Gentlemen Riders 



National Hunt Steeplechase of 1879 on Bellringer (the same 

 animal he steered in the Grand National of the same year), 

 who, starting favourite in a field of sixteen, won easily in the 

 end by a length from Golden Cross, ridden by Mr. E. P. 

 Wilson. He also won the Great Metropolitan Steeplechase 

 at Croydon on The Scot in 188 1. 



Of the numerous hurdle-race horses ridden by Mr. Coventry 

 during his career he considers Brutus, Prudhomme, and Keeper, 

 the best — the big Paris Hurdle Race being one of the events 

 he won on the first named. 



Though his appointment as starter practically put a stop 

 to his race-riding, Mr. Coventry generally found time when the 

 Croxton Park and Bibury Club meetings came round to return 

 for a brief spell to his old love. 



In addition to his onerous duties as starter, Mr. Coventry 

 is secretary of the Hurst Park Club, a post for which, it goes 

 without saying, he is eminently fitted. 



CAPTAIN S. F. LEE-BARBER 



(" The Shaver ") 



Amongst the numerous military riders, whose deeds of 

 "derring do" find mention in this volume, few, if any, can 

 show a better record than the popular horseman named 

 above. 



The eldest son of Mr. John Lee-Barber of Norfolk, the 

 subject of our memoir, familiarly known as " The Shaver," was 



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