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nius, judgment, and fervent devotion to racing, ascribed to a former 

 celebrated Fatlier of tbe Turf. They also raced a nearly-equal num- 

 ber of years. The Duke, I believe, regularly pursued the engage- 

 ments of the course, during the very long period of some few yearsj 

 more than half a century ; and with an unparalleled success, it is ge- 

 nerally believed, in his matching and betting accounts. His carriage- 

 match at Newmarket, the fame of" which spread over all Europe, and 

 his successful half-and-quarter-mile matches, with the Rocket gelding, 

 gained him the reputation of an Original in the projects of the turf The 

 success of these short races was supposed to depend materially on the 

 presence of mind, keenness of eye, and activity of Hell-iire Dick, the 

 fittest of all the Joekies of his da}^ to make the most,, without losing an. 

 inch, of Rocket's gun-shot burst, whom I have seen capering for the 

 start, his head forcibly held back, with his broadside towards the goaL 

 Mr. Goodison has some years resigned his seat on horseback, and has 

 set himself down, happily and deservedly, to enjoy the profit of long 

 and faithful services. 



The year 1789 exhibited some decisive proofs of the judgment in 

 matching, as well as the success of the noble Duke of Queensbury. In 

 the first Spring Meeting at Newmarket, his Grace refused five hundred 

 guineas forfeit to his Horse Dash, by Florizel, then five years old, from 

 Lord Derby's Sir Peter Teazle, the six-mile course, one thousand gui- 

 neas. And in the second Spring Meeting, Dash beat Mr. Hallam's bay 

 Horse by Highflier, eight stone seven pounds each, B. C. for one thou- 

 sand guineas. In the second October Meeting, he beat His Royal 

 Highness the Prince of Wales's Don Quixote, eight stone seven pounds 

 each, six-mile course, for nine hundred guineas. And the following 

 week he also beat Lord Barrymore's Highlander, the same weight,, 

 three times over the round course, for eight hundred guineas; the Duke 

 winning exactly by his matches, exclusive of what he may have won 

 by bets, three thousand guineas. 



This noble person has had through life, his full share of sarcasm and 

 ridicule, but with a contemptuous and expressive silence, he has turned 

 the tables upon the laughers. Who indeed, among them, can boast of 

 the uninterrupted flow of happiness enjoyed by the Duke, to which 



equanimity 



