ILLUSTRATIONS 



THE 4TH DUKE OF GRAFTON .... Frontispiece 



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THE 3RD DUKE OF GRAFTON, FROM AN OLD PRINT . . 22 



THE DEFEAT OF CANEZOU IN THE ST. LEGER ... 35 



BLUE BONNET, WINNER OF THE ST. LEGER, 1842 . . 45 

 THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, WINNER OF THE DERBY AND 



THE ST. LEGER, 1849 .48 



VOLTIGEUR, WINNER OF THE DERBY AND THE ST. LEGER, 



1850 50 



THE DONCASTER CUP, 1850. VOLTIGEUR BEATING THE 



FLYING DUTCHMAN 54 



trainer's COTTAGE AT DANEBURY IN THE TIME OF OLD 



JOHN DAY 62 



THE STOCKBRIDGE STANDS 62 



LORD GEORGE BENTINCK, AFTER THE DRAWING BY COUNT 



d'orsay 64 



TRAINER WITH HORSES ON STOCKBRIDGE RACE-COURSE . 66 



THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD 69 



CRUCIFIX, WINNER OF THE OAKS, 184O .... 72 



THE CARAVAN, FROM A PAINTING BY A. D. COOPER . . 77 



THE GRAVEYARD AT DANEBURY 85 



MR. J. GULLY, M.P., ADDRESSING HIS CONSTITUENTS AT 



PONTEFRACT 96 



MR. C. GREVILLE, CLERK OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL . . 98 



PHOSPHORUS, WINNER OF THE DERBY OF 1837 . . I08 



A TOUT WATCHING A TRIAL I28 



RUNNING REIN, WINNER OF THE DERBY, 1844, DISQUALI- 

 FIED SUBSEQUENTLY I32 



THE RUN IN OVER THE ROUND COURSE, NEWMARKET, 



FROM AN OLD PRINT I43 



THE HOOF OF ECLIPSE ON A PIECE OF PLATE, PRESENTED TO 



THE JOCKEY CLUB BY H.M. KING WILLIAM IV, 1832 159 



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