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CHAPTER VII 



VARIOUS RACES 



1820-1837 



Steeplechasing a favourite amusement in 1820, 277. Match in Hampshire, 

 277. Hertfordshire match in 1822, 278. All Fools' Day hoax which 

 resulted in a steeplechase, 278. Match between Mr. Coxhead, Captain 

 Peters, and Mr. Rowbottom, 279. First Haverfordwest steeplechase, 

 279. Match in 1823 between Captain Forester and Major James, 280. 

 And between John Mytton and the Hon. C. Trevor, 280. South 

 Mimms match, 281. Comment on the pace in old matches, 281. 

 Dundee match in 1824, 282. Newcastle-on-Tyne steeplechase, 282. 

 Mr. Richard Bulkeley Williams's challenge in 1826, 283. Match 

 between the brothers Bainbridge in 1830, 283. Dead heats, 284. 

 Bicester steeplechase in 1833, 284. Colonel Charretie's matches with 

 his Napoleon, 284. Steeplechases in Yorkshire, 285. Matches in 

 Scotland in 1833, 286. And in the Pytchley country, 287. Steeple- 

 chase in the Amersham country, 288. Laporte's portrait of Antelope, 

 289. A Somersetshire steeplechase, 289. First Bedfordshire steeple- 

 chase, 1834, 289. Hertfordshire steeplechase in 1835, 291. Norfolk, 

 1835, 292. Yorkshire steeplechases in 1836, 294, 295. Great Marlovv 

 match, 295. East Grinstead steeplechase, 295. Second Norfolk and 

 Sufifolk steeplechase, 295. Yorkshire steeplechases in 1837,296. Early 

 matches point-to-point races, 296. Introduction of flags, 296. Irish 

 steeplechasing in advance of English, 296. Second Haverfordwest 

 steeplechase, 297. 



ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHIES 



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John Holman 301 



William Vevers 304 



John Solloway 307 



APPENDIX 

 Colours of the Riders 311 



INDEX 315 



