Alfred Torrance (1852-1887)
"Well-known Gentleman Rider" of Paris
He was a horseman of some reputation in London, Paris and New York. His wife divorced him in 1877 and the following year she married Alfred's first cousin, Frederick William Vanderbilt. In 1881 he, "distinguished himself on the French turf by winning, at the Paro La Marche races, what is called the flat race for gentlemen riders, and also the grand international steeplechase handicap. The prizes received by Mr Torrance were 2,500-francs in cash, a portrait of the winning horse, and a bust of himself by the sculptor Le Due."
