On the Office of Steward. 53 



As a general rule, it may be taken that, during 

 the days of racing, the race-course and inclosures 

 are in the legal possession of the Stewards, and 

 that they have, for all purposes connected with 

 the races, the authority of the owner of the ground 

 to order off every person whose removal they 

 deem desirable. 



The purchase of a ticket for the inclosure gives 

 the holder of it no legal righi to remain there after 

 lie has been warned to depart ; and if he refuses 

 to quit, he may be removed with such force (but 

 no more) as is necessary for his removal : see 

 Wood v. Leadbitter, 13 Meeson & Welsby, 838, 

 which was an action by the plaintiff Wood against 

 Leadbitter, the defendant, for removing him from 

 the inclosure attached to the grand stand at 

 Doncaster. It was proved that Lord Eglinton 

 was Steward of the races there in 1843 ; that the 

 plaintiff had purchased a guinea ticket for the 

 stand and inclosure for the week ; and that, while 

 the races were going on, lie, being in the inclo- 

 sure, was ordered by the defendant, who had the 

 authority of Lord Eglinton for that purpose, to 

 depart. He refused to go; whereupon, the de- 

 fendant, using no unnecessary violence, turned 

 him out without returning the guinea. It was 

 lield by the present Lord Chancellor, then Baron 



