Word: mildmay
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...whole empire seemed agreed that Cromwell was the best horse. But on the eve last week of Britain's famed Grand National, the odds on Cromwell fluttered nervously. What worried horse-minded Britons was not Cromwell but his lordly jockey, 39-year-old Anthony Bingham ("Nitty") Mildmay, 2nd Baron Mildmay of Flete...
This time Lord Mildmay looked for better luck. Before he climbed up on Cromwell at Aintree last week, he said, "I am full of confidence." But confidence soon left the Mildmay rooters in the crowd of 300,000 who jammed the 4½-mi. steeplechase course. As the field of 43 thundered over the first hazardous jumps, the long-legged Lord let three outsiders steal a long lead on the favorite. He seemed to be concentrating on getting safely, rather than quickly, over the jumps. It was hard to cavil at this: 32 of the 43 horses failed to finish...
...winning jockey was Irishman Leo McMorrow, a pro from Mount Shannon, County Sligo. Said he: "It's a once in a lifetime. Lord Mildmay? Poor beggar, he's a heart of fire, but he'll never make...