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Herbert Mornington Cannon (1873–1962), commonly referred to as Morny Cannon, was a six-time Champion jockey in the United Kingdom in the 1890s. He holds the records for the most wins by a jockey in the Craven Stakes, Coronation Stakes and Prince of Wales's Stakes. His most famous mount was Flying Fox who won the British Triple Crown in 1899. He was the son of English jockey and trainer Tom Cannon (1846–1917). In his day he was considered the most perfect master of style and he epitomised "the art of jockeyship".〔Gould, Nathaniel; Sporting Sketches Publisher: London : R.A. Everett & Co. (1900)〕 ==Early life== Herbert Mornington Cannon was born on 21 May in Houghton, Hampshire, the same day that his father Tom Cannon won the Somersetshire Stakes, at Bath, on a colt named Mornington〔Birmingham Daily Post (Birmingham, England), Thursday, 22 May 1873〕 (who also won the 1873 City and Suburban Handicap).〔 Cannon derived his middle name from his father's mount and went by the nickname "Morny" for much of his racing career.〔''The Washington Post.'' "Tom Cannon, noted British rider, dead." 26 August 1917. pg 35.〕 His mother was Catherine Day, a grand daughter of English horse trainer John Barham Day. Cannon had three brothers who were also jockeys: Walter Kempton (1879–1951), Tom Cannon, Jr. (1872–1945) and Charles. His sister Margaret married Ernest Piggott, who was the grandfather of champion jockey Lester Piggott.〔Wray Vamplew and Joyce Kay. ( "Cannon family." ) ''Encyclopedia of British Horseracing''. Pages 65-66. MPG Books, Ltd. 2005. ISBN 0-7146-8292-6.〕 He was educated at Banister's Court, Southampton, and afterwards at Queenswood College by a private tutor.〔The Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), Wednesday, 8 December 1897〕 He married Miss E (Nelly) Dennett, of The Park, Nottingham, on 11 January 1894, at the old parish church, St Mary Abbots, Kensington. The wedding was a quiet one owing to the recent death of the bride’s father. They honeymooned in Brighton with a view to setting up home near Danebury.〔The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post (Bristol, England), Saturday, 13 January 1894〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mornington Cannon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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