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assembles the noblest in the land; and the ladies' 

 lawn in front of the Grand Stand is the favourite 

 subject of the pictorial journalist. 



Although the once famous " yellow and scarlet " 

 colours so often carried to victory on this, their 

 home-ground, are no longer seen in the races, they 

 are still displayed by the huntsmen and two whips 

 of the Goodwood hounds, who durins; the meeting 

 act as outriders and carry out the behests of the 

 Clerk of the Course. 



The first time his Grace's name appeared as a 

 patron of the turf was in 1838, when a three-year- 

 old filly named " Wimple," by " The Colonel," out of 

 "Mantilla," appeared in the entry for the Duke of 

 Kichmond's Plate at Goodwood, as the nomination 

 of the Earl of March. 



The first race-horse owned by him was, as previously 

 stated, " Guava," which ran and won in the f olio win o- 

 year. 



His Grace at all times took pleasure in shooting, 

 in the old sportsmanlike manner, walking after the 

 game with good dogs, to find the game and retrieve 

 it when killed. 



After the death of his father, the Duke and his 

 family remained at Molecomb eighteen months, 

 during which time Goodwood House was closed. 



Since his succession to the estates, the interior of 

 the great house has been thoroughly restored and 



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