CHAPTER XX 



mr. j. m. Richardson's writings collated 



i. Introduction to " Gentlemen Riders Past and Present." — 2. Eaton and Harrow. — 

 3. The Derby. — 4. Royal Ascot. — 5. Fox-hunting. — 6. Steeplechasing. — 7. The 

 Grand National. — 8. Show Jumping. 



In the later years of his life my brother had, at the suggestion 

 of his friends, begun to write on some of the sports of which 

 he had such an intimate knowledge. The handsome volume 

 on " Gentlemen Riders Past and Present," which he wrote in 

 collaboration with Mr. Finch Mason, is generally recognized 

 as the best work on its subject. It was very cordially received 

 by the Press and by the public, and is practically sold out, as 

 only a very few copies now remain in the publishers' hands. 

 My brother's introduction to the volume is reproduced in this 

 section, while the articles on Eton and Harrow, the Derby, 

 Royal Ascot, Fox-hunting, Steeplechasing, and the Grand 

 National, which originally appeared in The Daily Telegraphy 

 are included by the courtesy of the proprietors of that journal, 

 to whom the copyright belongs, which permission is hereby 

 gratefully acknowledged. The remaining article on Show 

 Jumping was found among my brother's papers, and so far as 

 I am aware has never been published. 



INTRODUCTION TO "GENTLEMEN RIDERS PAST 



AND PRESENT." 



I wonder how many readers are aware that the first person 

 to give a fillip to amateur jockeyship was that merriest of 



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