The Life of a Great Sportsman 



him at his new home at Edmondthorpe. On October 16, 

 191 1, I rode to Greetham in the Cottesmore country to see a 

 horse ; as I was riding home I saw a man on a grey horse 

 in front of me. As I got nearer I said to myself, " What a 

 smart-looking young fellow, what a good seat ! " Coming up 

 I saw it was my old friend Maunsell. We rode for a while 

 until our ways parted, and I saw him no more in the saddle, 

 and the world has not been quite the same since. 



From the late Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. 



J. M. Richardson came to Cambridge from Harrow with a 

 well-deserved reputation. He had been popular at school as 

 a good cricketer, a keen sportsman, and a faithful friend. This 

 character he fully maintained, not only at the University but 

 also in after life. His open disposition, his straightforwardness 

 towards his friends, and his real love of sport were great 

 qualities that endeared him to one and all who knew him. 

 The nickname of " Pussy," or " Cat," which he enjoyed as a 

 boy, stuck to him through life. Why it was given to him no 

 one exactly knew — certainly it was not that he had any of the 

 qualities generally attributed to a cat, but some said that in 

 early life his face resembled that of this animal. 



During the whole time that he was at Cambridge, Richard- 

 son lived at French's, a lodging house in Park Street, Jesus 

 Lane, kept by a widow, Mrs. French ; she was always in- 

 visible, but her sister, Harriet Binstead, commonly called 

 Harty, was the soul and spirit of the house. She wore a wig 

 and had rosy cheeks, was never tired, knew the characteristics 

 of all who came into the house, and was invaluable in every 

 way. There were five rooms, and it was the custom of the 

 house that these should be occupied by friends. In Richard- 

 son's time, and indeed for many years, there was always one 



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