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year, and lastly Schiedam, with Mr J. Al. Richardson 

 in the saddle, at Cottenham in 1870. 



It was not, however, until the National Hunt 

 chase had been decided twiceinsuccession at Market- 

 Harborough and a third time at Rugby that as 

 a governing body the newly formed Committee was 

 really firmly established. Once since, if memory 

 serves me correctly, it underwent reconstruction, 

 but since 1863 Messrs Wcathcrby's offices have 

 always been its headquarters. Mr Cherry Angell 

 stands out prominently as the winning owner of 

 the first two, first with Bridecrroom and then with 

 Oueensferry, both of which were ridden by that 

 good, all-round sportsman, Mr E. C. Burton, who 

 was Mr Anorell's fidus Achates in the manasrement 

 of his steeplechasers. Mr Burton rowed in his 

 Eight for Oxford, where he hunted the Drag ; he 

 was a good athlete, and subsequently became a 

 legal luminary. His legal experience served him 

 well when on many occasions he filled the chair at 

 National Hunt Committee meetino-s. Out of office 

 there was, however, plenty of geniality about him ; 

 but as they used to say of the late Lord Brampton, 

 Mr Burton was quite a "terror and no error" when 

 in office. 



Of the many National Hunt winners, it has oft 

 been said that few of them have turned out high- 

 class chasers ; such is really the case, as Why Not, 



