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of people who liunt nowadays, and the 

 not inconsiderable proportion of rash chil- 

 dren, inexperienced " City gents," and un- 

 utterable "duffers" of every class amongst 

 them. 



In concluding this chapter, I may just name 

 some of the prominent horsemen of my time, 

 who have either recently ceased riding, or 

 may still Ijc seen in the saddle. Of course 

 the list does not pretend to be an exhaustive 

 one. Of the amateurs, I would mention 

 Mr. Arthur Yates, Messrs. G. S. Thomp- 

 son, " Thomas," Peter Crawshaw, Captain 

 " Doggy " Smith, Lord Marcus Beresford, E. 

 P. Wilson, Hon. George Lambton, the present 

 Earl of Minto ("Mr. Ptolly"), Majors Fisher, 

 E. R. Owen, Crawley, and Dalbiac ; Captains 

 W. B, Morris (killed riding over a small fence 

 in the Cheshire country), " Bay " Middleton 

 (killed in a steeplechase in the Midlands) ; 

 Messrs. Hope- Johnstone, C. J. Cunningham, 

 Arthur Coventry — now the official starter of 

 the Jockey Club— J. M. Richardson, D. Thirl- 

 well, the Ijeasleys, the Moores (Garrett and 



