Mr. J. M. Richardson 



on a mare named Vienna, also his own property, and the 

 Kimbolton Four Mile Handicap Steeplechase at Bedford. 

 His love for sport notwithstanding, to his credit be it said 

 that he allowed none of his amusements to interfere with his 

 studies at the University, and during the next year he gave 

 himself up entirely to reading, with the result that he passed his 

 " Little Go" with flying colours. In 1868 he once more made 

 his appearance as a gentleman rider, opening the ball by 

 winning the open Handicap Steeplechase at Lincoln on his 

 own mare Proserpine. He also won the Yarborough Cup for 

 Mr. Nelson on The Pet, the open Hunting Steeplechase at 

 Cambridge for Mr. Abington on Warden, and the Aylesbury 

 open Handicap for Mr. Bentley on Novice. In the next year, 

 at Aylesbury, he rode a match on Cora Pearl for Sir William 

 Milner against The Fawn, belonging to Lord Rosebery, 

 ridden by Mr. Newton, beating the latter by a neck. 



In 1869 Mr. Richardson rode his first race on the flat, 

 winning the One Mile Hunt at Redbourne on his own horse 

 Watteau. 



In 1870, besides several other races, he won the most 

 important event he had as yet competed in, viz. the Grand 

 National Hunt Steeplechase at Cottenham, on Mr. Chaplin's 

 Schiedam. 



In 1871 Mr. Richardson trained several winners at Limber 

 Magna for Captain Machell, with whom he had formed a 

 connection, and in that year he won the Cambridge Handicap 

 Steeplechase on Keystone, and the West of Scotland Steeple- 

 chase at Eglinton on the same horse ; other events he won for 

 Captain Machell in the same year being the Brocklesby Open, 

 the Warwick Hunt, and the Nottinghamshire Steeplechases, 

 all three on Defence. 



At Rothbury, Northumberland, riding on a very light 



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