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and seat as firm as Mr. Butler's. He was one of the ^'stars'* 

 in the racing firmament in the old days, and was a rattling^ 

 good man between the flags in times when the G. R. 

 Brigade was very strong indeed. He has always been keen. 

 on " the great game " and usually has something pretty 

 good to carry his well-known black and white jacket. He 

 is the present owner of one or two promising chasers and is 

 never so pleased as when a horse of his scores a win between 

 the flags. An ex-steward of the C. T. C, a Member of 

 the Paperchase Committee for many years, and a keen 

 supporter of all forms of sport in which the noble animal 

 takes a part, ''Grandpa" is a man of whom Calcutta 

 sportsmen may well be proud. Badminton, the horse on 

 which he won the first Average Cup, was once known as 

 Toby, and was owned by Mr. Orrell, '* Max O'Rell," as 

 he is known as in the old records, and subsequently by 

 Mr. Butler who afterwards sold him to Mr. Prophit, and he 

 used on various occasions to be ridden with great success 

 and skill by '* Mr. Jerry. ' Badminton was a compact little 

 bay horse that could do everything almost, except play the 

 piano, and he would have had a great try at that also 

 we verily believe, if he had at any time been put to it I 

 He was the beau ideal of a horse for the Average Cup ; 

 handy, a good jumper, excellent mouth and manners, and 

 quite fast enough to go well up to the front and win out- 

 right, when there were no Diamonds or other big fish of 

 that description in the field. He was a regular ''cut and 

 come again " little sort, and, as will be seen from his record 

 published in the Appendix, he was home first a very great 

 number of times the year he got the Average Cup, and in 

 other seasons also. In this year he put up a great race 

 for the Paperchase Cup against Lord William Beresford*s 

 Diamond, but size and stride told at the end of that long 

 and tiring journey and he had to be content with second 

 place. Beaten he was but certainly not disgraced ! 



