Mr. William Vevers 



the race was won by Cure-All, he had an unsuccessful ride on 

 Mr. Milbank's Peter Swift. 



In 1846 Mr. Powell rode Brenda at Liverpool; in 1847, 

 Culverthorpe ; and the following year, Variety. Finally, in 

 1849 ^^ W3.S on the back of the Curate, who started second 

 favourite at 6 to i, but fell and broke his back, his jockey 

 narrowly escaping serious injury. 



In 1835 some steeplechasing took place in Norfolk, the 

 course being an exceptionally severe one. Four of the jockeys, 

 we learn, came from a distance, Mr. Green from Lincolnshire ; 

 Charles Christian from Leicestershire ; Mr. Dunn was an officer 

 of the Queen's Bays ; and Mr. Powell hailed from Gloucester- 

 shire. The last named — presumably the Mr. Powell — was 

 heard to say that he came down to show the natives how to 

 ride in a steeplechase, but " as he lost his first mount, and 

 killed his second," as the reporter of the period remarked, 

 "they may remain satisfied with admiring his style, without 

 imitating it." 



Mr. WILLIAM VEVERS 



The subject of this memoir, who was certainly one of the 

 most remarkable men ever associated with cross-country 

 sport, was the son of Mr. John Vevers of Yarkhill Court, 

 Herefordshire, and was born in 1782. Commencing to hunt 

 at the earliest possible age, he rapidly developed into a 

 horseman of more than usual excellence. 



It is not surprising, therefore, that when steeplechasing 

 came into fashion it should find in him an ardent supporter. 



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