 6 ins., headed the list of Gentleman Riders in Austria.
In 1914, George, who stood 5 ft 6 ins., headed the list of Gentleman Riders in Austria.