Joseph Hathaway
1850 - 1900
1850 - 1900
Amateur rider Joseph Allan Hathaway was born in 1850. He rode his first winner on a mare named Dainty – a horse that was to serve him well in future years – in the Froome Hunt Purse at Bromyard on May 23, 1872.
Amateur rider Joseph Allan Hathaway was born in 1850. He rode his first winner on a mare named Dainty – a horse that was to serve him well in future years – in the Froome Hunt Purse at Bromyard on May 23, 1872.
He enjoyed his best year numerically in 1874 with nine wins. Also that year, he had his first ride in the Grand National on Dainty, who started the 66-1 rank outsider of the field. She gave Mr Hathaway a good ride until being brought down by the falling 1872 winner Casse Tete at the third last fence.
He enjoyed his best year numerically in 1874 with nine wins. Also that year, he had his first ride in the Grand National on Dainty, who started the 66-1 rank outsider of the field. She gave Mr Hathaway a good ride until being brought down by the falling 1872 winner Casse Tete at the third last fence.
Twelve months later, Dainty was a more fancied 25-1 shot and for a while she looked like giving her amateur rider a memorable triumph. Mr Hathaway hit the front on Dainty with two fences left to jump but was joined by Tommy Pickernell on Pathfinder over the last. At the line, following a great duel on the run-in, it was Pathfinder’s race by half a length. That was Mr Hathaway’s final attempt at the world’s most famous steeplechase.
Twelve months later, Dainty was a more fancied 25-1 shot and for a while she looked like giving her amateur rider a memorable triumph. Mr Hathaway hit the front on Dainty with two fences left to jump but was joined by Tommy Pickernell on Pathfinder over the last. At the line, following a great duel on the run-in, it was Pathfinder’s race by half a length. That was Mr Hathaway’s final attempt at the world’s most famous steeplechase.
He went on to ride a total of 43 winners over jumps, the last of them on Manna, who dead-heated with Ted Wilson’s mount Lady Curall in the Stewards’ Stakes for hunters at Moreton-in-Marsh on March 13, 1879.
He went on to ride a total of 43 winners over jumps, the last of them on Manna, who dead-heated with Ted Wilson’s mount Lady Curall in the Stewards’ Stakes for hunters at Moreton-in-Marsh on March 13, 1879.
Joseph Hathaway died at Malvern on Thursday 16 August 1900, aged 50.
Joseph Hathaway died at Malvern on Thursday 16 August 1900, aged 50.