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matter how many heads were uncovered on his 

 approach, he would notice or acknowledge no one — 

 a manner which had the appearance, at least, of a 

 haughty contempt for his social inferiors. As was 

 the fashion in those clays with gentlemen who kept 

 racehorses, he bred most of his, and with fair success. 

 He began racing about the year 1817, and had the 

 following good horses, amongst others : Bed Gauntlet, 

 Green Mantle, Marinella, Sultan, and Abydos. In 

 later years he did not do much good until he bought 

 Stockwell of Mr. Theobald. 



He kept his horses at Newmarket, and Mr. Harlock 

 was his trainer till he gave up racing about the year 

 1866. He lived during the meetings at Foley House, 

 and his trainer at Exeter House. Joined to each 

 establishment was a long covered ride, in which he 

 used to exercise his horses in wet or frosty weather, 

 and was thus enabled to watch them unmolested by 

 the touts, of whom he had a great abhorrence. 

 In racing he was extremely jDeculiar — too fond of 

 running and trying his horses, much against his 

 trainer's wishes ; but he was obdurate, and would 

 have his own way. 



As a rule his stable-boys rode his horses in their 

 trials. One of them, Norman, was his jockey who 

 gained the unenviable sobriquet of ' The Post Boy.' 

 If his horses were beat in their races, Lord Exeter 

 would have them all tried over again the same even- 

 ing ; and if the result was not to his satisfaction he 



