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he was a first foal !) and won the St. Leger in 1834 

 with him, in 1840 (when the ' leading case ' of a ' de- 

 claration to win ' occurred, as Maroon was ' pulled 

 double,' when he could have won by a hundred yards, 

 it is said, to allow Lord Westminster's other horse to 

 win) with Launcelot, Touchstone's own brother, and 

 in 1841 with Satirist. As to the case of Maroon and 

 Launcelot, it should be noted that Launcelot had run 

 second to Little Wonder (a reputed instance of a horse 

 ' very older ' than he should have been, according to 

 scandal) for the Derby (which the Queen and Prince 

 Albert witnessed, and after which the royal consorts 

 presented Little Wonder's rider, Macdonald, with a 

 complimentary whip), that the public therefore would 

 have backed him, and that the marquess, for that 

 reason, it is supposed, declared to win with him. 

 The family of the marquess is admirably represented 

 at the present day both on the turf and in the Jockey 

 Club by the Duke of Westminster. 



The (fourth) EARL of ALBEMARLE (who died in 

 1849 and was succeeded by his son, who died s.p. 

 in 1857, and was succeeded by his brother, the late 

 venerable earl, an author, who died February 21, 1891) 

 is he who was Master of the Buckhounds, and seems 

 to have raced chiefly because of his official position. 

 He won the One Thousand with Barcarolle in 1838, the 

 Two Thousand with Ralph in 1841, and (as became a 

 Master of the Buckhounds) the Ascot Cup with Ralph 

 in 1843, and in 1844 and 1845 (when it was called 



