Sir John Ballinger
Characters
Role
Sportsman
Appearance
A 'hard nail' of a man.
Background
A friend of Lord John Roxton and a Grand National winner.
Identified
true
Personality
Hard, prone to heavy drinking, and violent when ill.
Competencies
Expert gentleman jockey and dead shot.
Plot Relevance
Used by Roxton as a test of Malone's courage.
First Appearance
The Albany (mentioned)
Timeline
Delirium Tremens
Suffered from delirium and threatened anyone who approached him with a revolver.
Recovery
Subdued by Roxton and put in a jacket to recover.
