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Mr. Wentworth was the owner of many valu- 

 able paintings on sporting subjects, among which 

 may be enumerated, — Portraits of Frampton, (see 

 frontispiece of our first volume), Chats worth, 

 Pumpkin, Carabineer, Mark, Melpomene, Lo- 

 thario, Ancaster, Burford, Pigeon, Chance, Ba- 

 ronet, Dungannon, Anvil, and other celebrated 

 race-horses ; two views of a country race-course ; 

 view of racing at Newmarket ; the Earl of March's 

 carriage match ; Newmarket courses, etc. 



The following anecdote of this genuine sports- 

 man's courage and humanity deserves a place 

 here. When Mr. Wentworth resided at Barm- 

 brough Grange, near Doncaster, in 1759, he on 

 one occasion, placed Miss Howe, a near relative 

 of Earl Howe, and an excellent horsewoman, on 

 Polyphemus, his first racer, then taken out of 

 training to make a hunter. Following Sir Row- 

 land Winn's hounds, they had occasion to cross 

 the river Don, about five miles west of Doncaster, 

 and for that purpose took the ferry-boat. When 

 about the middle of the river, Miss Howe's horse 

 leaped out of the boat, and dragged the young 

 lady after him ; on which, Mr. Wentworth offered 

 to pay any reward to whoever would swim and save 

 the lady ; but no person offering, though several 

 were present, Mr. Wentworth immediately jump- 

 ed into the river, at the risk of his own life, 

 which, with that of Miss Howe, was in great 

 danger. On seeing this. Old Peter, the hunts- 



