New-York tribune., 1909-07-28
GoODWOOD RACES
,.,.,t,d Course on Duke of Rich
qnond's Estate.
,ooo X ,te brentwood Company
-f,-o,yriEht- ASV'' 1-;,e and Queen of En-

,ooo ,v ,re brentwood COMPANY
tto-3o5 where the KING anu a ms in
Ceo0" ,o,ding the week Io' ' - -. ,ta
lsDd 81 !, Edward the ConIeSSo' 49,. comm
fhe oy.-I Goodwin. and al'ei va - the Duxes
erest h - feen in the possession "a -. go
,ous but has - 1720 and the races date from
nj Rchn0'il - -re last century, when Ilies
DE carry =, ,bs fourth Duke of RichInohu lo' -
efsnh ~ the cavalry olhoeIS -.
elssr' -ear by The races are heAu 'l -
Csichsse- .tL,- the precincts OF Goou"oru -
ff1sleS Is the absolute property u - - al
sd VIZ, . a. svray with Il to-rnorIo" anu - -
$40 couo ~ .ig II he chose The course il 'i'
rd TO 'ne ~ :, the near score Of private race
ry one r.. iol. oyr,Ad by great mobiles ana ny Ter
SsoSs --rotes and maintained ny theIh hoI
rinTlsl = -e,,enue or Cor the henehI ol '"o -
7sr'os - own personal entertainments an
tst io tns,r friends irnbued with 'he SaIu1 , -,
asi OF - - themselves. Gradually all uese 4'i-
a- sport As -. r,sssed out Of existence ow-
uh srsr increasing charges OF one NJ -.
hs 20 p7e : --o,sr+v and were It not for the lac'
srstner W., s,o5 meeting brings into the ooiieis
h1t 1io - duke q sum of about Sev'VVV
Of tn7 = --opIa doubtless share the Ia'e " =,
pos 49,. the duke is not r1ch' acoIoii,s :.
eaes century standards OF weaIth III h-i'7
Ti'..--. T'snle of the Goodwood races IS lIa'' pes
n-avate park. there Is none "a - ,+t,ar-
he'd II sz,ns,es. sharpers boothkeepers. l'iiiei-
ssnenI % md trarnps which constitute 80
snt s..+,rs Of the Derby and OF other rae
nslA7D t-oodUood House Itself STANDS oH ~
nes oIs Gothic building. was designed py 0l
ste o. - r1sr,hers ard added 10 by Wyatt -
NllhlH -t+,,res and treasures Of one hlIlo " an
~ y van Dvck. Knelier, Lely' heSholus' -,
S..,Teb and Rou1ney being rei
walls ...... however. is the one hung
me s,,srs -oor7 brought from the castle ol
y lne - France which was sold only ny the
AHosss ...,s- n the present duke after haNlns
the nossesson OF the Dukes o. f'l0'.ii',-- ,,
@ 's -. rs,en Of Louis XIV, who hes'""eo '
81 So. .,s the estates Of Auhigny, along WIN w
-, - of Auhigny. upon his emlssatH ~
D8heuO :. 1sres's the Bretonne Lcuise oe
W. -.,,l. with remainder TO her son
80 II = lad who became the nrst DuAe %
thsIies - che nresent line. This picture gives
fOhhO.- f- s,rasentation OF all the phases OF 'he
- ,ba Earl of Darnley, husband Of Mary
-. ~ Scots ard a scion OF the oid Sco'cH
- 0f renuox The srtist is unknown ouI u'e
-, z-as undoubtedly painted in the reign oL
James -ho -r.1,r,rh
-, cobelin tapestries, representing scenes
~ o,,xote." presented to the third Duke
'O, 'n.t-.o,s by Louis Ny. who was likewise the
e .hs celebrated Sevres porcelain dinner
s ,,eb en5ovs worldwide fame among COL
- ~ rare rorcelaIns. There : also the silver
,,rt..t service used by Napoleon on the MORN
a. - the hattie Of Waterloo, seized On the oa'ue-
s.ls sns nresented by the great Duke OF Neiiihk-
.,- "a N. wife Of the fourth Duke OF Rchmohd'
.. hostess of the famous ball at Brussels on tHe
= waterloo Other treasures are wonder
81 .ro.,ion of Oriental Jewels They include a
,s;s diamond which belonged to the founder
J, -, paerl DYNASTY in India; another wonder
81 diamond ot a peculiar dark hue. Wnich Ior
,n,rv centuries did duty as the eye OF some lool
,t N India and twelve big solitaire diamonds
-, tornaed the waistcoat buttons OF one OF the
srhtssuth century kings OF Portugal, IN t1e oaFs
,t.n Brazil was still dependency Of he Portu-
rs~ Crown and the latter enjoyed the monopoly
ian vrecious stones mined in Brazil
luke OF NINE SETS A FASHION.
fhsv mentioned that the first Duke Of Richmond
rss Ire natural soa OF Charles II and Of Louise De
Qssuusile Dustess OF Aubigny, in France ana
Duchess Of Portsmouth. in England He was MS
rsl fatherg favorite son, and was created Dy MIN
Knight Of the Garter when only nine years oio-
0as day when the little fellow was summoned 10
as presence Of the King the Duchess Of Ports
nuuth finding that the ribbon Of the garter was
nc long 10 hang about his neck. put it him over
4. left shoulder. crossing the breast 10 the right
hp where the George hung. The King was SO
much struck by this new way Of wearing the ribbon
nat he decreed that henceforth all the Knights or
ne Garter should wear their blue ribbon In that
fashion. Until then the ribbon had always been
Fcrn AROUND the neck with the George. as the
isssl Of the order is called. suspended thereby on
ne breast This anybody can assure himself Of by
asniHng Fah Dyck's portraits Of Charles and OF
nher OF his contemporaries who were Knights Of
he Garter
-ouk XIV shortly afterward followed the exam
it o. Charles II with his order Of the Holy Ghost
NEED al the grand cordons Of knighthood now
.aiy' are worn in the fashion inaugurated by the
MI Duke Of Richmond a nine -year-old boy
11es' crossing tho breast from the shoulder TO
MP There are two exceptions 10 this rule
1ne'' ire Italian Order OF the Annuncistlon and
= spanish and Austrian orders OF the Golden
- IN The case CT the former the jewel Of the
- a. worn suspended from the neck BY a gold
@ VII Fhie the Golden Fleece is worn in a similar
| A sloA suspended on great occasions TO a gold
- sha at more ordinary times 10 a red ribbon
vi around the throat