charles hallowell hallowell carew, came into contact with ford through his association with horse racing. ford's attendance at the track made him an easy point of contact for those who had suffered losses in the betting market. in 1851 ford lent carew of beddington park £2,000 on the security of a note and warrant of attorney. this was followed by a further £3,000 in exchange for a bill of sale for his furniture and horses. when ford attempted to collect these assets he discovered that they had already been seized by other creditors. court cases ensued and carew agreed to ford managing his financial affairs. in 1856 carew signed away all rights to his beddington park properties to new owners, one of whom was ford's son william augustus. the property had been in the carew family for some 500 years.