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reign, Lord Godolphin (the Lord Treasurer, not the 

 owner of the Godolphin Arabian), the Duke of 

 Argyle, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of 

 Somerset, Lord Granby (Duke of Rutland), Lord 

 Hervey (or Harvey), the Duke of Grafton, Lord 

 Byron, Sir John Parsons (twice Lord Mayor of 

 London, and owner of the Thoulouse Barb and of 

 the famous Ryegate mare), the Duke of Bedford, 

 Lord Dorchester, the Duke of Bolton, Lord Howe, 

 Mr. Nowell, Sir Cecil Bishop, Lord Rialton (or 

 Ryalton), the Duke of Richmond, Lord Wharton 

 (of the 'Junto'), Lord Carlisle, Lady Gains- 

 borough, Lord Crawford, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Cole 

 (of the family, no doubt, which introduced the 

 Cole Arabian or Barb, sire of Old Smithson), 

 Lord Bridgeuater, Lord Lonsdale, and others, 

 many, if not most, of whom raced also in the 

 North, principally at York, in company with Mr. 

 Childers, Sir William Strickland, Mr. Place (a 

 relation, no doubt, of Oliver Cromwell's stud- 

 groom, owner of Place's White Turk), Lord 

 Molineux, Sir Matthew Peirson, Mr, Stapleton 

 (ancestor of the Lords Beaumont), Mr, Curwen 

 (owner of the famous Bay Barb), Lord Irwin, 

 Sir William Ramsden, Mr. Hutton, Sir Ralph 



