THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD. 29 1 



his legs, but the hurdle, pivoting on its central fas- 

 tenings, caught Sir John as he leaped it, and nearly 

 knocked him over, while The Knight of Gwynne, who 

 was next, landed safe. Opposite the stand Wynne 

 came with a well-timed rush, but could not catch Mr. 

 Osborne's game Ishmaelite, who won a well-contested 

 race by three parts of a length for a good sportsman, 

 who received a regular ovation when his little horse 

 returned to the scales ; Sir John was a good third. 

 The first round up to the water-jump was accom- 

 plished in 4 mins. 28 sees., and the whole distance in 

 9 mins. 575 sees. 



The Marquis's horses performed very successfully 

 indeed in 1851. The Marquis of Carabas won three 

 races value 82 sovs., Captain three, value ^231 ; Duc- 

 an-Dhurras won 160 sovs. ; Kick-up- the-Dust, a very 

 good filly, then a three-year-old, won ^515, and five 

 races ; Lancaster, Hero, and others, all brought 

 "grist to the mill." In England, too, the Marquis 

 fared well in the racing world, as at Chester Kick-up- 

 the-Dust won the Grosvenor Stakes and Queen's Plate, 

 and Roller the Citizens' Guineas. But the followers 

 of the stable " dashed it down" on Duc-an-Dhurras for 

 the Chester Cup, and he ran very badly. The horse 

 ran well for the Goodwood Stakes subsequently, and 

 Lord George did well at Brighton, where he won two 

 stakes cleverly at the same meeting. The equivocal 

 performance, however, of Duc-an-Dhurras there caused 

 great surprise. Robinson, who had won many races 

 for his Lordship, rode the horse in both races, and, I 

 may observe, that at Brighton he lost one of his stirrup- 

 leathers. After the race Lord Waterford dismissed 

 Robinson, and his trainer, I'Anson, deeming the 



