28o STEEPLE-CHASING. 



holds his own against the very first flat-race jockeys of the 

 day ; and this is quite exceptional in a gentleman-rider, who is 

 not seldom equal to professional 'cross-country riders, but, for 

 the most part, not within very many pounds of the Archers, 

 Cannons, and Fordhams. With these and other leading horse- 

 men, Mr. Arthur Coventry has successfully disputed victory. 

 His finishes are extraordinarily well timed, and there can be 

 no question that this admirable horseman thoroughly merits 

 the reputation he has gained and the estimation in which he 



is held. 



Beaufort. 



