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race-horses upon English courses ; but they were 

 mostly, no doubt, the names of persons settled in 

 England, and, to all intents and purposes, Eng- 

 lish, such as Baron Blombergh (who is found 

 running in races at York as early as 1719, and is 

 believed to have been an equerry to George I., 

 who 'imported him' from Hanover), Baron Suasso, 

 Signor Guadagni, and Mr. (Aaron) Lamego, whose 

 names point to a foreign origin. But they are not 

 of any consequence as regards the turf in Eng- 

 land, though Mr. Lamego owned some good 

 horses, including the celebrated Little Driver. 



As of the Tattersalls, so of the Weatherbys, 

 the reign of George IIL saw the rise and per- 

 manent establishment; for it was in 1774 that 

 Mr. James Weatherby, the father of the dynasty, 

 became master of the situation and of ' the 

 calendar,' having apparently slain by a lawsuit 

 Mr. Fawconer, who, in conjunction with Mr. 

 Tuting, had worsted Mr. Walker, who had tried 

 to succeed Mr. Heber, who had stepped into the 

 shoes of Mr. Cheney, who had been the first 

 recognised publisher of a calendar since Mr. John 

 Nelson had set up a temporary one (by request) 

 as early as 1670. 



