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set to work to discover where the dye had been 

 purchased with which the horse's legs had been 

 painted, and he proved this part of the case up 

 to the hilt. In the result the Jockey Club dis- 

 qualified Running Rein and awarded the race 

 to Colonel Peel's Orlando. The stakeholders paid 

 the stakes into court, and left the owners of the 

 two horses to fight out the issue in an action at 

 law. On July i, 1844, a great sensation was 

 caused by the trial of the suit before Baron Alderson 

 in the Court of Exchequer. Cockburn, afterwards 

 a law of&cer of the Crown and Lord Chief Justice 

 of England, appeared for the owner of Running 

 Rein, but on the second day of the trial he had 

 to confess defeat and to withdraw the action. 

 The jury returned a verdict for Colonel Peel, and 

 Orlando was legally declared the winner of the 

 Derby of 1844. On all hands it was admitted 

 that the result had been achieved by Bentinck's 

 activity, ingenuity, and perseverance. The solicitor 

 employed in the case was amazed at his dexterity, 

 and said there was no sum he would not pay for 

 such professional assistance. Cockburn, who had 

 been completely surprised by the strength of the 

 evidence which had been collected against his 

 client, made a violent attack upon Bentinck and 

 accused him of being party, attorney, and poUce- 

 man. Bentinck was furious, and demanded that 

 he should be put in the witness-box so that he 

 might vindicate his character. However, some 

 explanatory civilities were exchanged between 

 Bentinck, Cockburn, and the learned judge, and the 

 matter ended amicably. So great was the credit 

 gained by Bentinck that a valuable testimonial 



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