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year-old, beating thirty-three others. His lordship 

 had also the half of all the horses out of Foinviella that 

 ran in Hill's name. He betted but little ; but it is a 

 proof how thoroughly he knew what he was doing, 

 that when he backed anything, you might be sure 

 the animal would win, or be very near the winner. 



I think he raced more in Ireland than here, and no 

 one knew better the form of Irish horses. He made 

 my father buy St. Lawrence, which won him many 

 races ; and I can't forget that it was through Lord 

 Howth's acuteness in finding out Sultan, and his 

 kindness in writing to me and saying, 'He is a 

 charming horse; come and look at him, and I am 

 sure you will huy him,' that I secured that animal 

 for Lord Anglesey. In consequence of this invita- 

 tion, I went over to Howth Castle, where I was 

 received with much kindness, and treated with true 

 Irish hospitality. I saw Sultan at Slane Castle, Lord 

 Cunningham's seat, and paid 1,000 sovereigns for him ; 

 and Lord Howth, I remember, was good enough to 

 send on his groom with him to Woodyates. The 

 horse was about the only good animal Lord Anglesey 

 ever possessed, winning the Cambridgeshire for him, 

 beating Mary second, Dame Judith third, and a 

 large field very easily. Soon after this Lord Howth 

 had a filly to sell, called Termagant, good for little, or 

 was thought so, I should suspect. He parted with her 

 for 1,000 sovereigns to Lord Anglesey, but, be it said 

 to his praise, without mentioning the matter to me in 



