22 Horse Eacing. 



1st. Complaints of foul riding, of horses not 

 running the proper course, or of any other irregu- 

 larities occurring in the race : these objections 

 must be made within fifteen minutes. 



2nd. Objections to the qualifications of the 

 horse or of the rider, or of incorrect entrance, 

 must be brought before the authorities before the 

 meeting terminates. 



3rd. In the event of fraudulent entry or nomina- 

 tion, running under a false description, the charge 

 may be investigated within the year: all these 

 alterations have been made since 1852. 



In the minor country race-courses, the clerks 

 of the course advertise, " That in the event of a 

 dispute the decision of the stewards is final.'* 

 This exposes a wonderful ignorance of the British 

 constitution and of the laws of the land it is 

 the boast of every man in this country that he 

 can appeal to a Court of Law if he fancies him- 

 self aggrieved. I am deeply impressed with the 

 incapability of a Court of Law to decide all 

 racing disputes, after hearing the late Lord Chan- 

 cellor Campbell instruct the jury, in a very simple 

 case at Cardiff, to ignore the rules of racing. He 

 explained to them that they were the judges 

 of the law and the fact, when it was evident 

 neither the judge, counsel, or jury comprehended 



