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A HISTORF OF THE ENGLISH TURF. 



He was found in a meadow on his father's estate of Welbeck, suddenly slam 

 by a spasm of the heart. The strain of politics had proved too much for him. " He 

 never did anything by halves," wrote Greville, ' and having accepted the responsible 

 post of leader of his party, he resolved to devote himself to their service and 

 did so without stint or reserve." 



During the time he had been on the Turf some magnificent animals made 

 their reputation. There were, among others, Lord Jersey's undefeated Bay 

 Middleton ; Elis ; Cyprian; Mr. Ord's Beeswing, by Dr. Syntax, the pride of 

 Northumberland, who won the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster in 1835, and 

 beat Charles XII. for the Cup in 1842 ; Harka-way, by Economist (foaled in 

 Ireland), with his huge easy stride, Industry by Priam, Bloomsbury, by Mulatto, 

 Mr. Thornhill's Euclid, by Emilius, the Marquis of Westminster's Satirist, 

 by Pantaloon, and his sister Ghnznce, Our Nell, Colonel Anson's Attila, 

 Touchstone s son Cotherstone, who won one of Mr. John Bowes' Derbys, Bine 

 Bonnet, by the same great sire, Lord Chesterfield's Don John, Coronation, by 

 Sir Hercules, Nutwith, Liuncelot, Weather gage, and many more. 



By 1850 we come to that immortal pair, Voltigeur and The Flying Dutchman, 

 and in the next volume I shall describe more closely the early part of that 

 Victorian Era in which these two were among the most prominent horses on the 

 English Turf. 



The Duke of Schlesvuig-Holsteiifs '' Logic.' 



END OF PARX II., VOL. II. 



