tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291879114835297882.post1147671501726634616..comments2023-12-06T03:29:10.742-08:00Comments on The Hilaire Belloc Blog - the official Blog of the Hilaire Belloc Society. : On the Usefulness of the New Year - Gregory Schall SJHilaire Bellochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039021080426257658noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291879114835297882.post-75174244162161491282012-01-19T04:58:57.372-08:002012-01-19T04:58:57.372-08:00"Goodwood" would I think be the Goodwood..."Goodwood" would I think be the Goodwood Cup, a horse race which takes place in England late July or early August. Belloc is here making a light-hearted allusion to P.G.Wodehouse. In Wodehouse's novels members of the Drones club, and in particular Bingo Little if I remember correctly, frequently "lose their shirts" betting on the Goodwood, and are forced to take jobs tutoring evil children and the like!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com