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two-year-old, by Tearaway, out of Gramachree, and 

 April Fool were the only winners ; eight races fell to 

 them, but the sum total amounted only to ^371. With 

 a change of the year fortune became more favourable, 

 and ^1,288 of Irish money fell to his Lordship, Warner, 

 April Fool, and Augustine being the principal contri- 

 butors. 



In 1856, the Marquis's stable was in singularly bad 

 "form," although Cheerful Horn (brother to Horn of 

 Chase) won eight races, but they were worth only^340. 

 None of his stable companions won any important 

 race. In 1857, no better came; quite the contrary, 

 although Meigh-Dair was added to the stable. But in 

 the following racing season there was a great change 

 for the better, Lord Waterford's horses winning 

 nearly all the principal races in Ireland. I should 

 have remarked that Weatherall, who had been private 

 trainer for some years to Mr. Worthington, succeeded 

 Price in the management of the stud at the beginning 

 of 1859, and several "clinkers" joined the team — 

 Vixen, Daisy King, Geology, and others, all of them 

 performed brilliantly, and at the end of the year his 

 Lordship's name headed the list of winning owners in 

 Ireland with;^2,344 to his credit. The last horse that 

 ever carried Lord Waterford's "cap and jacket" was 

 Ace of Hearts, when he was beaten for the Liverpool 

 Grand National, a few weeks before his Lordship's death. 

 When Mr. Hodgson gave up the mastership of the 

 Quorn Hunt, the Marquis purchased several of his 

 hunters and twenty couple of hounds at his sale. He 

 brought them with him to Ireland, and he may be 

 called the founder of the " Curraghmore," of which 



