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Henry Goodricke), Lady Williamson (wife, no 

 doubt, of the memorable Sir Hedworth, who won 

 the Derby 'in a trot' with Ditto in 1803), Lady 

 Milner (of the great Northern family), Miss Le 

 Clerc (at Goodwood in 1805), Miss Saunders (at 

 Knighton in 1805), the Margravine of Anspach 

 (ex-Lady Craven, who ran third for the Derby in 

 1806 with Hector), Lady Shelley (in 1809), ^^^ 

 perhaps some half-dozen others, among whom 

 was the so-called Mrs. Thornton (really Miss 

 Alicia Meynell, a fascinating young woman^ about 

 twenty-two years of age, living under the pro- 

 tection of the celebrated Colonel Thornton, of 

 Thornton Royal, Yorkshire), rider of two matches 

 at York, one in 1804 against Mr. or Captain 

 William Flint, and the other in 1805 against the 

 famous jockey Frank Buckle. After this date 

 lady-patronesses of the turf became pretty much, 

 as regards number and active participation, what 

 they are now. 



The reign of George III., moreover, produced 

 three remarkable horses, whose names have 

 become household words, though the bearers of 

 the names never won any of the ' classic ' races, 

 and are, therefore, not noticed in the ordinary 



