Mr. W. R. Brockton 



The same year he rode a great race at Warwick, a famous 

 battle-ground of his, when, on Musketeer, he beat Shakespeare, 

 ridden by Mr. Crawshaw, by a head ; George Holman, on 

 that Httle wonder, Globule, being the same distance behind 

 the second. 



In 1870 the accident occurred by which this fine horseman 

 lost his life, a fatality rendered the more sad, as its victim, 

 in view of his approaching marriage, had announced his 

 intention of retiring from active participation in the sport 

 of which he had been so long an ornament. He was riding 

 Mr. Stortford's Chippenham in the September Steeplechase 

 at Liverpool, on the Thursday of the meeting, when the 

 horse, striking the gorse hurdles with great force, fell heavily, 

 throwing his rider and rolling over him. 



Chippenham was soon up, and before he could be stopped 

 broke away, dragging for some distance his insensible rider, 

 whose foot was held fast in the stirrup. When released it 

 was found that in addition to concussion of the brain, he had 

 fractured several ribs. A hopeless case from the first, Mr. 

 Ede lingered on in an unconscious state until the followino^ 

 Sunday evening, when he passed away, not only to the regret 

 of his many personal friends, but the entire racing world. 

 Altogether, between 1856 and 1870, the subject of our memoir 

 won no less than 306 races. 



Mr. W. R. BROCKTON 



There is no county in England, probably, which has turned 

 out more hard riders, and, we might add, good sportsmen, than 

 Lincolnshire, and a better specimen of both it would be hard 



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