182 THE GOODWOOD STABLE IN 1845. 



delighted with it that he desired Mr Cooper to 

 paint him a facsimile, which now adorns the walls 

 of Welbeck Abbey, together with the cap and 

 jacket the mare carried, enclosed in a glass case 

 suspended above the picture. The Goodwood Cup 

 of 1845 is also at Welbeck, together with others 

 which the present Duke of Portland has won ; and 

 although his Grace has not acquired so much 

 money by betting as fell to Lord George's portion 

 at Goodwood in 1845, it is within my knowledge 

 that he views his equine treasures — St Simon, 

 Ayrshire, Donovan, and others — with as keen 

 appreciation as that with which his illustrious 

 ancestor regarded Crucifix and Miss Elis. 



Still further to recognise the services done him, 

 Lord George made handsome presents to every 

 one employed in the Goodwood stable. For all 

 his labourers employed upon the gallops and race- 

 course (there were about eighty of them in all), 

 together with others employed on the Good- 

 wood estate, he desired a dinner to be pre- 

 pared ; but inasmuch as it was harvest-time, this 

 part of the rejoicing was delayed until the corn 

 was carried ; and then all ujDon the estate were 

 regaled with a most sumptuous banquet in the 

 tennis-court, to which about two hundred guests 

 sat down. 



After dinner there was a general expression of 

 hope that another Miss Elis might be found next 

 year, and the only division of opinion was as to 

 the colours which the said successor should carry. 



