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James Waugh
James Waugh (13 December 1831 – 23 October 1905), was a Scottish trainer of racehorses. He trained winners of many notable races, in Britain and on the continent. Early life Waugh was born in Jedburgh, the son of Richard Waugh, a farmer. Brought up on his father's farm, he became in 1851 private trainer of steeplechasers at Cessford, Scottish Borders, Cessford Moor to a banker named Grainger. He frequently rode the horses in races. In 1855 in Jedburgh he trained horses for Baird baronets, Sir David Baird and Boswell baronets, Sir J. Boswell, and four years later succeeded Mathew Dawson in the training establishment at Gullane. He soon afterwards moved to East Ilsley in Berkshire, where he became private trainer to Mr Robinson, an Australian, for whom he won the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot with Gratitude. In 1866, on Robinson's retirement from the turf, Waugh succeeded Mathew Dawson at Russley Park, near Lambourn, where he was a successful private trainer for James Merry (Scottish pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jedburgh
Jedburgh (; gd, Deadard; sco, Jeddart or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire, the name of which was randomly chosen for Operation Jedburgh in support of the D-Day invasion. Location Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot. It is from the border with England, and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. Other notable buildings in the town include Queen Mary's House, Jedburgh Castle Jail, now a museum, and the Jedburgh Library. Other places nearby are Ancrum, Bairnkine, Bonjedward, Camptown, Crailing, Edgerston, Ferniehirst Castle, Nisbet and Oxnam. History Jedburgh began as ''Jedworð'', the "worth" or enclosed settlement on the Jed. Later the more familiar word "burgh" was substituted for this, though the original name survives as Jeddart/Jethart. Bishop Ecgred of Lindisfarne founded a church at Jedburgh in the 9th century, and King D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
