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at this period ; indeed, for some years prior to these 

 events, many Turf patrons failed to solve the real 

 relations between the Duke and his trainer. I do 

 not myself attach much importance to this state- 

 ment : Queensberry knew he was well served by the 

 ' tyke,' rough diamond though he was. Perhaps the 

 following anecdote, which shows Goodison's inde- 

 pendence, may account in some way for the rumoured 

 partnership just hinted at: — 'His grace and " Hell-fire 

 Dick" fell out over some stable matter, when both 

 went their way ; three weeks, however, was the longest 

 his grace could do without his racing factotum's 

 " report " of Turf gossip, etc. He therefore went to 

 Newmarket and made it up with Dick by asking 

 him to come and see "a horse sweat," which Dick, 

 nothing loth, did.' 



Before taking leave of Turf matters, I must mention 

 his grace's presence at Newmarket towards the close 

 of his racing career. Though not so active as in 

 his younger days, he would ride about the town 

 and round the stables on a favourite old pony or 

 diminutive cob; nor were his excursions restricted 

 to the road, as, if anything handsome in a mob- 

 cap and ribbons appeared at the bar windows of 

 any of the numerous hostelries, he would put his 

 mount at it, pull up, and ogle from the outside the 



