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a journey to the Mecca of the Turf — Newinarket. 

 ' One visit, to be taken occasionally/ very occasion- 

 ally, was the measure of his grace's flights to New- 

 market Heath now. 



Nevertheless, he continued to get what racing 

 amusement he could near the metropolis, within an 

 easy drive of Piccadilly. On Friday, September 4th, 

 1801, we find his grace at Egham Races, in a 

 ' landau and six,' watching his horse Egham, 6 years, 

 8st. ISlbs., run fourth in the Town Plate — a race he 

 had backed him heavily to win. This was one of 

 the five engagements competed for in this year by 

 Egham and a filly by Whisky, Avho fully upheld the 

 cipher record of Queensberry's then Avaning Turf 

 career. Indeed, he could with truth have exclaimed 

 ' Ichabod, Ichabod ! ' as his horse Egham crawled into 

 fourth place for a £50 Town Plate. To witness this 

 humiliation he had journeyed down in a 'landau 

 and six.' 



Though not making money on the Turf, nor adding 

 to that already acquired by a lifelong pursuit of that 

 pastime, his grace, at an age when most men give 

 up its pursuit, could not be happy without adding 

 to his store. It must not be thought that the 

 Duke was an Elwes in living or character; but his 

 careful attention to the main chance was as much 



