the trial at great advantage, so that he and all the members of the Goodwood family, together with Mr Lloyd, had the satisfaction of winning good stakes after hedging their money. Lord George Bentinck himself won about £11,000. Had his Lordship not disposed of his stud, it is impossible to conjecture what he might have won upon such a horse. His mind and heart seemed, however, to be entirely concentrated upon politics after he had parted with his race-horses. Racing, to which he was formerly so devoted, passed entirely out of his head, and his betting soon became extremely limited.

I cannot remember a single instance of his endeavouring to obtain information from Mr Lloyd or from myself about any of the animals which he had sold to Mr Mostyn. Having occasion to write to Lord George about Christmas time, in 1846, I mentioned, with Mr Mostyn's permission, what I thought of Surplice, from the form he displayed in his trials as a yearling, knowing how interested he would be, as Surplice had been thought likely to go wrong in his wind-an infirmity which he might have inherited from Camel, his grandsire, who was a bad roarer. Every opportunity was therefore

afforded to enable him to be trained for the Derby. His great size and physical conformation required that he should not be hurried, and fortunately he inherited some of the stoutness of Priam, and the good constitution of Emilius. It was averred by

DEPARTURE OF THE STUD FROM GOODWOOD. 287

some influential noblemen and gentlemen, that had not the Duke of Richmond, at the intercession of Lord George, stipulated with Mr Mostyn that the horses in training should remain at Goodwood till after the Derby, Surplice, after Lord Clifden had purchased an interest in the stud, might not have been allowed to run for that race, any more than for the Two Thousand, but have been withdrawn in favour of Loadstone. Such would certainly have been the case had Mr Villiers's baneful influence prevailed with Lord Clifden and Mr Mostyn.

After the Derby the Duke of Richmond gave his consent to the horses remaining under my charge until the Goodwood Races were over. Lord Clifden immediately purchased the remainder of Mr Mostyn's interest in the stud, and everything went well with the horses until the deep ground at Goodwood interfered with Surplice's long stride, and made him quite helpless in the mud. I can scarcely doubt that my old and honoured master the Duke of Richmond was not sorry when the time came for this large stud of horses to leave Goodwood. Although his Grace was on friendly terms with Mr Mostyn and Mr Lloyd, and also with Lord Clifden and Mr Villiers, he was not so much at his ease with any of them as he had been with Lord George Bentinck between 1841 and 1846. The Duke enjoyed beyond measure his almost daily visit to the Goodwood stable, when it was filled with his own and with Lord George's

horses. It was disagreeable to him, however, to go round the stables when the remotest suspicion might arise that he was trying to pry into the secrets of others.

It may be interesting to my readers if I succinctly recount the performances of Surplice after he won the Derby of 1848. First come his two Goodwood defeats. On July 25th he ran for the Gratwicke Stakes of 100 sovereigns each, half-forfeit, one mile and a half, 50 subscribers. The race came off as follows:

Lord Chesterfield's b. f. Distaffina (Flatman), 1.
Lord Clifden's b. c. Surplice (Robinson), 2.

Duke of Richmond's br. f. Hornpipe (Templeman), 3.
Mr Bowes's ch. f. Wiasma (J. Holmes), 4.

The betting was 5 to 2 on Surplice, 3 to 1 agst. Wiasma. Won easily by a length; a neck between second and third.

This was a most extraordinary race, and to this day I am quite unable to explain it. Surplice (who was perfectly well) could always give Hornpipe two stone and a beating, and in this race she ran him to a neck at even weights. Lord Chesterfield told me that his mare, Distaffina, was at least two stone worse than Surplice, and yet she beat him at even weights!

Two days later Surplice ran again for the Racing Stakes of 50 sovs. each, New Mile, 17 subscribers. The race ended as follows:

Mr Payne's b. c. Glendower (Flatman), 1.
Colonel Anson's b. c. Corsican (F. Butler), 2.
Lord Clifden's b. c. Surplice (Robinson), 3.

SURPLICE'S AFTER CAREER.

289

Betting-13 to 8 on Surplice, 5 to 2 agst. Glendower, 7 to 2 agst. Corsican. Won by a length. From the very commencement Surplice ran a beaten horse, and took no part in the race.

On August 14, 1848 (a fortnight after Goodwood Races), all Lord Clifden's horses left the stable where they had so long been trained, and were transferred to his Lordship's private racing establishment at Newmarket, over which Robert Stephenson presided. The lot included Planet, Projectile, Fallow Deer, King of Morven, Crozier, Tiresome, Czarina, Mustard filly, Slander, Tamarind, Sagacity, Archness, Surplice, Loadstone, Honeycomb, Cucullus, and the Flycatcher filly. It was arranged that Surplice should be kept for the Doncaster St Leger, and should receive a special preparation for that event. The St Leger was fixed for the 13th of September, and in the four and a half weeks which intervened between Surplice's departure from Goodwood and the St Leger day he fluctuated strangely in the betting. At last the St Leger day arrived, and the following horses started for the race:

Lord Clifden's b. c. Surplice (Flatman), 1.
Lord Stanley's br. f. Canezou (F. Butler), 2.
Mr B. Green's b. c. Flatcatcher (Robinson), 3.

Duke of Bedford's b. c. Justice to Ireland (Templeman).
Mr B. Green's b. c. Assault (Winteringham).
Mr T. Parr's b. c. Sponge (Whitehouse).
Mr Humphries's b. c. Escape (J. Holmes).
Mr Pedley's br. c. Bessborough (J. Marson).

T

Lord Stanley's gr. c. Cannibal, (Marlow), also started and were not placed.

Betting-7 to 4 v. Canezou, 2 to 1 v. Surplice, 7 to 2 v. Flatcatcher, 9 to 2 v. Justice to Ireland. Won by a neck: Flatcatcher beaten three lengths.

The Racing Calendar' adds :

"There was one false start, and all the riders were fined 5 sovs. each for starting without orders, except Marson, who pulled up his horse immediately, and was fined 3 sovs. only. The fines were subsequently mitigated to 3 sovs. and 1 sov. with an intimation to the jockeys that if they offended again in the same manner, the highest penalty would be enforced,"

"This mishap," says 'Bell's Life,' "was all the more unlucky because the horses got off capitally on the first occasion-better, indeed, than on the second. When the flag fell, they dashed off at full speed, and Flatcatcher, followed by Assault, at once rushed to the front, the former leading by a few strides, and then giving way to Assault who made running at the top of his speed, Surplice and Justice to Ireland following just behind Flatcatcher, Canezou lying up with them, Sponge next, and Cannibal and Escape in the rear. Assault led the van to the rise of the hill, and then resigned in toto, his stable companion Flatcatcher taking up the running. At the Red House Surplice took second place, with Canezou at his quarters, Flatcatcher still leading. Just before the distance-post Flatcatcher was passed by Surplice and Canezou. The mare then took the lead by half a length, and up to the stand appeared to have the best of it. At this point, however, Surplice got to her head, and after one of the most exciting races ever witnessed, won in the last two or three strides by a neck, steel and whipcord having been vigorously plied to land him. Flatcatcher was three lengths behind the pair, and the rest beaten a very long way off.