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Towards the middle of June in this year Mr. J. 

 Kearton, the veteran jockey, died at the advanced 

 age of 93. This well known rider's career com- 

 menced in the training stables at Middleham, and 

 his talents for riding, combined with his strict in- 

 tegrity, soon introduced him into excellent employ- 

 ment. In his day, " the golden age of the turf," 

 he won a greater number of gold cups than any 

 of his contemporaries. In 1784 he won the Don- 

 caster St. Leger, then the ninth year of its esta- 

 blishment, on Omphale ; but at that time this 

 stake was not productive of so much competition 

 as the gold cups and other prizes. 



Towards the end of his life Kearton, after a 

 tedious litigation, became possessed of a conside- 

 rable property, which no doubt soothed his declin- 

 ing years. For the last three years of his life he 

 was totally blind, and confined to his bed ; but he 

 retained his mental faculties unimpaired to the last. 

 It is worthy of remark, that Kearton, and 



