156 Life and Times of " The Druid" 



of Lord George Bentinck, at the compara- 

 tively early age of fifty years. The last time 

 he appeared as a spectator on a race-course 

 was at the last York August meeting, when 

 he came from Malton for the day to see 

 Springy Jack run, and be beaten, for the 

 Great Yorkshire Stakes. His first public 

 appearance in the pigskin was in 18 14, when 

 he rode 6 st. 10 lbs. on Belville, and his last 

 appearance was on Mr. Conway's Snowball, 

 at the York Meeting of 1847, so tnat his 

 whole career in the profession extended over 

 thirty-three years. He was the most fortu- 

 nate jockey of any age. In 182 1, he first 

 won the St. Leger at Doncaster with Jack 

 Spigot, and also steered to victory in the 

 same race Memnon, The Colonel, Rowton, 

 Don John, Charles XII., Launcelot, Satirist, 

 and Sir Tatton Sykes. His Derby successes 

 began in 1832 with St. Giles, and a little 

 later Mundig, Attila, and Cotherstone bore 

 him home in triumph past Tattenham Corner, 

 as well as Cyprian, Industry, and Ghuznee 

 in the Oaks. Many of his St. Leger winners 

 he had skilfully handled when two year olds 

 at York and Doncaster, winning the Cham- 



