Talk:The Huntsman

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Written publications on the history of the Grand National state the jockey as James Wynne. This is a mistake created by writers some forty years after the event and copied by later written works without being checked. Some publications also state that Wynne's father accompanied him to Aintree but again this is an unchecked error as stated above, Wynne's father had been dead some four years at the time of the incident.

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I can't find any other sources referring to The Huntsman. I think this should probably be titled Huntsman (horse). Although the horse had a French owner, I can't see references to his being trained in France. Tigerboy1966 08:48, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Checked the contemporary press (ie March 1862) on the British Newspaper Archive and about 90% say 'Huntsman' and 10% say 'The Huntsman'. Sporting Life (Saturday 15 March 1862 p2 c4) mentions both versions in the same article and also states the horse was Irish bred and 'at present' with an English trainer. IMHO, the fact that the horse is referred to as 'The Huntsman' some of the time means that was probably its true name, but it quickly got debased. As an Irish horse, compare its naming system to 'The Lamb' a few years later. Colin aka Henri Merton 13:03, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Newcastle Journal (08 April 1862 p3 c5) says that 'The Huntsman has returned to France and is now at M. de Lamotte's at Abbeville'. Going back a year, Bell’s Life in London (3 February 1861 p4 c3) says 'The Huntsman left Chantilly on Thursday, under the care of their trainer (Lamplugh) en route to Doncaster where they will be trained until Liverpool'.Colin aka Henri Merton 14:09, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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