CHAPTERS FROM TURF HISTORY 



a village on the outskirts of Pontefract, near which 

 place at one time he had owned an estate. His 

 wishes were respected. At the graveside stood 

 the mayor and corporation of his old constituency. 

 They were accompanied by his former neighbours 

 and friends, whose crowded ranks bore witness 

 to their respect and regard. An epitaph justly 

 commemorative of such a life would require the 

 research of a sportsman and the taste of a scholar. 



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