Alfred White
(1862 -1933)
(1862 -1933)
Alfred ‘Tiny’ White was born at Chertsey, Surrey on August 22, 1862. He rode his first winner in 1881 and went on to forge a successful career.
Alfred ‘Tiny’ White was born at Chertsey, Surrey on August 22, 1862. He rode his first winner in 1881 and went on to forge a successful career.
His first important success was the 1886 Cambridgeshire on Sailor Prince. His next was the 1887 Queen’s Vase on Quilp. The best horse he rode was Ladas whom he rode as a two-year-old in 1893, winning the Coventry Stakes, the Champagne Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes on him.
His first important success was the 1886 Cambridgeshire on Sailor Prince. His next was the 1887 Queen’s Vase on Quilp. The best horse he rode was Ladas whom he rode as a two-year-old in 1893, winning the Coventry Stakes, the Champagne Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes on him.
After retiring from riding he briefly trained at Bourton-on-the-Hill and later bought a small farm in Compton, Berkshire. However, ‘Tiny’ White ran through a fortune fairly quickly and died a pauper at his home in Newmarket at 7 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, 1933, aged 70. He was buried at Exning, near Newmarket on August 2, 1933. He had been confined to his bed for over a week as the result of a stroke.
After retiring from riding he briefly trained at Bourton-on-the-Hill and later bought a small farm in Compton, Berkshire. However, ‘Tiny’ White ran through a fortune fairly quickly and died a pauper at his home in Newmarket at 7 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, 1933, aged 70. He was buried at Exning, near Newmarket on August 2, 1933. He had been confined to his bed for over a week as the result of a stroke.
He had been blind for several years before his death.
He had been blind for several years before his death.