166 THE GOODWOOD STABLE IN 1845. 



Discord with great spirit for the Northamptonshire 

 Stakes, having ah^eady made a book for him, as 

 in those days the betting on this race commenced 

 many weeks before it came off. At that time, 

 indeed, the Northamptonshire Stakes was one of 

 the heaviest betting- races in the ' Calendar.' 



In order to discourage others from backing Dis- 

 cord, Lord George started Clumsy, aged three 

 years, for the Trial Stakes, and backed him for 

 £100. The horse was slightly amiss, and ran 

 second to Mr Osbaldeston's Sorella, w^ho won by 

 three lengths. Everybody supposed that Clumsy 

 w^as Discord's trial horse, and therefore Discord 

 receded in the betting, much to his Lordship's 

 satisfaction when Clumsy was beaten. I need 

 not add that the two horses had never been to- 

 gether, as Clumsy had not been in condition to be 

 tried for some weeks before Northampton. The 

 race was w^on by Discord by three lengths, and his 

 Lordship added considerably to his winnings upon 

 Cherokee. 



After this second victory. Lord George thought 

 he had a choice rod in pickle for his old antagon- 

 ist Mr Osbaldeston, with whom he had fought a 

 memorable duel two or three years before, to which 

 reference will be made hereafter. Mr Osbaldeston 

 had his famous mare Sorella enofaofed in the 

 Queen's Plate at Northampton on the second day, 

 for which Lord George's John o' Gaunt, one of 

 the stoutest horses in training, was also entered. 



