CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VI. 



LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. 



PAGE 



My knowledge of his lordship — Purchase of Bay Middleton — 

 Lameness cured hy my brother — Failure at the stud — A 

 Yorkshire view of him— His produce — Lease of Venison, and 

 attempt to get him back — Not a lucky breeder— Early races 

 and successes — Performances of Crucifix — Change of luck on 

 leaving Danebury — Amount of his winnings — Race between 

 Grey Momus and Bamboo — The running confirmed — Lord 

 Suffield's disappointment — A rival jockey~bids me win — Bay 

 Middleton 1 s Derby — Lavish entry of yearlings — Crucifix trial 

 — Her breakdown — The secret kept — Tripoli in the Feather 

 Plate ; action of the Jockey Club — Horses run unprepared, 

 proved by in-and-out running — Gaper and Miss Elis — Castra- 

 tion of Naworth — A comparison - 80-95 



CHAPTER VII. 



LORD GEORGE BENTINCK (continued). 



The Derby of 1839 — Objection to Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomshury — 

 Lord George's defiance of the Jockey Club ; brought into 

 court ; result — Lord George's motive (?) — Exposure of the 

 Running Rein swindle ; his interest therein — Scourges minor 

 faults of the turf — Levanters — Conduct towards Glen the 

 baker — His wagering on Bay Middleton for the Derby 

 and on Elis for the St. Leger contrasted — False trial 

 of Cherokee— Behaviour to Mr. Wreford — Difference with 

 Mr. Greville — How Preserve simulated influenza — A coughing- 

 bridle— Wins £2,000 from Wm. Scott on Red Deer— Solici- 

 tude for morality of trainers not always carried out- — A race 

 in a fog and a curious decision — Am asked to swear to what 

 I do not know — Accuses ' The Squire ' of swindling — Episode 

 of the duel ; reflections thereon — Reputed munificence, but 

 faint proofs thereof — Takes back a gift - 96-113 



CHAPTER VIII. 



LORD GEORGE BENTINCK {continued). 



Personal appearance — Bold riding to hounds — Curious choice of 

 associates — Care for his paddocks — Raises Goodwood to a first- 

 class meeting — Mode of travelling — Visits to Danebury — 

 Performances in the saddle, and as a starter — Attitude to his 

 parents — Army career — His superior officer cashiered — 



