Arthur Tempest
1837 - 1920
1837 - 1920
Arthur Cecil Tempest, born in Croston, Lancashire, on June 2 1837, twice finished second on Hall Court in the Grand National; in 1865 behind Alcibade and in 1869 behind The Colonel. He also rode Merrimac into fifth place in 1866 and Karslake, which he owned and which finished unplaced, in 1870. Hall Court later went on to give him victories at Howth, Ballydoyle, Warwick and Ludlow.
Arthur Cecil Tempest, born in Croston, Lancashire, on June 2 1837, twice finished second on Hall Court in the Grand National; in 1865 behind Alcibade and in 1869 behind The Colonel. He also rode Merrimac into fifth place in 1866 and Karslake, which he owned and which finished unplaced, in 1870. Hall Court later went on to give him victories at Howth, Ballydoyle, Warwick and Ludlow.
His first big win came in the early 1860s, riding Bryan O'Lynn in the Sefton Steeplechase at Liverpool.
His first big win came in the early 1860s, riding Bryan O'Lynn in the Sefton Steeplechase at Liverpool.
His most important victory came on Mr Robertson's Pickles in the 1873 National Hunt Chase, run, on this occasion, on the newly laid out course at Bristol. There were thirteen runners; Cardigan, carrying 12 st 1 lb and ridden by Mr Arthur Yates, was installed the 5-1 favourite. Pickles, carrying 12 st. 10 lbs., and Arthur stuck to him all the way round. In a desperate finish, Pickles had less than a head to spare at the line.
His most important victory came on Mr Robertson's Pickles in the 1873 National Hunt Chase, run, on this occasion, on the newly laid out course at Bristol. There were thirteen runners; Cardigan, carrying 12 st 1 lb and ridden by Mr Arthur Yates, was installed the 5-1 favourite. Pickles, carrying 12 st. 10 lbs., and Arthur stuck to him all the way round. In a desperate finish, Pickles had less than a head to spare at the line.
He married Eleanor Blanche Reynard in 1873, assumed the mastership of the Blakeney hounds in 1895 and, in 1895, resigned that post following a series of heavy falls.
He married Eleanor Blanche Reynard in 1873, assumed the mastership of the Blakeney hounds in 1895 and, in 1895, resigned that post following a series of heavy falls.
Arthur, aged 83, died at his residence, Broughton Hall, near Skipton, on Monday, 21 June, 1920.
Arthur, aged 83, died at his residence, Broughton Hall, near Skipton, on Monday, 21 June, 1920.