192 BECOEDS AND REMINISCENCES OF GOODWOOD 



£100,000. Notwitlistanding these deductions, all 

 permament repairs and improvements have been 

 kept up. 



His Grace early manifested his predilection for 

 sport, and his disapproval of excessive betting and 

 turf speculation. He was elected a member of the 

 Jockey Club in 1838, when the Club consisted of 

 seventy -five members, and is now the " Father of the 

 Club." The meetings of the Jockey Club, when held 

 in London, take place at his residence, 49, Belgrave 

 Square. In 1839 he owned a filly called " Guava " 

 by "The Colonel" out of " Gulnare," which he 

 rode in the March Stakes at Goodwood Races, winning 

 the race. Again in 1842 he rode his father's horse, 

 " The Currier," in the Welter Stakes, on the first day 

 at Goodwood, running a dead heat with Mr. Holmes's 

 " Vulcan," Captain Pettat riding ; the stakes were 

 then divided. On the last day, at the same meeting, 

 he rode three winners, and also had a walk over ; 

 thus winning four times in one day. Although his 

 Grace does not continue the racing establishment, he 

 maintains the famous Goodwood racecourse, which is 

 so magnificently situated, and surrounded by unsur- 

 passed natural advantages. 



"Glorious Goodwood" has never suffered eclipse, 

 notwithstanding the immense development of its 

 rivals, and still merits to the full its distinctive 

 appellation. The house party during the Race week 



