Talk:Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

message: No mention of the supposed wager that he won; claiming he could drive a horse and carriage through a needle's eye at full speed? If it is a myth, it should probable be mentioned as such on the page.
Zerothis (talk) 06:56, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have never heard of that before. It will only appear on the article if there is a reliable source that talks about it. Road Wizard (talk) 08:00, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Some sources say it was Earl Fitzwilliam (presumably William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam) who allegedly made the wager c. 1746. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:35, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
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