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The stewards of the Jockey Club decided that 

 " the prize run for at Eichmond must be con- 

 sidered a sweepstakes, inasmuch as the horses were 

 named several months before starting, and instead 

 of any entrance being paid, a stake of 10Z. was to be 

 made ; Little Scot is therefore entitled to the plate/' 



7. Difference between Nomination of a Hunter's 

 Stakes and a Thorough-bred Racing Stakes. 



For the Hunter's Stakes at the Chesterfield 

 Meeting, 1 798, A named b g Duncan, 6 yrs. ; B 

 named a b m by King Fergus, dam by Highflyer, 

 6 yrs. B complains that A has not sufficiently 

 identified a horse, and therefore has not a right to 

 start. 



The stewards of the Jockey Club decided that 

 " the nomination of A's gelding by the name of 

 Duncan is sufficient, and justified by constant 

 usage." 



The same case was stated from Lichfield, and 

 the same answer given. 



Signed per order (1798), ED. WEATHERBY. 



For the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, in 

 1828, Mr. M. French named a colt as Palernon, 

 without any further description. An objection 

 was made, and the case referred to the stewards, 

 who decided he could not start. 



Kemark. The former case was a half-bred 



