Autographed cricket bat from a Jockeys v Athletes match at The Oval in 1904
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Autographed cricket bat from a Jockeys v Athletes match at The Oval 26th September 1904 presented to the jockey Kempton Cannon,
set with a metal shield inscribed PRESENTED TO K. CANNON ESQ., BY R.A. BELL, FOR BEST BATTING PERFORMANCE, JOCKEYS v ATHLETES, KENNINGTON OVAL, 26th SEPTEMBER 1904, the bat bearing 17 signature in ink relating to the match including William Griggs (jockey) C H Jupp (athlete), W Lotinga (athlete), Chaloner (jockey), etc.
In 1904 jockey Kempton Cannon had won his most important win with a victory on St Amant in The Derby. He married the widow of another jockey, Jack Watts. He was a son of the Champion Jockey Tom Cannon and is a family antecedent of Lester Piggott.
Lots 10 to 34 Memorabilia relating to the Royal Jockey John Watts (1861-1902) and the jockey Kempton Cannon (1879-1951). The connection between the two jockeys being that Watts's widow married Cannon. Provenance: by family descent.