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liint he gave Frank Butler, wlio, witli two sucli kinsmen 

 to tutor him, certainly began with something- in favour of 

 his making a jockey. The elder uncle was a good man 

 in many other respects — a capital shot, a crack walker, 

 and a good man with hounds. But it was rather a 

 melancholy sight of late years to meet him creeping 

 about town, so far fi'om the scenes and pastimes he loved 

 so well. 



William Chifney married a Miss Mary Clark, daughter 

 of the well-known Mr. Vauxhall Clark, one of the first men 

 who made betting a science, and did business by commis- 

 sion. By her he leaves two sons, Mr. William Chifney, who 

 took to the study of the Army List as well as the Calendar , 

 and who has held a commission in some branch of the Ser- 

 vice. The other son, who attempted to follow the family pro- 

 fession, but soon outgrew the saddle, married a daughter 

 of William Edwards, the well-known trainer to Lord 

 Jersey — another race of jockeys. His uncle, Sam, left 

 an only daughter, " Miss Salty," who became the wife of 

 one of the Messrs. Isaacson, so that, as far as the Turf is 

 concerned, we may be said to have seen " the last of the 

 Chifneys." 



