The New York herald., 1869-03-28
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Lord Glasgow.

Glasgow.
We are all talking at present OF the loss the turf
has sained in the death OF Lord Glasgow, one OF
its most generous supporters and truest friends and
perhaps even yet we do not realize how great that
loss Is. The old Scotch peer expired at his family
mansion OF Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, on Wednesday
night March TO- alter painful Illness which latterly
lett no Iiopc OF his recovery He mad reached even
than the allotted three score ana ten tor he was
born In l792; but racing folks had become
toned to his tall and gannt, bat hale figure and Its
queer coverings OF blue ..swalow tailn with brass
buttons and snowy white pants OF nautical d,men-
sions, that they could hardly contemplate his having
at last TO leave them. Fifty years on the turf how
ever. long career and IL could little wonder
that he should be more and more missed from his be-
loved haunts, and that the famous '.criInson and
white'' should be only now and then
seen bowling over the Newmarket Heath, or
the Knavesmire, or Ascot. Often as has the
wildly enthusiastic cry OF 'Lord Glasgow
wIns' been raised on every course In England, and
generally In vain, the sportsman VINO has any regard
for the welfare OF his pastlme will heaye q sigh
when he remembers that those ever popular colors
VIII be no more. The 'ltlul feycr'' OF racing
life IL at length over, and tue hard hit pucky and
indomtable Scotch lord at length sleeps WELL He
has left us, but his memory never Will Ills
is written In the Calendar. His honest. manly
character has found warm place in our hearts,
LORD GLASGOW AS A sPoRTsMlN.
He was destined for naval life and early went to
sea, where he attained the rank Of commander; but
his experiences aoat did little else than add further
piquancy to a character sufficiently original. He
tried politics TOO; but nature had never intended
him for The Senate, and though for some years he
represented Ayrshire In the House or Commons az
Lord Kelnnrnc he did lot gain the family title until
late Ia life. Ills heart was always with hls horses.
While yet q lieutenant he became the owner Of a
sud, and at once dung himself into the excitement
OF the sport with all the energy OF his nervous, bold,
'.dare-deviln temperament. Long ago, before the
present generation or racing men were "breeched,n
or even born, he had gained himself reputa-
Hawkhead he surrounded himself with u lot Of the
choicest spirits IN Scotland. among them Lord Ken
nedy the Marquis OF Quecnsberry, Sir James Bos-
we'll Sir ]. Heron Maxwell aud Others. whose mad
pranKs made the "unco guidH hold up. their hands
for any conceivable sum, and any OF them could
drink as mucn caret as would throw the twelve
botte'' Judges OF those days into The shade. From
tile first ne was a "plungcr or the most advanced
type, and soon after joining the turf he Won GI70J0
went on all MS life sometimes netting good stake,
generally losing a good-sized fortune per annum.
He. He was y very partial to ;.ts matches, and would
himself il was evident that ne had no
unfortunate that at last the 'crimson ami white,
was regarded as synonymous with coming or second
a s @ ase h Sap M he ~a hS oS egI
"good thingn now and then, and not the most
blood-sucktng OF racing men grndged him his York
subscription purse, OF his General Peel's two tnou-
sand, or his Rapid Rhone's defeat of Lord Ciifden
Tor the Claret or the licking his colt out OF Maid OF
MOsha II gave Frppanier for the same stakes. HIS
great ambition was TO win tile Derby, and he was
close upon IT. with General Peel IN Blair Athlos
year, and might have taken it with the Generals
brother this eseason, but il was not to be- Win or
lose, however, u was all the same to him no one
ever saw muscle move even VIII when n he lost thou
begin once more as puekily as II nothing whatever
had happened.
This was ono OF the strongest features OF his COM
pose character the others were his thorough hon.
feat as the French said Of US arer Waterloo he did
not know when lie was beaten. He raced for the
pure love Of the sport anu, II we may believe Admit!
He cared nothing for the monetary rewards Of the
turf though he loved Its honors and his "coin'
honor was uninipcachabie and in the course Of half
a century he never did one action which a
many men can the same he said now, when
dukes condescend TO .milkr their repre- senta-
ms se afs re
not above "squaring" handicappersf III be
h0rses-and his Impressions were always TOO favor
able--he would back MIN through thick and thin
throw down the gauntlet with hun against anything
caps nothing dsgusted him more than that his can
didaies should be lightly weighed. as that indicated
mean opinion oi them and IN matchmaking n an
opponent offered him twenty-cght pounds, he would
excairl, with great dignity, that ne would do well
The directions Of the rank ana die OF racing folk a.
well a. OF men OF his own level and, like CGsar's
wife, he was always above suspicion. NO colors on
the turf were consequently more popular than his and
the shouts that rent the air whep they were seen In
the van the highest trbutethat could be paid
his honor rs sportsman. He was withal most
warm-hearted man, although his manner was rough
and uncourteous and his expressions characterized
period or great distress he kept the town OF Paise
out OF his own pocket and got into rage whenever
the fact was mentioned and MS private beneiaotons
his passion, when roused was wonder to behold;
but he ever ready to forgive; his good deeds in
the way OF charity were countless and has right hand
did not know what his left did.
his TRAINERS, JOCKEYS AND HORSES.
Lord Glasgow, before he had got through 0ne-half
OF his racing lfe had gone the whole round OF the
trainers, and before its close had performed tue ope-
ration several times m MS soses ~ % %a S no, WIN ne
post or dishonest In his work, cursed tre-
mendously and throwing down heavy check,
the rounds he would come back to his FIRST love,
until nj last the standing joke that no trainer
he might be awoke to nnd Lord Glasgow outside
with hundred horses behind him and $500 check
in his hand. SO Il was with his Jockeys with whom
Tom Adcrcft. In particular, was never done getting
notice to quit IN the choicest language. and being
taken again the bosom OF the Scotch peer. To his
horses he stuck with singular oostinacy, notwlth-
standing all the tricks they, played him. and his
strains Of blood Of the worthless character was
curious. Lattery he was more open to conviction,
and some Of his horses, got BY diGercnt alliances
turned out better
LORD GLASGOW AND THE PRESS.
The press has particular reason TO speak well OF
the dead peers for he never spoke well Of It, and
stanfly treated It wfta undisguised contempt It
he who was chieny Instrumental IN getting the
Jockey club to banish sArgus,r OF tho Norniag
Post. from Newmarket and when that genial
writer veutured 10 retaatc mildly he threat
ened that he would .ive to dance on his
grayc.r Dance was not exactly the word,
but that which was actually used cannot ap- |
pear In print. They annoyed him most grevousy I
by constantly preaching crusade against Ills fear
full system OF leaving his horses without names lie
never would name colt or filly and the coQuson |
THIS caused in the stud Book and calendar where
wanders In perfect jungle OF "brothers TO this,u
out OF ssistcrs TO thatr Is quite incalculaDe All
the complaints OF the press, az Tue qups hd crsuhs
or his friends could not get him rid OF this habit
As sthc DruId- says, "han tue evening at the club.
when Lord Derby led the rcveis, with the Earl OF |
Siraord, General Peel, Admiral Rous. Mr. tireyille,