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Chandos' Turk |
Chandos' Turk 1715c. Sire Line Chandos'
Turk. James Brydges
(1673-1744), 1st Duke of Chandos and Marquess of Carnarvon, was
a member of parliament from 1698 to 1714 and held the office of
paymaster general of forces abroad. He built the imposing Canons
Park, near Edgeware, Middlesex, and enjoyed Handel as his resident
composer. Having lost his fortune, the original Canons was demolished
around 1744 and parts of it were sold to reduce his debt. Another
residence was erected later, presumably that which was home to the
relative of Dennis O'Kelly, who was custodian of Eclipse
(ch c 1764 Marske) in his final
years.
The Duke's father, James, 8th Lord
Chandos of Sudeley, was ambassador at Constantinople and may have
arranged the purchase of the Turk, or he may have been acquired through
the Duke's son, the Honourable and Reverend Henry Brydges, a
friend of Thomas Darley. In a letter written from Aleppo in 1705 Thomas
informs his brother John that he has requested Henry Brydges to
accompany the Darley Arabian
to England on the ship Ipswich. In the stud the Chandos' Turk left the
Royal Plate winner Dashwood.
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| Dashwood |
Dashwood
b c 1727 (Chandos' Turk). Sire Line Chandos'
Turk.
Dashwood was owned by Mr.
Shepherd. In 1732 he won the Royal Plate at Ipswich, beating Mr.
Panton's Leadenheels (b c 1725 Childers),
Lord Halifax's Robin (b c 1727 King's Grey Arabian), Sir M. Newton's
Brisk and three others in three heats. In the second heat, having run
off course about 600 yards, he was hard put to save his distance, which
he nevertheless managed to do, and won the third heat "easy".
He also placed third in the Ladies' Plate at York, won by Captain
Appleyard's Quiet Cuddy (ch c 1727 Fox),
followed by Sir M. Newton's Brisk, beating Mr. Read's Sampson, Mr.
Hutton's Grey Childers (br c 1727 Bartlet's
Childers) and ten others. |
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