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otlier matters, and very often did not know what 

 horses he had in his stables when a question arose 

 about a sweepstakes for which he was challenged to 

 enter. He is represented in the Jockey Club of the 

 present day by the very popular Mr. J. H. Houlds- 

 worth, whose election dates from 1874. 



Mr. Hunter is the gentleman whose unique for- 

 tune it was to win the Derby with a grey horse, 

 Gustavus, in 1821. The horse was bred at what had 

 been the Prince Regent's stud-farm, near Six Mile 

 Bottom, on the road to Newmarket, and afterwards 

 Colonel Leigh's ; and the horse's dam was Lady Grey, 

 very significant of the colour which she conferred 

 from herself upon five of her progeny in succession. 

 Mr. Hunter was strongly of the betting persuasion, 

 and is said to have won largely upon Gustavus in the 

 Derby, but his successes upon the Turf were not con- 

 spicuous otherwise. 



Mr. Heney Savile (who died about 1880-1881) 

 was the famous racer of Rufford Abbey, Notts, and of 

 Ryshworth, Ripponden, Yorks, breeder, owner, racer, 

 and bettor, winner of the Derby in 1872 and of the 

 Ascot Cup in 1873 with the famous Cremorne, by 

 Parmesan (sire of Favonius). He admitted into his 

 stud (' unbeknown ' very likely, and with the best 

 intentions) certain American-bred mares (including 

 Cincinnati, by Star Davis, and Desdemona, by Glen- 

 coe), which investigation showed not to be thorough- 

 bred, though the two named have found their way 



