132 HORSE-RACING IN ENGLAND 



Among the most conspicuous figures upon the 

 turf in the reign of WilHam IV. were the fourth 

 Duke of Grafton (died in 1844), who won the Oaks 

 of 1831 with Oxygen; the fifth Earl of Jersey 

 (succeeded 1809, died 1859), who won the Two 

 Thousand with Riddlesworth, Glencoe, Ibrahim, 

 Bay Middleton, and Achmet, and the Derby with 

 Bay Middleton ; Colonel (afterwards General) 

 Jonathan Peel, who was to be the liero of the 

 ' Running Rein ' Derby, and at a later period to 

 be Minister of War, and who won the Two 

 Thousand in 1832 with Archibald ; the third Earl 

 of Orford (of the new creation in 1806, the former 

 having expired with Horace Walpole of the 

 famous ' Letters '), who won the Two Thousand 

 with the g7'ay Clearwell in 1833 ; and the much 

 regretted Sir Mark Wood, of the Hare Park, 

 Newmarket, who was owner of the two pro- 

 digious mares, Camarine and Lucetta, and won 

 the Ascot Cup in 1830-31-32, the One Thousand 

 with Galantine in 1831, and the Oaks in 1833 

 with Vespa. 



The eccentric Lord Berners, previously known 

 on the turf as Major Wilson, won the One 

 Thousand in 1834 with the unfortunate May- 



