Gentlemen Riders 



the hedge. Then came an awkward piece of ridge and furrow, 

 with the furrows lying across the line. On the extreme right 

 was an ugly gap, but no part of the hedge presented any 

 difficulty. The next field was probably the most trying part 

 of the course, being an ascent of exceedingly steep ridge and 

 furrow diagonally, enough to shake a horse to pieces. The 

 only escape from this was run cross the ridge and furrow 

 diagonally and to reach the headland on the extreme right, and 

 this Captain Broadley and Mr. Peel were the only riders to 

 take advantage of. Hamburg, ridden by the former, appeared 

 likely to win easily, but Brenda, belonging to and ridden by 

 Captain Deane (Carbineers), came with a rush at the last, and 

 catching him a few yards from the winning flags, won by a 

 length. 



There were sixteen runners, Boxkeeper, who started 

 favourite at 7 to 2, being third ; Waterwitch, the property 

 of Lord Cardigan and ridden by Mr. Peel, and who was 

 fourth, starting equal favourite with Humphrey at 6 to i. 

 This was the first important steeplechase Captain Broadley 

 seems to have taken part in, and from that time he went ahead 

 with rapid strides, riding with great success in all the principal 

 cross country events all over the country. 



His one solitary mount in the Grand National was in 1847, 

 when Matthew won, on which occasion he rode Captain 

 Gambier's Avoca without success, his mount starting at 14 to i. 



He was also on the back of The Chandler, the second time 

 that horse ever ran, the occasion being the Hunt Cup at War- 

 wick, when, notwithstanding the fact that his mount turned 

 round at several of the fences, he made short work of his eight 

 opponents, eventually winning in a canter by twenty lengths. 



It was in this race that The Chandler made his famous 

 jump, which has since given rise to so much discussion. Some 



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