Racing Cases. 73 



Sweepstakes, 10Z. each, for horses, &c., that had 

 never won. 



Mr. Godfrey's Judgment .... 1 



Mr. O'Kelley's Hunter 2 



Mr. Tindall's Prince William ... 3 

 The prize was claimed by Mr. 'Kelly, on the 

 ground that Judgment had received stakes for 

 being second in the plate at Chelmsford the pre- 

 ceding year. 



" The stewards of the Jockey Club are of opi- 

 nion that Judgment was not disqualified, and that 

 the term winner applies only to the horse that 

 beats all the rest. 



" Signed (per order), 

 " 17^9. " ED. WEATHERBY." 



13. Rasselas's Case Wrong Decision. 



After the race for the Somersetshire Stakes at 

 Bath, in 1829, it was discovered that the person in 

 whose name Easselas was entered was dead before 

 the race was run; and Mr. Day, the owner of 

 Listen, who came in second, claimed the stakes. 

 The matter was referred to the stewards of the 

 Jockey Club. 



It was decided that Liston was entitled to the 

 stakes, because, of all the horses qualified to start 

 for the stakes, he was the first, Easselas being dis- 



