CHAPTER V 



Lord March's racing record for 1752 — Catharine, Duchess of Queensberry 

 — A witty letter by her and her protege, John Gay — A second letter of 

 her own writing — Bets of his lordship's, from ' White's ' bet-book — 

 Another curious match against time. 



A GLANCE again at the Racing Analysis appended will 

 show that his lordship retained in his stable two 

 out of the four horses that won the chaise match,i 

 Roderick Random and Chance. The last seems to 

 have been a good animal, for in the following year, 

 1752, he won two of six events won by his lordship 

 out of nine engagements, a fact which speaks well 

 for the quality of the animals owned. One of these 

 two events, credited to Chance, was a £40 match at 

 Newmarket, in which Lord March steered him to 

 victory. 



So far racing matters only have been alluded to, 

 and perhaps little else might be expected by the 

 turfite, or even the general reader, of a person who 



^ Possibly bought in by Lord March on the sale of the team, etc., 

 to close the co-partnery, as it is recorded that a sale was held at 

 which Taivney fetched 100 guineas, Roderick Random 90 guineas, 

 and Chance and Peeper 50 guineas each. 



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