George Mizen
Mizen began his career as a jockey in southern England, riding mainly at Newmarket. He decided to chance his luck in France and, initially, riding for Count Lagrange, things went well. He won the 1868 French Cesarewitch on Alabama, and the French Two Thousand Guineas and French Derby on Consul the next year. He also won most of the other principal races in France.
Mizen began his career as a jockey in southern England, riding mainly at Newmarket. He decided to chance his luck in France and, initially, riding for Count Lagrange, things went well. He won the 1868 French Cesarewitch on Alabama, and the French Two Thousand Guineas and French Derby on Consul the next year. He also won most of the other principal races in France.
On Wednesday afternoon, 26th February, 1873, George Mizen - at his residence of La Morlaye, near Chantilly - wrote a short note to his wife and two children.
On Wednesday afternoon, 26th February, 1873, George Mizen - at his residence of La Morlaye, near Chantilly - wrote a short note to his wife and two children.
The note read: ‘This is my last day. Goodbye. G Mizen’.
The note read: ‘This is my last day. Goodbye. G Mizen’.
George Mizen then committed suicide by jumping down a well attached to the premises.
George Mizen then committed suicide by jumping down a well attached to the premises.
No reasonable explanation was ever uncovered.
No reasonable explanation was ever uncovered.