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bletonian, and ran the great match with him against 

 Mr. Cookson's Diamond in 1799 at Newmarket ; after 

 which Sir Harry is said to have ridden Hambletonian 

 in the Park, where it would create a sensation nowa- 

 days to see an Ormonde ridden by a Duke of West- 

 minster, or a Donovan by a Duke of Portland, or any 

 winner of Derby or St. Leger by any member of the 

 Jockey Club. 



Sir HEDWORTH WILLIAMSON, Bart., who was beaten 

 with Walton by the Duke of Grafton with Parasol for 

 a Jockey Club Plate in 1805, was another of the great 

 Northern lights of the Turf and of the Jockey Club. 

 He won the Derby twice in 1803 with Ditto (by Sir 

 Peter) and in 1808 with Pan (by St. George). Ditto 

 (ridden by W. Clift) was said to have been the only 

 horse up to his day who had won the Derby ' in a 

 trot ' (though, of course, it may have been done since) ; 

 and the fact was commemorated by the curious name 

 of Trotinda (foaled in 1822, a daughter of Zorai'da and 

 Ditto), which would be incomprehensible to anybody 

 unacquainted with the reason. Sir Hedworth's 

 Christian name is continued to this day among the 

 members of the Jockey Club in the person of Mr. 

 Hedworth Trelawney Barclay (descended maternally, 

 it is understood, from Sir Hedworth Williamson), 

 owner of the great handicap-horse Bendigo, so popular 

 with the public. The baronetcy dates from 1642, but 

 the only one of the Baronets to distinguish himself 

 greatly upon the Turf appears to have been he who 



