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CHAPTEK VII 



THE PEINCE OF WALES AND THE DUKES 



IN 1835, so far as can be discovered, there was pub- 

 lished for the first time (whether for the purpose of 

 striking awe into ' touts ' and other desperadoes with 

 no fear of the Jockey Club before their eyes, or for 

 mere information's sake, and out of a considerate 

 regard for racing folks' natural and legitimate desire 

 to know by whose authority and by what manner of 

 men they would be * warned off ' in case of possible 

 delinquency) that 'List of Members of the Jockey 

 Club ' which has ever since been annual, and has ever 

 since remained one of the most interesting and useful 

 portions, if not an indispensable portion, of the 'Kacing 

 Calendar ' in its book form. So that from 1835 to 

 the present day there is accessible to anybody who 

 chooses to take a little trouble a complete list of the 

 members for any particular year ; and from 1773 to 

 1835 will be a convenient range to take for our Second 

 Period. 



Now, from 1773 to 1835 we find, on similar evi- 

 dence to that previously employed, that the most 



