CHAPTER VIII. 



LORD GEORGE BENTINCK (continued). 



Personal appearance — Bold riding to hounds — Curious choice of 

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

 class meeting — Mode of travelling— Visits to Danebury — Per- 

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

 parents — Army career — His superior officer cashiered — General 

 disapproval of his conduct — Attacks Sir R. Peel — Mr. Disraeli 

 and ' the stable mind ' — Hasty sale of his stud — Its real value, 

 extent, and nomenclature — Mistaken judgment of Gaper and 

 Cotherstone — Separation from Danebury — Erroneous reports 

 of the real cause — Ill-feeling to my brother — Crucifix and her 

 clothing — Delay in settling his accounts — Triumphs of the old 

 stable, and effect upon him of continued disappointment — 

 Result of Mathematician' 's defeat of Crazier ; backs the wrong 

 horse — Melancholy end. 



I have been content in what I have bad to relate, 

 so far, concerning Lord George Bentinck, to deal with 

 bis attitude towards the turf, and those he was con- 

 nected with upon it. But I may now give some 

 details of his personal appearance and characteristics 

 in other respects. And though the subject is a well- 

 worn one, I may yet be able to add some novelty to 

 it, if not correct some preconceived notions. 



