Gentlemen Riders 



Not long after this he was beaten on Lady Betty at the 

 Warwickshire Hunt Steeplechases at Packington, finishing 

 behind Mr. Percival's Domino (Mr. J. M. Richardson), Lord 

 Berkeley Paget and Lord Charles Ker also riding in this 

 race. 



In 1874, Lord Willoughby won the Warwickshire Hunt 

 Cup on Roman Bee, by Roman Bee, dam's pedigree unknown, 

 the property of Mr. Jessop, "Mr. Roily" (Lord Minto), finish- 

 ing behind him. He was also second in the Farmers' Plate 

 on the same day on Satanella, the property of Mr. E. Knott. 

 Mr. E. Knott was himself a well-known character in Warwick- 

 shire, of the good old yeoman type. A fine horseman and a 

 very hard rider to hounds, he died only last winter at an 

 advanced age. 



At Newport Pagnell in the same year. Lord Willoughby 

 won the Open Hunters' Purse on his own mare Abbess, by 

 Neville, and finished second on the same animal in the Master 

 of Hounds Steeplechase at Aylesbury later on, the winner 

 being Mr. F. Bennett's Miss Hungerford, ridden by Mr. Roily, 

 who afterwards won the Paris Grand Steeplechase on her. 



In 1875, he again won the Warwickshire Hunt Cup on 

 Mr. Kineton's chestnut mare Kathleen, by Master Bagot, dam's 

 pedigree unknown ; and in the Skurry, in which there were 

 eight starters, he was once more to the fore, riding his own 

 mare Abbess, and beating Mr. Davis' Dewdrop on the way 

 home, winning a capital race by a neck. 



In 1876, at Stratford-upon-Avon, he won the Hunters' 

 Steeplechase of three miles on his own horse Gamut, by 

 Orpheus, beating Mr. E. P. Wilson on Mr. Dodgson's Adieu. 

 Even money was betted on Adieu, and Gamut started at 7 to 4 

 against. Gamut also won the Avon Steeplechase by a neck, 

 starting favourite, ridden by his owner; and at the same 



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