Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-08

debauchery, he was n bad specimen Of
the modern young British noble.
AT eighteen years of age the marquis
owned the finest yacht in Europe, and
strange stories were told Of the orgies
held on board this vessel, as her noble
owner sailed the seas with his mistress
ses and boon companions. At nineteen
he was very handsome, and his betting
book was the wonder of the British me-
tropolis. One day he would be in the
French caoital, making his betting
book, and taking great odd at the end
of the week he woul be in the Mole of
Naples with a pretty ballet-girl, watch
ing the loading of his pleasure yacht
with italian wines and fruits of the
south then he would make a trip to the
Carpathians and be again on the great
Derby Day at EPSON Downs, standing
before the Grand Stand, the observed of
all observers, his book good for twenty
Or thirty thousand pounds, sometimes
all wagered on one horse. Three days
later the keel of his yacht would be
cleaving the waters of the Baltic in
search Of adventure, and so back again
to enjoy the uproar of the London
fashionable world.
II 5 family is one of the Oldest and
noblest in England, and re inherited a
vast fortune, his rent roll being over a
hundred thousand pounds, yet he died
poor, his estates in the hands of the
Jews, and his revenues lost among black
legs and sporting turfmen. For racing
and blooded horses he had a great pas
sion. His stable was filled with fine
horses, and on or more of these he en-
tered at nearly every race which oc-
Cured in England, betting upon them
against the advice of his friends, and
| loosing ARE sums.
IeiIi1S67 G appeared at the Te by in
very emba rassed circumstances. His
horsss were beaten in every race, and
young Hastings lost S500,0O0. The sum,
however, he paid and in October OF
the same year he los $3.50, 900 additional
owing to the unexpected failure Of his
horse Lady Elizabeth, which had won
everything Eut theone race on which
her owner had so great stake. On still
an other race that same year he lost 5000,
O00 and this last sum brok Q him down
He contrived, however, ID compromi
Sc his affairs in some manner, and il
May last again appeared at the Derby
with Lady Elizabeth and some Other
horses. Lady Elizabeth was entered fol
the race, and up to the hour of starting
stood favOrite at long odds. Her owner
had backed her to the extent of $500. 00l
and this sum involved not only his sol
| vency, but his honor, credit, and goO(
name; if his horse were to fail him
then he would be branded as defaulte
throughout all kind. When Lady Eli
zabeth cama to the score, it was eviden
that she had been drugged. That sucl
was the case was subsequently proved
satisfactorily. The race was run, an(
the horse upon which was staked sc
\ | Ia n on6 n lnan,s rpnI1fotinn il
} addition, not only lost, but was dis
I tanced.
Notwithstanding all this, he appeared
within month at the Paris rae, 8, wher,
his horse, the Earl, won the grand priz'
an Obje.t ofart presented by the En-
peror-S 1000 in gold, and a sweep
stake OF $500 for each entry, Returnin.
to England. he attended the Ascot rae q
in Juue, where the Earl was again
winner, carrying off the st. Jam S Pal
lace stakes, although heavy odds wer
, laid against him: Another horse O. hi
= (Athna) won another race on the sam,
occasion. The winning of the marqui
on this occasion, however, were com
paratively small, and went but littl
{ way among his numerous creditors
: These were his last racing ventures, a
; the Jews speedily confscated all tina
could be reached of the little property
: remaining under his control.
! Thus, in less than ten years from th
, beginning of his career of profligacy
the Marquis of Hastings su .ceede,. il
losing his fortune, his heath, and hi
honor, and in every possible way dis
gracing the name he bore, : nd the elias
he represented. He mad ma ried tn,
Lady Flora Paget, who was at the tim'
/ engaged to another gentleman, and hi
domestic lite was as scandalous as hi
: sporting career.