MILTON BODE - HOBBIES
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Milton's hobbies included pigeon racing, horse racing, poultry breeding and growing orchids and carnations.
Milton bred Orpingtons. He showed them at the Royal Agricultural Shows in Gloucester in 1909 and Liverpool in 1910 and won prizes in many sections.
Royal Agricultural Show, Gloucester, 1909
Entry 3400 class 380
Black Orpington Cock. Selling price £100 0s 0d
No result
Entry 3401 class 380 Black Orpington Cock. Selling price £100 0s 0d
First prize (20s)
Entry 3421 class 381 Black Orpington hens. Selling price £100 0s 0d
RN & HC
Entry 3422 class 381 Black Orpington hens. Selling price £100 0s 0d
No result
Entry 3431 Class 382 Black Orpington Cockerel.
Hatched Jan. Selling price £100 0s 0d
2nd place (10s)
Entry 3440 class 383. Black Orpington Pullet.
Hatched Jan. Selling price £100 0s 0d.
2nd place (10s)
Entry 3452 class 387. Spangled Orpington hen or pullet.
Selling price £100 0s 0d. Came 3rd (5s)
Entry 3453 Spangled Orpington hen or pullet
Selling price £100 0s 0d. Came 2nd (10s)
Entry 3638 Class 420. Cock or cockerel any other breed.
Cuckoo Orpington. Selling price £100 0s 0d
1st place & RN for special prize for best bird.
Entry 3652 class 421 Hen or pullet any other breed.
Cuckoo Orpington. Selling price £100 0s 0d
1st prize (20s) & special prize for best bird in classes 398-421
Mrs Bode
"Mrs Bode" (I believe this to be Lillie Young) also had entries in the show and won prizes.
Entry 3444 class 384. Jubilee Orpington cock or cockerel.
Selling price £100 0s 0d
1st & silver serviette ring given for best Jubilee Orpington in classes 384 & 385
Entry 3447 class 385. Jubilee Orpington hen or pullet
Selling price £100 0s 0d. 3rd place (5s)
Entry 3448 class 385. Jubilee Orpington hen or pullet
Selling price £100 0s 0d, 2nd place (10s)
Royal Agricultural Show, Liverpool 1910
Entry 696 class 397
Black Orpington hens. Selling price £100.0s 0d
Result RN & HC
Entry 719 class 400
Spangled Orpington Cocks. Selling price £100.0s 0d
Came 3rd (10s)
Entry 724 class 401
Spangled Orpington hens. Selling price £100.0s 0d
RN & HC
Entry 735 class 403
Spangled Orpington pullet. Hatched Jan 10
Selling price £100.0s 0d
No result
Entry 748 class 406
Orpington Cockerel any other colour.
Hatched Jan 10. Colour = Jubilee. Selling price £100.0s 0d
Came 3rd (10s)
Entry 753 class 407
Orpington pullet any other colour
Hatched Jan 10. Colour = Jubilee. Selling price £100.0s 0d
Entry 754 class 407 } joint first (30s)
Orpington pullet any other colour
Hatched Jan 10. Colour = Jubilee. Selling price £100.0s 0d
“Exhibitors of poultry desirous of disposing of their birds may state on the entry form the price at which they are prepared to sell their exhibits including hamper or package and the sale price will be printed in the catalogue”
Entry fees 1910 2/6 members 3/6 non-members
Same fees as in 1909
1910
"The show of Orpingtons and Plymouth Rocks was the best that has ever been seen at the “Royal”. The classes for Buff, Black and White Orpingtons were exceptionally well patronised, while the exhibits for Spangled and Jubilee were of good quality, but not large in numbers. Mr Wilkinson [judge] considered this the best show (as far as Orpingtons and Plymouth Rocks went) that he had ever seen at the Royal Agricultural Society’s show, and both in numbers and quality they were by far the best he had ever seen at any show at the time of year”
Royal Agricultural Society Journal
Milton also won prizes in the International Poultry Show held in November 1909 at Crystal Palace, and the Dairy Show held in October 1910 at the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington.
However, there is no evidence of him entering any shows before or after these two years, so it seems to have been a passing fancy.
“,,if in doubt where to find him, the safest thing, if a meeting was on, was to wire the Subscription Rooms, Newmarket”
Milton owned many racehorses. The list below shows that I have traced so far (it is by no means complete).
His horses were trained by Lord George Dundas (later Marquis of Zetland) in Newmarket.
His colours were light blue, yellow belt & crimson cap.
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Foaled in 1919 (by Zria-Third Page) - winner of 8 races on the flat
Thurs 10 Oct 1921 Sandown Park. First in Hersham Two Yrs Old Selling Plate 8st 9lb
6/4 against. Won by 4 lengths.
Ran for Mr V.P. Misa. Sold to Mr Milton Bode for 610gs
Sept 1922 Windsor. First in St Denis Plat. 9st
5/2 on. Won by 6 lengths
1923 Lincoln. First in Kesteven Plate. 9st 2lb
Only 2 horses in the race, Page Three & Philter. (5/4 on Philter)
Page Three came in alone. Philter crossed his legs at the start and fell, the Stewards enquired into the occurrence and found that no blame attached to anyone.
Tues 17 Apr 1923 Newmarket. First in Visitors’ Plate (welter h’cap). 8st 11lb
Mon Apr 13 1925 Kempton Park. First in Rothschild Plate. 9st. 7/1. Won by 4 lengths
Summer 1925 Redcar. First in Saltburn Handicap Plate. 9st. 9/4 against. Won by 5 lengths
Spring 1926 Lincoln. First in Elsham Plate (h’cap). 9t 13lb. 100/12. Won by 5 lengths
Tues Apr 13 1926 Newmarket. First in Visitors’ Plate. 9st 12lb
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Sunday 13th May 1928 Official Scratchings “all engagements in Mr Milton Bode’s name”
Art Silk
Foaled in 1926 and ran unplaced at 2 years for Milton
won the Tamworth Maiden Plate at Birmingham 1931
Lady Alicia
According to an obituary “won a lot of races”
Mon Dec 22th 1919 ran in Dover Handicap Hurdle Race. 2:30pm.
Wed Mar 18th 1920 Won Penshurst Hurdle Handicap “preventing Piggot from getting three consecutive winners”.
Esplanadian
Wed 29th Sept 1920 ran at Newmarket in the 2:30pm Newmarket October Handicap.
Chozeh
sold in Dec 1937
Rip
Wed May 7th 1913 ran at Chester 3:50pm Dee Stand selling welter handicap
Sarson
Tues Sept 15th 1914 ran at Warwick 3:00pm. Debdale 3yr old selling handicap
Aesculapius
Aug 3rd 1935 ran in 3:30pm Warwickshire Breeder’s Foal Plate
May 3rd 1936 came 3rd at Thirsk 4:30pm Falcon Plate
Simonetta
Tues 15th June 1915 Newmarket. 2yr old plate.
Marforio
Mar 31st 1913 came 3rd in 2:50pm at Lincoln, Elsham Plate.
Fly
Thursday 24th Apr 1919 ran in 1:30pm at Newmarket, 2 year old selling plate.
Needlecraft
Wed July 9th 1919 ran in 2:00pm at Salisbury, Juvenile selling plate.
Quick Thrust
Tues Sep 20th 1921 came 2nd in Yewhurst Welter at Lingfield Park.
Necken
Fri 3rd Apr 1914 Ran in 4:00pm at Derby, Quarndon 3 year old handicap plate.
Orlando Dando
Tues Sep 20th 1921 ran in 4:20pm at Leicester, September Maiden Plate.
Mrs Bunch
Mon 6th June 1921 came 3rd in 2:00pm at Birmingham, Croft Selling Plate.
Scotch Hands
Thurs 12 June 1924 ran in 4:55pm at Manchester, The Irlams o’ th’ Height Stakes.
Beurre Noir
Fri 19th May 1922 ran in 2:45pm, Don Selling Plate.
President of the Reading & District Premier Flying Club.
Member of the National Flying Club.
Member of the Specialist Club, the Reading Racing Club.
President of Reading Specialist Flying Club.
Wreath sent to his funeral by Reading North Road Flying Club.
Loft manager was Mr A Burge (Dick?)
June 18 1932 - his pigeon won 6th Berks, Bucks & Oxon Federation of Pigeon Clubs race from Nantes in France (300 miles) to Reading from a total of 637 birds. His velocity was 1003 yards per minute.
"In 1930 he [Milton] presented Reading Specialist Flying Club with a solid gold cup for competition. The race was from Bordeaux, Mr. Bode's favourite resort, and 40 of Berkshire's picked pigeons were entered for the event. Mr Bode pleased everybody by winning the race himself and putting up the best performance of his pigeon racing career. It was his ambition to win the Grand National race from Spain - the most coveted honour - but luck was not with him."
"Every club in Reading can testify to Mr Bode's generosity. If a cup was wanted it was generally he who came to the rescue. His lofts at Cliffe House were the home of some of the finest pigeons in the world... Many a young fancier in Reading has been started on the road of success by the gift of a pair of racers from Mr. Bode. He had often been beaten by birds he had given to other fanciers, but to see them win gave him pleasure."
Milton was a member of the British Carnation Society in the last few years of his life. He won prizes in National Chrysanthemum Society shows.