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bred yearlings, his racing career, I suspect, would 

 have been short and disastrous. Crucifix, the best 

 mare he ever owned, was bought with Octaviana, her 

 dam, of Lord Chesterfield for £60. Grey Momus 

 came from Sir Tatton Sykes' stud. Venison my father 

 bought for him for a small sum from Lord Lonsdale. 

 He also bought UEgville for £500, and most of his 

 lordship's yearlings at that time. I should add that 

 his lordship was a most extensive breeder, having over 

 sixty brood mares, and the most costly stud in England, 

 if not in the world. 



Lord George, so far as is known, commenced racing 

 in 1835 or 1836, under favourable circumstances. In 

 the latter year he won his first Leger with Elis, trained 

 at Newmarket by Mr. John Doe, and ridden by my 

 father. The following successful horses were trained 

 at Danebury : Venison, who won for him twelve races 

 out of the fourteen he ran for as a three-year-old, 

 feats of endurance little less than some of the horses 

 trained by Mr. T. Parr himself were called upon to 

 undergo. He was only beat by Bay Micldleton for the 

 Derby, and by the five-year-old Touchstone for the 

 Doncaster Cup. Drummer, Chapeau UEspagne, and 

 Foozool were other horses that ran, and each was a 

 winner. With a stud increased to nine, in 1836 five of 

 his horses carried his colours to victory. In 1838 Grey 

 Momus won him the Two Thousand, the Ascot Cup, 

 and five other races ; Chapeau UEspagne the 300 sov. 

 Sweepstakes at Goodwood (Queen's Plate course) ; 



