CONTENTS XI 



CHAPTER VIII 



PAGE 



Lord March buys his gaming experience — His rule of play at 

 public tables — He rides a match against the Duke of 

 Hamilton — References to racing record and analysis — 

 His lordship's residence in Piccadilly at this period — Its 

 structural alterations in Cupid's cause— He makes love 

 to the Prime Minister's daughter — Pelham's opinion of 

 him — The match forbidden — Public comments— Miss 

 Pelham's taste for gambling — Claremont, Surrey — Lord 

 March's racing record, 1758, 56 



CHAPTER IX 



Lord March assumes the title of Earl of Cassillis— A brief 

 account of his claim — Contested by Sir Thomas Kennedy 

 of Cullean — Sir Thomas's claims in support — Protracted 

 litigation — Final decree of the Lords against Lord March 

 — Anecdotes of Catharine, Duchess of Queensberry, . 63 



CHAPTER X 



The Earl of March and Ruglen's Turf record for 1759— A 

 racing anecdote which shows his lordship's astuteness 

 — Duchess Catharine and ' domestic economy ' — Her visit 

 to the Dean of Lincoln's — Lord March's Turf progress, 

 1760 — An assumed aggravating circumstance in con- 

 nection with his lordship's Pelham courtship, . . 71 



CHAPTER XI 



Lord March's racing results for 1761— Some matches lost and 

 won by his lordship to and from 'The Duke' — An 

 ' Ixionic ' wager — His lordship all but caught ' napping ' 

 — He turns the tables on his adversaries and wins his 

 wager — How Lord March sought to ' manage his bets ' on 

 a race— Mr. Edgeworth lays his lordship £500 that he 

 can furnish the result quicker; its acceptance— The 

 result, .80 



