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CHAPTEE VII 



THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUKES 



In 1835, so far as can be discovered, there was pub- 

 lished for the first time (whether for the purpose of 

 striking awe into ' touts ' and other desperadoes with 

 no fear of the Jockey Club before their eyes, or for 

 mere information's sake, and out of a considerate 

 regard for racing folks' natural and legitimate desire 

 to know by whose authority and by what manner of 

 men they would be 'warned off' in case of possible 

 delinquency) that 'List of Members of the Jockey 

 Club ' which has ever since been annual, and has ever 

 since remained one of the most interesting and useful 

 portions, if not an indispensable portion, of the 'Racing 

 Calendar ' in its book form. So that from 1835 to 

 the present day there is accessible to anybody who 

 chooses to take a little trouble a complete list of the 

 members for any particular year ; and from 1773 to 

 1835 will be a convenient range to take for our Second. 

 Period. 



Now, from 1773 to 1835 we find, on similar evi- 

 dence to that previously employed, that the most 



