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one of twins, and learnt under the auspices of Ben 

 Land, becoming extraordinarily accomplished at the 

 business. It was only jockeyship that enabled Mr. 

 Ede to win on The Lamb against Pearl Diver, who 

 was ridden by a professional jockey. Mr. J. M. 

 Richardson has already been mentioned, as indeed he 

 must have been in any article that deals with steeple- 

 chasing. Mr. Arthur Yates was one of the busiest 

 and most successful of riders in the seventies, though 

 increasing weight long ago obliged him to give up the 

 game he so dearly loved, and devote himself to train- 

 ing for his friends, which he has since done and is 

 happily still doing with excellent results. Captain 

 Coventry, the elder brother of Mr. Arthur Coventry, 

 the present starter, was one of the best of his day ; 

 and as regards the younger of the brothers, though 

 possibly he may have been a trifle better on the flat 

 than over a country, it may be doubted whether, all 

 thines considered, a better amateur was ever seen. 

 The late Fred Archer, ao"ainst whom Mr. Arthur 

 Coventry had not seldom ridden with success, humour- 

 ously protested against having to give any allowance 

 of weight to a gentleman rider such as he ; for Mr. 

 Coventry did the amplest justice to the instructions of 

 his friend and teacher, Tom Cannon. Mr. Coventry 

 carried off the Grand National Hunt Steeplechase of 

 1879 on Bell Ringer, on a course at Derby which was 

 so severe that some of the other competitors protested 

 aeainst it as altoo-et^er unfair. He, however, declared 



