Ted Williams (equestrian)

Edward F Williams (1912–1993) was one of the leading British show jumping riders in the 1950s and 1960s, especially with his horse Pegasus.

Ted Williams
Personal information
NationalityBritish
DisciplineShow jumping
Born1912
United Kingdom
Died1993 (aged 81)

Equestrian

In 1957, he won the Airedale Stakes, riding an Australian mare named Dumbbell, owned by Nora Oawthraw, at Odsal Stadium, Bradford.[1] In a single trip to the United States and Canada in the same year, he won all three major Grand Prix (Harrisburg, Toronto and New York) and jumped 27 clear rounds.[2]

Other interests

He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 23 January 1961.[3]

Williams was mentioned in the House of Commons, on 28 February 1969, in a debate on Sunday trading.[4]

Greyhound racing

After retiring from show jumping he took out a greyhound trainer's licence under the rules of the National Greyhound Racing Club. He won the 1975 BBC Television Trophy with Lizzies Girl, at (Monmore).[5][6]

References
  1. "1957 Show Jumping @ Odsal" (PDF). Past Times: A social history of Odsal Stadium, Bradford. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. Macgregor-Morris, Pamela (1960). Show Jumping on Five Continents. Heinemann. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Ted Williams". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. "SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENTS BILL". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 February 1969. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  6. Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.


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