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and effect upon him of continued disappointment Result 

 of Mathematician's defeat of Crozier ; backs the wrong horse 

 Melancholy end - 61-99 



CHAPTER VI. 



MEN OF PAST DAYS. 



The Bentinck family The old Duke Proud but liked Races 

 with Mr. Greville Tiresias's Derby The Duke offended 

 Incident at Newmarket A needful correction Newmarket 

 then and now Lord Henry as a sportsman An adventure 

 on the moors The late Duke as Lord Titchfield Curious 

 dress in summer Monastic seclusion of Welbeck Lord 

 George and the fair sex. 



Mr. Fulwar Craven ; oddity in dress Deception ; in the 

 Oaks and Derby The jockey interviewed ; a neat rejoinder 

 Addicted to low company Mr. Ramsay Curious stories 

 told of the two Anecdote of his trainer, Mr. Dilly : ' the 

 dead alive ' Sagacious dogs ; a terror to tramps ; a home- 

 comer; the signal-dog at Porchester Station Drawing a bear. 



Lord Glasgow's oddities General Peel before the Two 

 Thousand His indifferent stud Delight in reckless matches 

 Handicaps himself Offers 90,000 against Gaper Temper 

 and ill-health Bequeaths his stud. 



Lord Exeter's personal peculiarities His racing Insist- 

 ence on trying and running his horses Blue Rock proves not 

 unbroken Sale of his Newmarket property Sir Gilbert 

 Heathcote ; Amatols Derby; a racehorse as 'a heriot ' Baron 

 J. de Tessier Lord Jersey's successes His view of breed- 

 ing - 99-120 



CHAPTER VII. 



MR. PARKER. 



Varied experiences Commences racing Purchase of One Act 

 Her trial and our expectations How defeated Forestalled 

 and struck out Running at Chester ; remarkable dream 

 Joe Miller in the Metropolitan Winnings on the Chester 

 Cup Mistake as to his condition Brigantine another 

 example A perilous journey How Joe Miller was ruined 

 Noisy, ill-luck in the Chester Cup Cedric Sutherland's 

 luck and subsequent failure Tame Deer in the Northamp- 

 ton Cup Confidence of his new owner, but well beaten 



