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over a mantelpiece at the Durdans, is one of his masterpieces, in my opinion, alike 

 for man and horse. It is reproduced opposite page xvii. in my first volume. George 

 Frederick Herring married early, and ran away from an irate father to Doncaster 

 in time to see the Duke of Hamilton's William win the Leger of 1814. He 

 painted in his leisure time, and drove for a living, until Mr. Stanhope, of Cannon 

 Hall, got him some commissions. Assisted by Mr. Hawkesworth and Mr. Wilson 

 (for whom he drew Smolensko), he soon got into his swing, and Mr. Petre and Sir 

 Bellingham Graham fairly established his reputation. After living in Doncaster till 

 1830, he resided in Newmarket and London for a time, and spent the last ten 



years of his life at Meopham Park 

 in Kent, where he died in 1865. His 

 boy Charles, a skilful lover of art, 

 and a good son, died in 1856. In 

 the volumes on Animal Painters on 

 which Sir Walter Gilbey has been 

 engaged, a most valuable list is given 

 of the work of all the best artists 

 who perpetuated the favourites of 

 the Turf. 



If Lord Glasgow had always had 

 his way these favourites might have 

 been far fewer than they are ; for I 

 suppose no one has ever ordered 

 more two-year-old thoroughbreds to 

 be shot than the irascible Scotchman, 

 who would suddenly swoop down on 



The Earl of Glasgow. Middleham, out of the season, call 

 for some of the resident jockeys, 



watch a score or more trials the next morning, and destroy the losers. It would 

 almost seem as if his ghost were now engaged in destroying the winners as well, for 

 days have sadly changed since the North carried away so many of the best prizes 

 of the Turf. When horses had to travel by road, whether in a van or not, the 

 Yorkshire stables were practically invincible. Railways enabled owners to make 

 Newmarket their racing headquarters and live in London, while they could run 

 horses at all the northern meetings as well, like Gosforth Park, Stockton, Redcar, 



