44 ' OLD Q 



Lord March's racing record in 1754 is a poor one, 

 as he won only two out of fifteen engagements ; ^ but 

 there is no knowing how much so wary a follower 

 of the sport may have benefited by ' performances 

 in the ring.' 



Opportunity is now taken to allude to a general 

 omission. The disciple of the Turf will remark an 

 absence of stud-book chronology in dealing with 

 Lord March's equine favourites, either in the text 

 or Kacing Analysis appended. This is omitted in 

 the interest of the general reader, who does not 

 desire it; while its appearance would add but little 

 to the knowledge of the turfite, who, if not letter 

 perfect, knows where to put his hand on equine 

 pedigrees. Therefore, except in certain instances, I 

 have omitted reference to racehorse genealogy when 

 mentioning, generally, his lordship's racers, either 

 here or in the Analysis. The names of all his lord- 

 ship's horses engaged during any one year are, how- 

 ever, to be found in the last-mentioned. 



Lord March, though a firm supporter of the Turf, 

 was not entirely absorbed by that form of sport ; as it 

 was only necessary to boast of some 'crack' per- 

 former, or assert some seemingly impossible condition, 

 for this shrewd Scotsman to attempt its beating or 



^ Vide Racing Analysis, under date. 



