Doug Smith 1918 - 1989

[sarah]

Hi Jacquie and Iris,

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Regards

Sarah

[Iris ritchie]

Hi Jacqui, sorry I have not emailed you back. Your address was removed from your posting to me.i would love to hear more from you again. I am thinking about getting in touch with pondwood farm in white Waltham to see if I can gather any more information.

[dontb]

Hi. I have also stumbled across this page. Eph and Doug Smith were my grandads cousins. His name was Basil Smith. My Mum remembers them both and I'm really interested in finding any other distant relatives out there. That is if anyone is still looks on this thread

[dontb]

Hello Iris. I stumbled across this page whilst looking at family history. My Grandad was Eph and Doug Smiths cousin. His name was Basil Smith. He grew up with them and spent a lot of time at the farm with them.  Im interested in any family history and distant relatives.  My mum knows bit more than me about them all. Hope this message finds you

[Iris ritchie]

Are you still looking into the Smith family from Maidenhead?

[Kazza73]

Hi, researching family connections and would be grateful to be able to get in touch with Mark Terry’s son, I think his email on here is not working. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance Karen

[pearlds001]

Eric Eph SMITH - his father was a point to point rider who farmed at Shottesbrooke near Maidenhead (Berkshire).  Eric had two brothers, Charles & Douglas who were all born there

Eph Smith was the elder brother of Doug Smith he died in 1972 and the inquest verdict was misadventure.
The best horse he rode was Blue Peter who in 1939 won the 2000 Guineas,the Derby and the Eclipse stakes,he also rode the controversial Premonition to win the St Leger.
Cathal Finnegan was apprenticed to Vincent O`Brien until 1953 he then became a jump jockey winning the Irish Grand National in 1970 on Garoupe,he sadly drowned in the river Boyne in 1978.



Smith won the British Flat apprentice championship 3 years in a row. The only man to do that. Only one other jockey has won it 3 times - and I've never heard of him - his winning totals are small - it was during WW2. Eph's totals were decent.
Eph was short for Ephraim I think.

[sarah]

Hi Karen,

Marks emails look they are working at the moment

Regards

Sarah

[Kazza73]

Hi Sarah,
I am trying to mail Mark but seem to be struggling to do this 🙄 can you advise? It’s probably really straight forward !
Many thanks
Karen