# Jack Dale — Lavengro character guide

> Jack Dale in Lavengro by George Borrow.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jack, Whitefeather, Lord Whitefeather, Lord Screw

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A colorful character, a jockey and horse dealer with a roguish reputation.

## In the story

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xxxvii)

A bold horse dealer who confronts a lord, vouches for his own respectability with banknotes, and purchases the horse.

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xlii)

The jockey's only true friend, who lent him money and was later hanged; the jockey attends his execution.

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xliii)

Mentioned by the sexton as the interpreter for the foreigneering man who bought the horse, and as a gentleman despite his background.

### [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xliv)

The jockey who outmaneuvers the thimble-rigger, winning his money and scattering it for a scramble.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/characters/jack_dale
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/characters