62 LORD GEORGE BENTINCK 



Crucifix Change of luck on leaving Danebury Amount of his win- 

 nings Race between Grey Momus and Bamboo The running con- 

 firmed Lord Suffield's disappointment A rival jockey bids me win 

 Bay Middleton's Derby Lavish entry of yearlings Crucifix 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 Castration 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 Run- 

 ning 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 con- 

 trastedFalse trial of Cherokee Behaviour to Mr. Wreford 

 Difference with Mr. Greville How Preserve 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 paddocks Raises Good- 

 wood to a first-class meeting Mode of travelling Visits to Dane- 

 bury Performances in the saddle, and as a starter Attitude to his 

 parents Army career His superior officer cashiered General dis- 

 approval of his conduct Attacks Sir R. Peel Mr. Disraeli and ' the 

 stable mind ' Hasty sale of his stud Its real value, extent, and 

 nomenclature 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, and effect upon him of 

 continued disappointment Result of Mathematician's defeat of 

 Crozier ; backs the wrong horse Melancholy end. 



So much has been written by abler hands than mine of 

 the Hon. William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, 

 commonly called and familiarly known as Lord George 

 Bentinck, that I feel diffident in attempting to add to the 

 existing records of his life. Yet I feel I may be able to 

 contribute something of interest to the better knowledge 



