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men and lads waiting to take the place of the 

 post-horses, which were soon detached. The two- 

 legged substitutes made their way with perfect 

 ease to the Goodwood stables, delighted at the 

 good fortune of the Duke of Richmond, the uni- 

 versally popular owner of the horse. If, indeed, 

 I were to say " beloved," I should not exaggerate 

 the prevailing sentiment entertained towards that 

 estimable nobleman. 



Lord George Bentinck started the horses at 

 Chester, consisting of a field of twenty-six ; and 

 with a view to helping the tiny jockey, Kitchener, 

 who weighed only 3 st. 4 lb., Red Deer made strong 

 running, and won very easily, much to the gratifi- 

 cation of his Lordship, who immediately despatched 

 a messenger to Goodwood to communicate the re- 

 sult to their Graces. The news, however, had been 

 received there many hours earlier, by means of 

 carrier-pigeons sent by me from the course, un- 

 known to any one except my father, so as to avoid 

 disappointment should the pigeons fail to reach 

 home. Upon the race Lord George won a large 

 stake, and stated to me in a letter that he got 

 every farthing due to him, much to his own sur- 

 prise, as on no previous occasion had he escaped 

 loss from defaulters when betting on the same scale. 



