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over the course. In the end he was beaten half a 

 length by Chappie upon Mr Payne's Glauca, a mare 

 to whom he could have given a stone, and who gave 

 him five pounds and a beating. Everybody saw 

 that it was Sam Mann, not Landgrave, who lost the 

 race, and the latter was installed first favourite for 

 the Cambridgeshire at 6 st, 11 lb. Jemmy Chappie 

 was engaged to ride him, and was told to come 

 through ; but instead of obeying orders he never 

 got near the front until the last few yards, when 

 he came and won by a head. My firm conviction 

 is that if Flatman had ridden Landgrave in the 

 Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire at 7 st. 8 lb. (his 

 lowest weight), he would have won both as easily 

 as he did the Four-year-old Triennial. It was 

 perhaps the best thing that, in my long experience, 

 I ever sent forth from the Goodwood stables, and 

 the result proved how often horse and trainer are 

 undeservedly baffled by the weakness or incom- 

 petency of a jockey. 



I cannot conclude this brief memoir without 

 mentioning that the fifth Duke of Richmond was, 

 throughout life, a devoted and enthusiastic patron 

 of agriculture, and took the greatest interest in 

 his farms, cattle, and sheep. Never within my 

 memory has there been a moment at which Good- 

 wood Park and Downs were without a superb 

 flock of Southdown sheep which called the reign- 

 ing Duke their master. No expense or trouble 

 have been spared in obtaining the best sheep that 



