Gentlemen Riders 



Mr. T. BEASLEY 



Somewhere in the eighties, we asked a well-known sportsman 

 — himself, at one time, one of our foremost horsemen — whom 

 he considered the best steeplechase rider at this particular 

 period. 



His reply, given without a moment's hesitation, was 

 " Tommy " Beasley. 



And that this opinion was shared to a very great extent by 

 the general public was proved conclusively by the fact that 

 his mount invariably commanded a large following, no matter 

 what it happened to be. 



" Tommy " Beasley — to give him the name he was generally 

 known by — rode in no fewer than twelve Grand Nationals, of 

 which the following is the list : — 



