Gentlemen Riders 



railings on the far side of the course at Auteuil, in the Prix 

 St. Sauveur, at that time an event of some importance. 

 Kilworth, ridden by Count Kinsky, swerved a bit before 

 taking off, as was his habit occasionally, and though he did not 

 touch Jimmy's horse, it is just possible he may have put him 

 out of his stride a bit. Anyhow, it fell, and poor Jimmy broke 

 his breast bone, about the only one in his anatomy that had 

 so far escaped scot-free. 



" I won the race," writes Prince Kinsky in a letter to us, 

 " but he, poor fellow, had to give up riding in consequence of 

 the fall — his last on a public race-course, and this, I remember, 

 took a great deal from the pleasure of my victory." 



In addition to those of Austria and Hungary, Prince 

 Charles Kinsky is an honorary member of our own Jockey 

 Club, and a member since 1906 of the National Hunt 

 Committee. 



CAPTAIN MIDDLETON 



("Bay") 



When, on April 9th, 1892, the news was wired all over the 

 country that " Bay" Middleton was dead — " Bay" Middleton, 

 the boldest and hardest rider that ever crossed the border, and 

 who would be famous to all time, were it only as the horseman 

 selected to pilot the late Empress of Austria out hunting when 

 on her visit to this country — it is no exaggeration to say that it 

 came with almost as great a shock to the community at large, 

 as to his own immediate friends. 



At the time of his death Captain Middleton was riding a 



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