Gentlemen Riders 



find time to distinguish himself as a race-rider under N.H. 

 rules, of no ordinary ability. 



Being brought up to business under a very strict father, 

 the only day in the week available for his son to indulge in 

 sport of any sort or description was Saturday, and as a passion 

 for race-riding predominated over every other, the latter took 

 up pony racing ; the idea being that by so doing, he would 

 not only get more mounts in a shorter space of time, but in 

 the summer months would have a better opportunity of 

 evading the parental eye. 



That the plan of campaign adopted by him was a wise 

 one, is evident from the fact that from June, 1877, in which 

 year he commenced, until 1890, his lowest riding weight being 

 nine stone, he rode altogether in 311 races under Pony and 

 Polo Racing rules, out of which number he won 127 races, 

 on the flat and over hurdles and fences, made up as follows : — 



In these years he headed the list of riders under Polo and Pony rules. 



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