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to infect the constitution of the remaining flock. 

 We are left without sufficient words of praise to 

 the noble Lord for his indefatigable exertions." 



Not only for the general interest of the Turf 

 did his Lordship employ his active mind, but also 

 for the safety and pleasure of the public — alleging 

 that if comfort, convenience, and accommodation 

 were provided for them, to enable them to enjoy 

 more fully the pleasures they sought, they would 

 not object to pay for them. Hence his Lordship's 

 proposition to form an enclosure round the Stand 

 at Goodwood, Liverpool, and Epsom, to which the 

 outside public at first raised great objections ; but 

 his Lordship's observation and forethought soon 

 enabled him rightly to estimate the advantage of 

 such a step, and before long he greatly extended 

 the enclosure at Goodwood till it encompassed the 

 beautiful trees, which now afford the greatest enjoy- 

 ment to those who partake of luxurious luncheons 

 under their shade. Like other reforms and im- 

 provements originally established at Goodwood, 

 these enclosures have been adopted at all the 

 fashionable race meetings of the United Kingdom 

 and throughout the world. Goodwood race-course 

 being private property, and owned by a nobleman 

 who delighted in the noble sport, it was always 

 the Duke of Richmond's desire to make the 

 meeting as perfect as possible, which, with Lord 

 George's energetic and judicious assistance, his 

 Grace succeeded in accomplishing. A sporting 



