Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (18 March 1819 – 6 November 1889), was a

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and the winner of many classic races.

Personal life

His parents were the Reverend

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John Evelyn Boscawen, Canon of Canterbury, (1790– 12 April 1851) and Catherine Elizabeth Annesley (died 30 July 1859). Boscawen was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford and was

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in 1841. On his marriage to Mary Frances Elizabeth Stapleton (24 March 1822 – 20 November 1891) on 29 July 1845, he acquired

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, near

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, Kent. His wife was the 17th Baroness le Despencer. They had six children:- # Hon Mary Elizabeth Frances Catherine (1846– 21 January 1916) # Evelyn Edward Thomas, 7th Viscount Falmouth (24 July 1847 – 1 October 1918) # Hon Hugh le Despenser (28 February 1849 – 8 April 1908), married Lady Mary FitzWilliam daughter of the

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# Hon Edith Maria (1851– 24 September 1906) # Hon Mabel Emma (1855– 26 October 1927), married Charles H B Williams, of

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, Denbighshire on 18 April 1882 # Hon John Richard de Clare (19 December 1860 – 12 December 1915) His wife's aunt was Anne Frances Bankes, wife of

Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth (10 May 1787 – 29 December 1841), known as the Viscount Falmouth between 1808 and 1821, was a British peer and politician. Background Falmouth was the son of George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth and El ...

and mother of the 2nd Earl. On the death of his first cousin,

George Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth George Henry Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth (8 July 1811 – 29 August 1852), styled Lord Boscawen-Rose between 1821 and 1841, was a British peer and politician. Falmouth was the son of Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth and Anne Frances Ban ...

(8 July 1811 – 29 August 1852), he succeeded to the titles of

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and 6th Baron of Boscawen Rose, Cornwall. He also succeeded to the family seat of the Boscawens at

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. Lord Falmouth died on 6 November 1889 and is buried at

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Horse racing

In 1845 following his marriage, he had access to

in Kent which became the site of a large and successful

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, breeding

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horses, and winning many classic races. He originally used the pseudonym ''Mr Valentine'' when he first started to race horses; his horses were first trained by John Scott at

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and when Scott died in 1871 he had them trained by

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at Newmarket. Fred Archer, an apprentice of Dawson's, became Lord Falmouth's retained jockey in 1874 following Archer's win in that years

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. Archer is described by the

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as ″''... the best all-round jockey that the Turf has ever seen ...''″, winning 2,748 races including 21 Classics – over half were for Lord Falmouth. Lord Falmouth was first on the list of winning owners in 1877, 1878 and 1880, and finished second in 1879. His winnings for 1880 was £16,061 with Bal Gal winning eight races and contributing more than £10,000 in prize money. His success in the

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was such that

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had a special form printed on which to send him congratulations. Lord Falmouth retired from racing in January 1884 and was presented with a silver shield by

and Fred Archer. His race horses were sold by auction at Matthew Dawson's paddock at Newmarket on 28 April 1884. The total sum realised was 36,420 guineas at an average of 1,517 per horse.

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raised 8,800 guineas and Harvester raised 8,600, the latter sold to Sir John Willoughby. His breeding stud was sold on 30 June 1884.

Classic race victories

Great Britain *

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winners – 1870: ''

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'', 1877: '' Silvio'' *

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winners – 1862: ''Hurricane'', 1873: ''Cecilia'', 1875: ''Spinaway'', 1879: '' Wheel of Fortune'' *

winners – 1874: ''Atlantic'', 1879: ''Charibert'', 1883: ''Galliard'' *

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winners – 1863: ''Queen Bertha'', 1875: ''Spinaway'', 1878: ''

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'', 1880: ''Wheel of Fortune'' *

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winners – 1877: ''Silvio'', 1878: ''Jannette'', 1882: ''Dutch Oven''

Some of his horses

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* Bal Gal – won eight races in 1880, accumulating more than £10,000 in prizemoney *

* Cecilia * Charibert – winner of the

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in 1879 * Childerie *

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* Flax *

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* Harvester * Hurricane – winner of 1,000 Guineas in 1862 *

– winner of The Derby in 1870 * Lady Golightly * Queen Bertha – winner of The Oaks in 1863 and dam (mother) of Wheel of Fortune. * Silvio – winner of The Derby in 1877 * Spinaway * Wheel of Fortune The

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was named in honour of Evelyn Boscawen and established in 1911. Originally restricted to three-year-old

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it is now open to fillies and

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s aged three years or older and run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres). It is scheduled to take place each year in July.

Tregothnan Botanical Gardens

The gardens are first recorded in 1695 by the traveller,

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, in her book ''Through England on a Side-Saddle'', when she visited Hugh Boscawen, a relative through marriage. The present gardens were developed by Evelyn Boscawen and his brother the Honourable and Reverend John Townshend Boscawen, who was rector of the nearby parish of

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