Captain Hardinge William Browne 



This sporting affair was the outcome of a " Point to Point" 

 run a fortnight previously, when Mr. Hurst, riding his grey 

 mare Lady Jane, finished in front of Mr. Yates's grey gelding 

 Dhuringle, ridden by Mr. H. Redford. Not satisfied with his 

 horse's defeat, the evergreen Arthur, despite the fact that he 

 was not getting younger, and moreover was a trifle wider round 

 the chest than in the good old Harvester and Bristles days, at 

 once offered to back his champion against the mare, betting 

 £40 to ^30 on the result, owners to ride at catchweights over 

 16 stone. At 11.30, Mr. John Godwin started the riders, Mr. 

 Hurst taking the lead, which he held until crossing the turn- 

 pike near Beauworth cross-roads, when over three-fourths of 

 the course had been traversed. Here Mr. Hurst failed to hit 

 off a gap in the fence, and this being taken immediate advan- 

 tage of by Arthur Yates (who we omitted to mention went to 

 scale at 17 st. 4 lbs.), the latter went ahead, and jumping the 

 remaining fences in first-rate style, finally won by three parts of 

 a length, receiving an ovation as he galloped past the post 

 that must have reminded him of that which awaited him in the 

 long ago, when he won his celebrated race by a " tail " at 

 Croydon. 



CAPTAIN HARDINGE WILLIAM BROWNE 



("The Driver.") 



A MAN of many friends, and a favourite with all, we can call to 

 mind no fatality productive of more genuine regret at the time 

 it happened than that which befel the brilliant little horseman 

 named above, at Esher Station, on the 23rd of April, 1875, at 

 the close of the day's racing at Sandown Park. 



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