THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND 81 



Colt, 8st. But the gilt of this victory was some- 

 what taken off by two matches his lordship lost to 

 an old racing antagonist, the Duke of Cumberland. 

 As one of these, combined with another race, was 

 the harbinger of a match for 1000 guineas against 

 another of his lordship's representatives at the ' back 

 end ' of this racing season, I record it : 



'March 25. — H.R.H. the Duke's ^ bay horse Cato 

 beat Lord March's Gaul'evi, 8st. 71bs. ex.; 500 guineas, 

 play or pay. B. C 



This, taken with his lordship's previous defeat in 

 a match for 300 guineas against another horse of 

 H.R.H., made the latter think he had commenced 

 the Turf year well against his racing competitor, 

 Lord March. 



The meeting at Newmarket, September 29, assisted 

 his lordship to regain his 'laurels' from the 'great' 

 Duke, whose crack Cato went down before Lord 

 March's dun horse Creampot, over four miles of the 

 Beacon Course; though Cato was giving his an- 

 tagonist a start, 9st. 71bs. against 8st. 71bs. By this 

 race 500 guineas passed from H.RH. to the Scottish 

 Earl. 



It was, however, on November 13, at Newmarket, 



^ H.R.H. ia often named in sporting records of the period by 

 this laconic term. 



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