40 HISTORY OF THE 



man bred his own racing-stock, and at the period 

 of his death, had named no less than six colts, all 

 by his favourite stallion, John Bull, in the Derby- 

 stakes for the ensuing year, besides having nume- 

 rous nominations in most of the great stakes at 

 Newmarket, York, Ascot, &c. 



It was in a match between this nobleman's colt, 

 by Gimcrack, and the Earl of Abingdon's Car- 

 dinal York, that Mr. Elwes, the celebrated miser, 

 is said to have lent the Earl of Grosvenor 3,000 

 gs. to make up his stakes. Although the betting 

 was three to one in his favour, he would have 

 been compelled to have allowed his opponent's 

 horse to have "walked over," but for the unso- 

 Jicited liberality of the eccentric miser, who, on 

 his return from seeing his lordship win the race, 

 scrambled over the Devil's Dyke, at Newmarket, 

 at the risk of breaking his neck, to avoid paying a 

 turnpike. 



This nobleman was born in 1731, and created 

 Baron Grosvenor, in 1761, and Viscount and Earl 

 Grosvenor, in 1784. The late Earl commenced 

 his sporting career upon the turf, in 1753, and 

 soon became the owner of one of the most nume- 

 rous and valuable studs in the kingdom. The 

 following celebrated horses were stallions in his 

 Lordship's stud, viz. : 



Bandy, Trajan, Tripod, Belford, Panglos, Bo- 

 reas, Dux, Chemist, Protector, Gimcrack, Sweet- 

 William, Sweetbriar, Cardinal Puff, Mambrino, 



