The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
THE RED DUCH ESs DEAD.
Remarkable Turf Career Of a Scion OF a
Famous Iri.h House

LONDON. Nov. T.-Caroline Agnes
BeresrorI, dowager duchess of Mon
trase. known in the racing world as
Mr.. Matnon,' and also as the Red
Duchess is dead. she expired at her
London residence, 40 Belgraye square,
The dowager Duchess of Montrose was
a daughter Of the second Baron Decies.
She was born in isis, and was married
three tlmeS-urSt, lu $50 TO the fourth
Duke of MOntrOse, VINO died i'm 1874, Sec
Oudly, I'm 1876, 10 William Stewart Ster-
ling-CrdWford. Esq, VINO died in. lN,j. and
third, IN lsSS, TO Marcus Henry Miner,
ESQ.
The late Dowager Duchess was re-
maTkable character. She maintained a.
splendid stable and raced horses under
the name and colOrs OF Mr. MdnioA..
Her fayOrite colors being Of Hery c0Iors,
she became known as the Red Duchess.
Almost every jockey OF recognized abu-
ity had at one time or another ridden
In her cOlOrs, but she had 4Hdffel.ei WIN
nearly every one OF them The ld-e red
Archer stood high IN her esteem al one
time, and year or SO after the thdm-
piOn jockey became WldOWer li vas
currently rumorei that the Duchess and
ne crack jockey were likely 20 make
a match of II. Before Archer's untlmely
death. however, he had fallen out with
his titled employer, although the breach
was partially healed, and he again sport
ed the Mautou scarlet shortly before ms
death. The Duchess WAS very palm
spoken woman, and could swear TOuuIly
at a peccaut jockey. when she deemed
mat his unskiful riding demanded sucn
verbal correction.
The Dowager Duchess, better known 70
the English people as the Red Duchess, Do
owing 10 the fact that she frequently
appeared on Newmarket Heath. at Good
wood and at Ascot races rObed i'm scar
let from the summit OF her Alpine nat
to the heels OF her dainty "boottiues,' as
hel
Of 1873 by taking unto herself a third
husband, IN the person of Marcus Henry
Miner, then the tWenty-fOur-year-O
brother II the beautiful Countess Of Dur
ham. Duchess Caroline was in her sew
eHty-first year.
Their married life was. Of course, not
particularly happy. The aged Duchess
rgh. away settled 5000 q year on her
young spouse. This was not sufficient TO
meet his wants, and the methods OF his
expenditures seemed for a while not UNI
likely to land him I'm a divorce court
They separated last September. but We're
reconciled the following December.
II was stated that the reconciliation
was not free from pecuniary cOnsiGera-
tons, Tor the Duchess, who had preyi-
Ously decided TO keep on her superbly
appointed racing stable. and had en-
trusted It's management TO her SON the
present Duke of MOntrOse gave orders
FOR its sale at auction. So passiOnatrlv
fond was the Duchess OF horses that she
Npell never nave sacrificed her stud.
which comprised Derby faVOifte had il
not been that she was ir need Of money
presumably for her husband. whose
tastes were EXTREMITY expensive. Thai
they should have come together again
was not astonishing for, while he haJ
absolutely no money, save what no 70
ceiyed from her, the Duchess was TO-
old ever to find another so young ana
gOod-looking q lover as her husband
The position the DOWager Duchess ~,
Nontrose held In society is NOT easI, %
define Everybody, from the Prince oy
Wales 10 the tlniest mite OF a Upbt
weight rider knew her on a race course
The Prince was 10 be seen at her side
hat I'm hand, congratulating her ARR
the all-scarlet had just flashed past tho
post a winner, while the mite I'm passin :,
would raise his foreiinger 10 the peak of
his cap. with Glad your Grace won {"
Into society prOper-that exclusive cir.
Gle which tolerates neither eccentricity
nor vulgarity II exhibited TO the world at
large-the Duchess went but little. for
ceived but few invitations. This Incl
dent Will, perhaps. partly explain her
status. Some time ago she was at
Monte Carlo, and next 10 her at the
tables was young man, a stranger. with
whom, in the course Of play, she entered
into conversation. on rising TO leave
ne explained: Il hope you will not mind
my not recognizing you tonight, as my
wife Will be with me" Great was her
ire. What do you take me for? Do
you know that [ am the Duchess of
- OF he laughingly said
you mean de Duchess OF Pimllco." No
Greater insuH could be put upon woman
than this.