THE TURF. 
and but a few years back, no less than twelve thousand 
pounds for four horses, namely, Swiss, Serab, Barefoot, 
and Memnon, the two last winners of the St. Leger for 
Mr. Watt. The Duke of Cleveland never won the 
St. Leger till 1831, with Chorister, nor was he ever 
winner of either of the great Epsom stakes ; but in the 
days of Agonistes and Haphazard his stable was the 
terror of the north, and his grace was a great winner of 
cups, though he afterwards flew at higher game. His 
match with Pavilion, against Colonel Mellish's Sancho, 
at Newmarket, in 1806, was one of the greatest races of 
modern days, as to the extent of betting ; and immense 
sums were lost on Agonistes, when he was beat by 
Champion, for the St. Leger, in 1800. His grace has 
had good horses in his stable of late years ; among 
them Trustee, and Emancipation by Whisker, who had 
the honour of receiving forfeit from Priam, receiving 
nine pounds : likewise Muley Moloch, the winner of the 
York Derby stakes at the Spring Meeting, 1832; and 
Liverpool, of the gold cup. The duke is one of the 
heaviest bettors on the turf; and few men know more 
of racing, or indeed of anything relating to the sports 
of the turf or field.* The Duke of Richmond has been 
one of the most zealous supporters of the turf, having 
expended a very large sum on the race-course at Good- 
wood, now the first country meeting in England, after 
Epsom, Ascot, and Doncaster. His grace has been a 
* His grace has a capital two-year old this year in his stable by 
Voltaire out of Matilda. 
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