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Francis, third Duke of Bridgewater ... ... ... ... ... ... 265 



From a drawing by Jane E. Cook, after the engraving by James Heath. 



Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, and Duchess of Argyll ... 266 



From a print by Finlayson in the British Museum, after the painting by C. Read (1770). 



Evelyn Pierrepoint, Duke of Kingston ... ... ... ... ... 267 



From an engraving by Faber in the British Museum, after the picture by Sir Godfrey Kneller. 



Mr. Jenison Shafto's Cardinal Puff "by Babram ... ... ... ... ... 268 



From an engraving in the possession of Mr. Somerville Tattersall. 



Charles Watson Wentworth, second Marquis of Rockingham, owner of Alabaculia, 



and Prime Minister in 1782 ... ... ... ... ... ... 269 



From the painting in the style of Reynolds, in the National Portrait Gallery. (By permission of Walker & 

 Cockerell. ) 



The Marquis of Rockingham's Cato ... ... ... ... ... ... 270 



From a print in the possession of H.R.H. Prince Christian. 



The Marquis of Rockingham's Bay Mation (1760) by Sampson, his dam by Cade ... 271 



(By permission of Mr. Somerville Tattersall.) 



General Grosvenor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 271 



From the original painting by Hoppner in the possession of the Duke of Westminster. 



Mr. Thomas Grosvenor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 272 



From the original drawing by Hamilton (1771) in possession of the Duke of Westminster. 



Viscount Belgrave ... ... ..*. ... ... ... ... ... 272 



From the original painting by Hoppner in the possession of the Duke of Westminster. 



The seventh Earl of Barrymore talking to a friend (1791) ... ... ... 273 



From an old print in the British Museum. 



TAILPIECE. Preparing to start in 1809 ... ... ... ... ... 274 



From a print after Rowlandson in the British Museum. 



Protector ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 277 



From a print in the British Museum, after the painting by George Stubbs. 



Mr. O'Kelly's Soldier by Eclipse (1779) ... ... ... ... ... 278 



From an engraving by S. Alken, after the painting by Garrard. (By permission of Mr. Somerville Tattersall.) 



Phosphorus by Eclipse ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 279 



From an engraving in the British Museum by J. Scott, after the picture by Marshall. 



Dungannon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 280 



From an engraving in the British Museum, after the picture by Stubbs. 



Martin by Cade, his dam by Crab ... ... ... ... ... ... 281 



From the original painting by J. Wootton in the possession of the Earl of Rosebery. 



H.R.H. The Prince of Wales'sAnm7 by Herod( \ 777) ... ... ... ... 283 



From a print in the British Museum, after the painting by Stubbs. 



Higliflyer by Herod ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 287 



From an engraving by F. Jukes in the possession of H. R.H. Prince Christian. 



Skyscraper by HigJiflyer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 290 



In the possession of H.R.H. Prince Christian. 



Lord Darlington's Haphazard by Sir Peter Teazle, dam by Eclipse ... ... 293 



(William Pierce is taking off his coat, Sam Wheatley holds the bridle.) From an engraving by W. G. Cooke 

 in the British Museum, after the picture by B. Marshall. 



Lord Derby's Sir Peter Teazle (Derby, 1787) ... ... ... ... ... 295 



From an engraving by W. Ward in the British Museum, after the picture by S. Gilpin. 



TAILPIECE. Colonel O'Kelly and his Jockey ... ... ... ... ... 296 



From Rowlandson's drawing, called "The Mount," in the Dyce Collection. 



Measured Drawing of Eclipse made by M. Vial de Saint Bel to show the movements 



of the horse's legs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 



First published in 1791. 



The Skeleton of Eclipse ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 302 



As it may now be seen at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in Red Lion Square (April, 1902). 



Eclipse, ridden by Oakley fin red with black cap) ... ... ... ... 706 



From the original painting by J. N. Sartorius in the possession of the Earl of Rosebery. 



Mr. Meredith's Shakespeare by Hobgoblin ... ... ... ... ... 309 



From an engraving by Roberts in the possession of Mr. Somerville Tattersall. 



Lord Abingdon's PotSos by Eclipse (1773) ... ... ... ... ... 313 



From an engraving by C. H. Hodges, after the picture by Gilpin. (By permission of Mr. Somerville 

 Tattersall.) 



