CHAPTER XVII 



Lord March's racing record for 1766 — His advice to Selwyn respecting a vis- 

 d-vis — Fans — Zamparini v. Kena — His lordship on ' letters that go in 

 trunks ' — Another ' French leave ' monetary transaction — Lord March 

 made Vice-Admiral of Scotland — His supposed fitness for the post — 

 Selwyn's wit in the palace — Intrusted with commissions for La 

 Zamparini — Lord March's purchases not to be confounded with 

 those for her grace — La Rena again— Anecdote of Catharine, 

 Duchess of Queensberry. 



The preceding chapter shows that Lord March's 

 racing record is not an incontrovertible proof of either 

 his gains or losses, as in this year, 1766, out of fourteen 

 engagements he won three; the stakes from these 

 show that they did not equal the result of one 

 meeting that he acknowledges to. 



That the Earl still kept his friend Selwyn posted 

 up on political topics ^ we learn from allusions in 

 his correspondence to official changes made or antici- 

 pated. 



From what has been recorded, it must not be 

 thought that his lordship was not a highly polished 

 nobleman and courtier, as, whatever his idiosyncrasies 



^ Appendices C 1 and D 1. 



