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Sir Walter

Although there were important races in the state of New Maryland, it was the New York/New Jersey circuit which attracted the best horses from across the United States and the Metropolitan, Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps were among the top events of the racing season.



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Abbotsford House

Dame Jean was at one time a lady-in-waiting to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, patron of the Dandie Dinmont Club, a breed of dog named after one of Sir Walter Scott's characters; and a horse trainer, one of whose horses, Sir Wattie, ridden by Ian Stark, won two silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Battle of Morlaix

Initially, Edward III of England could do little to help the de Montforts, he had his own problems at home, but eventually he felt able to send a small force under Sir Walter Mauny to aid them.

Bonaventure Giffard

He was the second son of Andrew Giffard of Chillington, in the parish of Brewood, Staffordshire, by Catherine, daughter of Sir Walter Leveson, was born at Wolverhampton in 1642.

Canongate Kirkyard

The grave of John Ballantyne (1774–1821), and his brother James Ballantyne (1772–1833), publishers and friends of Sir Walter Scott, has no headstone, reflecting their poverty at the end of their lives.

Colcombe Castle

The manor at the Conquest was parcel of the king's demesne, which the Conqueror gave to Robert de Mount Chardon; but being released again was by King Henry II, with the manor of Whitford, bestowed on Sir Alan Dunstanville, whose son Sir Walter Dunstanville gave it in marriage unto Sir Thomas Bassett, his nephew, younger son of the Lord Bassett, by Alice, sister of the said Walter; which gift was by consent of King John.

Corrie family

From Sir Frederick descend the Currie baronets —whose son was Sir Frederick Larkins Currie, 2nd Baronet (1823–1900), whose sons were Sir Frederick Reeve Currie, 3rd Baronet (1851–1930), and Sir Walter Louis Rackham Currie, 4th Baronet (1856–1941).

Imperial Service Club

By 1 September 1919, the Club had 900 members, and distinguished visitors to the Club had included the Governor-General Sir Ronald Ferguson, the State Governor Sir Walter Davidson, and the Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe.

James Hales

Her first husband was Sir Walter Mantell (d.1529) of Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire, by whom she had three sons, John, Walter and Thomas, and at least two daughters, Margaret and Anne.

Jean Gordon

Jean Gordon (Gypsy) (died 1746) famous Gypsy queen, the basis for the character Meg Merrilies in Sir Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering

Johnny and the Bomb

In January 2006 the BBC aired a three-part television adaptation of Johnny and the Bomb, starring George MacKay as Johnny, Zoë Wanamaker as Mrs Tachyon, Frank Finlay as Johnny's granddad Tom, and Keith Barron as Sir Walter.

Manor of Dyrham

The first of the Denys family to have resided at Dyrham rather than at the Denys ancestral manor of Siston, appears to have been Sir William Denys(1470–1533), son of Sir Walter Denys(d.1505), who is depicted on the Denys monumental brass in the Church of Olveston, which manor was also held by the family, and Agnes Danvers.

Midleton

Captain Walter Raleigh (later Sir Walter) had an association with Midleton, living for periods in nearby Youghal between 1585 and 1602.

Pollen baronets

Arabella Pollen (b. 1961) knitwear designer, now novelist, granddaughter of Sir Walter Michael Hungerford Pollen, and great-granddaughter of Robert Henry Benson art collector (d. 1929).

Richardson Pack

Pack's prologue to Sewell's Tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh, and his epilogue to Thomas Southerne's Spartan Dame, were admired.

The second edition of the Miscellanies is dated in 1719, and included more translations, the prologue to George Sewell's Tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh, and the life of William Wycherley (prefixed in 1728 to an edition of the Posthumous Works of Wm. Wycherley).

Sir Walter Buffalo Turf

Sir Walter Premium Lawn Turf is a variety of Australian-bred soft-leaf Buffalo Grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) first developed in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales.

Sir Walter Nugent, 4th Baronet

Sir Walter Richard, 4th Baronet (12 December 1865 – 12 November 1955), was an Irish baronet, politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1907-1918.

Sir Walter Roper Lawrence

Sir Walter Roper Lawrence was the first man who reported about the miseries faced by the people of Kashmir under the autocratic rule of Dogras.

Sir Walter Yonge, 3rd Baronet

Sir Walter Yonge, 3rd Baronet of Colliton (8 September 1653 – 18 July 1731) was the father of Sir William Yonge, 4th Baronet and great-grandson of Walter Yonge of Colyton.

Stanford Lehmberg

His next book was a history of Sir Walter Mildmay's political career, Sir Walter Mildmay and Tudor Government (1964).

Stucley

Lewis Stukley (died 1620), Vice-admiral of Devonshire and foe of Sir Walter Raleigh

The Journal of Sir Walter Scott

John Guthrie Tait and W. M. Parker (eds.) The Journal of Sir Walter Scott in 3 volumes (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1939-1946).

Thomas Strickland

Thomas de Strickland (1367–1455), oldest son of Sir Walter de Strickland, best known for carrying the banner of St. George at the battle of Agincourt

Wakefield, Virginia

According to local lore, the name came from the Sir Walter Scott novel Ivanhoe, which Mrs. Mahone was reading at the time.

Walter Aston, 1st Lord Aston of Forfar

In 1603, at the coronation of King James I of England, Aston was honoured with the Order of the Bath at which Michael Drayton the poet acted as his esquire (Aston had become his patron and between 1602 to 1607 Drayton decicated five of his works to Sir Walter).

Walter Coutts

Sir Walter Fleming Coutts, KCMG, MBE (1912–1988) was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's last Governor before independence, from 1961–1962.

Walter D. Scott

Sir Walter D. Scott, AC, CMG founded Australia's first management consultancy firm, WD Scott and was active in its leadership until his death in 1981.

Walter Stonor

Sir Walter Stonor (died 1550) was an Oxfordshire knight and a Lieutenant of the Tower of London in the 16th century.

Walter Wrottesley

His descendant, Sir Walter Wrottesley (d. 1659), was created a baronet on 30 Aug. 1642, and the seventh baronet, Sir Richard Wrottesley (d. 1769), dean of Worcester, was grandfather of John, first baron Wrottesley.

Weare Giffard

The 13th-century Testa de Nevill lists the manor of Clovelly as being held by Sir Roger Giffard from his overlord Sir Walter Giffard of Wear.