A distant relation of Gerry Feilden (qv), Sir William Morton Buller Feilden, the 5th baronet of Feniscowles (which is in Lancashire), inaugurated a perpetual trophy in the form of a silver bowl to be given to the winner of the hunter chase which resumed at Uttoxeter in 1952 when the course belatedly reopened after WW2.
Quoting from an obituary in 1976, “A former chairman of Uttoxeter magistrates, Sir William had a distinguished career with the Derbyshire Yeomanry during the 1914-18 war. He was well-known as a Patron of Uttoxeter Racecourse for many years. During his army service from 1914 to 1916, in which he held the rank of captain, he was wounded at Gallipoli and was twice mentioned in despatches. He was awarded the Military Cross and the Italian silver medal for valour. He served in Western Command from 1919 to 1937 and the Observer Corps from 1938 to 1945. He succeeded to the title of baronet on the death of his father Sir Henry Feilden in 1946.
Among the many items he gifted in his will was a silver tray given to him by Uttoxeter District Council, which he in turn left to Jack Kenny, formerly clerk to the council and another stalwart of the racecourse. Feilden was a steward at Uttoxeter, Southwell and Bangor, and at one time mayor of the nearby village of Doveridge.
The trophy continued to be presented after Feilden’s death, accompanying sponsors of the hunter chase such as Laurent Perrier, until 2000. Uttoxeter was known for its plentiful supply of such races until the course’s rescuer from bankruptcy Stan Clarke started phasing them out in favour of conventional handicaps.