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Chas Weatherdon
Chas Weatherdon
In a reversal of fortune, the French only supplied one important winner in 1897, that being (the English- bred) Masque II in the 1897 Ascot Stakes. The French had won the race in 1896 with Arlequin.
In a reversal of fortune, the French only supplied one important winner in 1897, that being (the English- bred) Masque II in the 1897 Ascot Stakes. The French had won the race in 1896 with Arlequin.
Masque II had won his previous six races in France and his victory in 1897 was not unexpected. Chas Weatherdon was the horse’s pilot. The winning distance was a neck from Earwig (Fred Allsopp) with Piety (which many thought would have won with different riding tactics) in third place, partnered by James Woodburn.
Masque II had won his previous six races in France and his victory in 1897 was not unexpected. Chas Weatherdon was the horse’s pilot. The winning distance was a neck from Earwig (Fred Allsopp) with Piety (which many thought would have won with different riding tactics) in third place, partnered by James Woodburn.
Weatherdon finished second in that year’s French jockeys’ table, beaten by Tom Lane who headed the list with a total of 74 successful mounts.
Weatherdon finished second in that year’s French jockeys’ table, beaten by Tom Lane who headed the list with a total of 74 successful mounts.
In 1899, a strong contingency including Weatherdon travelled over from France to Epsom in the hope of landing the City & Suburban with Le Samaritain, but it was not to be. On the morning of the race, the French invader was off its food. Word soon got around and Chas’s mount drifted out to 10-1. In the event, Le Samaritain could finish only eighth of the 17 runners whilst Mornington Cannon, riding the favourite Newhaven II, recorded his fifth win in the race.
In 1899, a strong contingency including Weatherdon travelled over from France to Epsom in the hope of landing the City & Suburban with Le Samaritain, but it was not to be. On the morning of the race, the French invader was off its food. Word soon got around and Chas’s mount drifted out to 10-1. In the event, Le Samaritain could finish only eighth of the 17 runners whilst Mornington Cannon, riding the favourite Newhaven II, recorded his fifth win in the race.
That 1897 Ascot Stakes was the only English victory for Chas Weatherdon. At the turn of the century he often rode at Baden-Baden in Germany.
That 1897 Ascot Stakes was the only English victory for Chas Weatherdon. At the turn of the century he often rode at Baden-Baden in Germany.
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