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remarked Lord Glasgow, and walking up to the 

 chair in which the sleeper was ensconced, called out, 

 ' Bentinck, I want to make a bet with you ! ' The 

 effect was so magical that Lord George instantly 

 opened his eyes, and replied, ' With pleasure, 

 Glasgow ; what is it ? ' 'I want to back the pro- 

 duce of Miss Whip against that of any mare you 

 name for the Derby of 1848.' 'Done; I name 

 Crucifix for how much ? ' ' Five thousand ! ' The 

 bet was made, Crucifix being at that moment in 

 foal with Surplice, and Miss Whip with a brute 

 called Whipstick." 



The history of Lord George Bentinck's Farintosh 

 will further show how atrociously bad Lord Glas- 

 gow's luck was. Farintosh, by Bay Middleton out 

 of Camarine's dam, was a magnificent yearling, 

 and, contrary to his usual practice, Lord George 

 engaged him very heavily before he was broken. 

 Among his engagements was a match for 200 

 sovereigns, half-forfeit, in which Farintosh under- 

 took to give Colonel Peel's Murat 5 Ib. at the July 

 meeting of 1842. Long before that date Farin- 

 tosh had turned roarer ; indeed I never knew a 

 worse one of his age. Nevertheless, I had instruc- 

 tions to take him to Newmarket, where I arrived 

 the day before his match with Murat, which was 

 also the day upon which the July Stakes was to 

 be run, in which both horses were engaged. When 

 Farintosh was brought out for the match, his 

 appearance was so formidable that at the last 



