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To cite expense as a reason for not attempting it 

 was sure to offend him ; and he would invariably 

 sign a blank cheque when he deputed me to make 

 any purchase for him, and handed it to me, saying, 

 " There, fill that up for whatever you think it, or 

 they, are worth." 



In 1844 Lord George Bentinck ran thirty-eight 

 horses in 175 races, and won fifty-three. He had 

 increased his stud considerably, having about 

 seventy brood mares and two or three stallions, 

 in addition to the large number in training, the 

 forfeits for which alone amounted to £9170. This 

 was rather a successful year. The stable, including 

 his Lordship's and the Duke of Richmond's horses, 

 won sixty-three races, value £19,840, including the 

 Port Stakes at Newmarket, the Somersetshire 

 Stakes at Bath, the Chester Cup, Ham, Drawing- 

 Boom, and Nassau at Goodwood, Municipal and 

 Two-year-old Stakes at Doncaster, the Clearwell, 

 a great match with Miss Elis against Oakley 

 and another between Clumsy and Vibration, both 

 at Newmarket. At the First October Meeting 

 the stable won six races, ten at the Second October 

 and ten at the Houghton Meeting, making twenty- 

 six races in the three weeks. Upon some Lord 

 George won largely, especially on the two matches 

 of Miss Elis and Clumsy. The latter was only a 

 two-year-old, and ran a match over the Two Middle 

 Miles against Vibration, a five-year-old mare be- 

 longing to Sir Joseph Hawley. Clumsy carried a 



