We regret to record the death of Lord Durham, who
did as much as any man in our time for the cleansing of the Turf. In a speech, which is one of the classics of racing oratory, he urged the Stewards of the Jockey Club to show no mercy to any jockey who owned or was demonstrably interested in a racehorse or was directly or indirectly concerned in any betting transaction. He made accusations with extraordinary boldness and cared not at all whether his action brought him unpopu- larity or not. He had the true Lambton independence of his grandfather, who in the famous Durham Report on Canada had shown himself to be a most daring and far-seeing thinker. The result of the speech at the Gimcrack Club was an action for slander, but Lord Durham won a great moral victory, as the plaintiff was awarded contemptuous damages. Lord Durham was loosely attached to the Liberal Party for .a great many years, but ended as a follower of _Mr. Baldwin. He is succeeded by Mr. F. W. Lambton, his twin brother.
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