220 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. 



Mr. Jones's Marquis of Montrose, and on Freeman won 

 the Park Plate at Redbourne for Mr. (now Lord) Heneage. 

 Then at the Bibury Club Meeting he carried off the Surrey 

 Welter with Mr. T. C.Walker's Master Bagot,and the Selling 

 Welter with St. Sebastian ; and for Captain Machell won 

 the Doncaster Handicap Hurdle Race, the Eglington Hunt 

 Plate, and the Hampton Cup at Packington with Hunter. 

 With the same owner's Jorrocks he won the Open Hunters' 

 Steeplechase at Packington, and the Fitzwilliam Hurdle 

 Race, and the Open Hunters' Steeplechase at Doncaster, 

 also winning the St. Leger Plate at the same meeting on 

 Defence. 



Mr. Richardson only rode in one race in 1874, and 

 that was his last, bringing his wonderful steeplechase 

 career to a close by winning the Grand National for the 

 second time in succession on Captain Machell's Reugny in 

 a field of twenty- two runners. 



As before mentioned, Mr. Richardson assisted Lady 

 Yarborough by his advice in her management of the 

 Brocklesby Hounds from the time of the death of the 

 late Lord Yarborough, in 1875 till 1880, at the same time 

 taking command of the 1st Lincolnshire Light Horse (the 

 Earl of Yarborough's own), which he relinquished at the 

 coming of age of the present earl. During the last two 

 years of George Ash's term of office as huntsman, and the 

 first two of Will Dale's, Mr. Richardson hunted the dog pack 

 twice a week ; and, having always taken the greatest interest 

 in hound-breeding and kennel management, his advice has 

 been in continual request both by master and huntsman. 



Mr. Richardson is a J. P. and D.L. for Lincolnshire, 

 and for a short time he represented the Brigg Division 

 in the House of Commons, his contest with Mr. H. J. 

 Reckitt causing the greatest interest and excitement 

 throughout the country. Even " Punch " was alfected, 

 and a cartoon in which Lord Rosebery was depicted, 

 crossing a rickety plank over a drain, and expressing the 

 hope " that he was well over this Brigg," appeared as the 

 cartoon of the week. 



