200 'OLD q' 



writes the Duke, ' you will accept this as an apology 

 for my irritable behaviour when you called this 

 morning. I will explain all when I see you.' 



The reader who has followed me thus far in my 

 tribute to his grace's racing career will not be 

 surprised to find that the 'winter of discontent' 

 had now set in as to his racing. In 1799 he 

 ran two horses in five engagements, winning one; 

 while the following year saw eight races contested 

 by two of his grace's horses ; of these they won two 

 — value about eighty pounds. 



Though deprived in a great measure of abiUty to 

 frequent races, as heretofore, in all weathers, his 

 grace determined to appear in the fashionable 

 world as long as he possibly could. On Sunday, 

 February 2, 1801, 1 find his grace at a grand dinner 

 given by the Duke of Norfolk at his house in 

 St. James's Square, followed by a brilhant concert in 

 the evening, ' which afforded a delicious treat to 

 numerous amateurs his grace had gathered for the 

 occasion'; among these were H.R.H. the Prince 

 of Wales. That this concert was of the highest 

 excellence, the names of Madame Banti, Viganoni, 

 Rosedino, and others attest. 



A grand dinner at the commencement of the 

 present century, given by a great nobleman to whom 



