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CHAPTER V. 



LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. 



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My knowledge of his lordship Purchase of Bay Middleton 

 Lameness cured by my brother Failure at the stud A 

 Yorkshire view of him His produce Lease of Venison, and 

 attempt to get him back Not a lucky breeder Early races 

 and successes Performances of Crucifix Change of luck on 

 leaving Danebury Amount of his winnings Race between 

 Grey Momus and Bamboo The running confirmed Lord 

 Suffield's disappointment A rival jockey bids me win Bay 

 Middleton's Derby Lavish entry of yearlings Crucifix's trial 

 Her breakdown The secret kept Tripoli in the Feather 

 Plate ; action of the Jockey Club -Horses run unprepared, 

 proved by in-and-out running Gaper and Miss Elis Castra- 

 tion of Naworth A comparison The Derby of 1839 

 Objection to Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury Lord George's 

 defiance of the Jockey Club ; brought into court ; result 

 Lord George's motive (?) Exposure of the Sunning Rein 

 swindle ; his interest therein Scourges minor faults of the 

 turf Levanters Conduct towards Glen the baker His 

 wagering on Bay Middleton for the Derby and on Elis for 

 the St. Leger contrasted False trial of Cherokee Behaviour 

 to Mr. Wreford Difference with Mr. Greville How Pre- 

 serve simulated influenza A coughing-bridle Wins 2,000 

 from Wm. Scott on Red Deer Solicitude for morality of 

 trainers not always carried out A race in a fog, and curious 

 decision Am asked to swear to what I do not know 

 Accuses ' The Squire ' of swindling Episode of the duel ; 

 reflections thereon Reputed munificence, but faint proofs 

 thereof Takes back a gift Personal appearance Bold riding 

 to hounds Curious choice of associates Care for his pad- 

 docks Raises Goodwood to a first-class meeting Mode of 

 travelling Visits to Danebury Performances in the saddle, 

 and as a starter Attitude to his parents Army career His 

 superior officer cashiered General disapproval of his conduct 

 Attacks Sir R. Peel Mr. Disraeli and ' the stable mind ' 

 Hasty sale of his stud Its real value, extent, and nomen- 

 clature Mistaken judgment of Gaper and Cotherstone 

 Separation from Danebury Erroneous reports of the real 

 cause Ill-feeling to my brother Crucifix and her clothing 

 Delay in settling his accounts Triumphs of the old stable, 



