66 ashgill; or, the life 



Bartholomew, Kendall, J. Prince, T. Byrne, Ashniall, 

 A. Day, J. Goater, Robinson, Knott, R. Pettitt, H. 

 Goater, Norman, Hiett, Chillman, Preece, Toovey, 

 Harding, Rickards, Sherrard, Plumb, and W. Abdale, 

 with others. 



Fifty years ago these were the contemporaries of 

 the still hale and hearty John Osborne. How many in 

 this year of grace 1900 can respond to the roll-call of 

 Father Time? 



This year of 1850 saw a most stirring St. Leger, in 

 which Voltigeur dead-heated with the "dark" Irish 

 horse Russborough, and won the decider by a length 

 in the hands of Job Marson, with Jim Robinson on the 



Irisliman. 



Further dwelhng on the period when the present 

 century was half-way through its course, it may be of 

 interest to reproduce the leading lights of the Turf when 

 John Osborne was already a jockey of note — 



1850. 

 LIST OF MEMBERS of the JOCKEY CLUB, NEWMARKET. 



( Lord STANLEY. 

 Stewards -' Earl of GLASGOW. 

 ( Colonel PEEL. 



His Majesty the King of Holland. 



Hon. Col. Anson. Lord C. Manners. 



Sir D. Baird, Bart. Earl of March. 



S. Batson, Esq. J. Mills, Esq. 



S. R. Batson, Esq. Earl of Milltown. 



Frederick Barne, Esq. Duke of Montrose. 



Duke of Beaufort. Hon. E. M. LI. Mostyn. 



Duke of Bedford. R. H. Nevill, Esq. 



Earl of Bessborough. Marquis of Normanby. 



H. Biggs, Esq. Earl of Orford. 



J. Bowes, Esq. Viscount Palmerston. 



Sir R. W. Bulkeley, Bart. G. Payne, Esq. 



