MEAKIN

John . b. Carlton near Nottingham 22 Dec. 1829; 5 feet 10½ inches high, running weight 12 stone; beat Steven Davy 100 yards 1843; enlisted in 95 foot May 1854, present at Sebastopol 1855, in India 1858, discharged at Chas am 8 May 1859 with a pension of 6d. a day for nine months; won Hospool’s All England handicap 140 yards £10, Dec. 1860; won J. Boothroyde’s All England handicap 115 yards £10, Oct. 1861; won All England handicap at Sheffield 220 yards £20, Dec. 1861; was beaten by A. Grinrod of Oldham 110 yards for the champion cup £25 a side; attacked by some men and kicked over the ankle and was not again able to run. Illust. Sporting News 31 Jany. 1863 p. 417, portrait .