With all his belongings wrapped in a handkerchief and slung over his shoulder he walked the 70 miles from his home to Newmarket, where the wife of trainer William Cooper took kindly to him, and he was taken on as apprentice to the Cooper stable.
He walked the 70 miles from his home to Newmarket. All his belongings wrapped in a handkerchief and slung over his shoulder. The wife of trainer William Cooper took kindly to him. He was taken on as apprentice to the Cooper stable.