WINS TWO THOUSAND POUNDS ON l RED DEER.' roy 



original bridle, I am afraid that its use as well as 

 invention is lost to posterity, for even the maker's 

 name is unknown, so for as I have been able to 

 discover. 



I cannot refrain from reciting here one instance of 

 his lordship's generosity in giving others a chance to 

 take a good bet. When Bed Deer was favourite for 

 the St. Leger, on the Rugby platform, whilst the 

 train stopped for a few minutes, Lord George fished 

 out Mr. William Scott, having possibly heard that 

 the latter was in a complacent mood, or, probably, 

 hoping to find him so ; and after telling him how 

 greatly Bed Deer had improved, kindly laid him 

 £7,000 to £2,000 against the horse, 'just to save 

 him the trouble of collecting it in small sums,' as a 

 facetious writer once put it. Xow Bed Deer, if he 

 was not Lord George's own horse, belonged to the 

 Duke of Richmond, over whose stable he had, as is 

 well known, absolute control. Bed Deer started at 

 seven to one, and was nowhere. In our day, any- 

 one laying £7,000 to £2,000 against his own horse 

 would be looked upon with grave suspicion. But 

 who could then, or will now, be inclined to suspect 

 the illustrious nobleman of doing any other than 

 an honourable action ! At Doncaster, after the race 

 was run, William Scott met him in the rooms at 

 night, and gave him the £2,000. 



' Here, my lord,' he said, ' is your money. It is 

 but the price of a few dirty acres of land.' 



