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TO 



MR. JOHN MAUNSELL RICHARDSON, 



WINNER OP^ THE GRAND NATIONAL 



ON DISTURBANCE AND REUGNV, IN 1873-74, 



AND ONE OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED HORSEMEN 



OF HIS, OR ANY OTHER TIME, THIS BOOK 



IS DEDICATED AS A SLIGHT TOKEN OF 



GRATITUDE FOR THE INVALUABLE 



HELP AND ADVICE HE HAS 



SO GENEROUSLY GIVEN TO 



THE AUTHOR AT ALL 



TIMES DURING ITS 



PRODUCTION. 



