CHAPTER VI. 



LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. 



My knowledge of his lordship — Purchase of Bay Middhton — 

 Lameness cured by my brother — Failure at the stud — A York- 

 shire 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 disappoint- 

 ment — A rival jockey bids me win — Bay Middleton'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 — Castration of Naworth — A com- 

 parison. 



Of the Hon. William George Frederick Cavendish 

 Bentinck, commonly called and familiarly known as 

 Lord George Bentinck, so much has been written by 

 abler hands than mine, that I feel diffident in at- 

 tempting to add more to the existing records of his 

 life. Yet I feel I may be able to contribute some- 

 thing of interest to the better knowledge of one of 

 the most conspicuous characters that ever graced the 



