Gentlemen Riders 



There are not a few who will remember him best by his 

 match on the Thames in the late seventies, when he backed 

 himself for ;^iooo to scull from Maidenhead to Westminster 

 in twelve hours, his friend " Curly " Knox backing Time. Suffice 

 it to say that, despite the fact that he had hardly ever been in 

 a boat in his life, and had, moreover, risen from a sick bed for 

 the purpose, " Reggie," carrying his own boat over the locks, 

 won with ridiculous ease, landing ^800 in bets, in addition to 

 the stake. 



There are plenty of people who can sit a horse to perfec- 

 tion, even bareback, but it is not every one who can stick on 

 a cow when in motion, especially when attired in evening dress. 

 And here, again, is another instance of our friend's versatility, 

 he being the only one of the men of the house-party assembled 

 at Waldershore Park one midsummer night who, by way of 

 amusing the ladies after dinner, jumped on the backs of the 

 frisky denizens of the dairy taking their ease in the park, 

 succeeded in keeping his seat. 



On giving up riding in public, " Reggie " Herbert was 

 offered and accepted the Mastership of the Monmouthshire 

 Hounds, which post he held for seventeen years, the farmers 

 showing their appreciation of his services by presenting him 

 with a handsome testimonial on his retirement. 



MAJOR F. HERBERT 



("tip") 



The second son of the late Mr. Herbert of Clytha Park, 

 Monmouthshire, and own brother to " Reggie " of that ilk, the 

 subject of this chapter, known all the world over as " Tip," 



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