342 THE FIFTH DUKE OF RICHMOND, K.G. 



It is possible that, but for his banishment 

 from the hunting-field. Lord March would never 

 have taken to horse-racing. In 1817, however, we 

 find him running two horses at Goodwood — to wit, 

 Hermes, aged four years, and Princess, aged three 

 years, by Gohanna, the Earl of Egremont's cele- 

 brated stallion. With the former Lord March won 

 his first race — a match for fifty sovereigns a side, 

 half a mile, against Lord Apsley's nameless bay 

 gelding (catch weights). In 1818, Lord March 

 ran two horses at Goodwood, Roncesvalles and Gas, 

 winning with the former a sweepstakes of ten 

 guineas each. In 1819, Eoncesvalles won a match 

 for fifty guineas at Brighton against Mr Ball's 

 Lustre. Again, on August 17, 1819, Eoncesvalles 

 won a sweepstakes at Brighton, which was the last 

 race won by Lord March in that name. Eleven 

 days later his Lordship succeeded to the title as 

 fifth Duke of Richmond, and shortly afterwards 

 his racing career — that is to say, the portion of it 

 conducted on a large scale — may be said to have 

 commenced. 



In 1823 his Grace resolved greatly to extend his 

 stud, and engaged my father to assume the duties 

 of his private trainer. My father was recommended 

 to his Grace by the then Lord Dunwich, who sub- 

 sequently became second Earl of Stradbroke, and 

 was, more or less, a racing confederate of the Duke. 

 Lord Dunwich, like his brother Henry, who after- 

 wards became Admiral Rous, was an excellent 



