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BALDING AN EXPERT RIDER John Barnard Balding, who finished fourth in the I rand National in England last week riding his own horse Drinmond, holds a certificate as a gentleman rider granted by the National Steeplech;ise and Hunt association. He came to this country about two years ago to manage the polo department at the Onwentsia club at Lake Forest, near hicago. He has ridden at the Onwentsia race meetings on the flat and in the steeplechases with considerable success and is rated as one of the best amateur riders in the middle west, if not in the country.