THE FRAUD OF A DERBY 



had bought him in 1841 as a foal in Yorkshire, 

 and after keeping him at his own stables in Foley 

 Place and later in Dorset Square, had sent him 

 to Finchley and thence to Haine's stables in 

 Langham Place on vSeptember 24, 1842. From 

 Langham Place Running Rein was dispatched to 

 Epsom to one Smith, who was engaged to train 

 him. Goodman and vSmith disagreed, and the 

 colt was moved to Sutton, and was there trained 

 until the autumn of 1843, when he was due to run 

 at Newmarket. He ran there in Goodman's name 

 in two races, but, shortly afterwards, Goodman, 

 being indebted to the plaintiff, allowed the latter, 

 on payment of £200, to take the colt with his 

 engagements in satisfaction of the debt. From 

 Newmarket the colt was sent back to Epsom, 

 and remained in training there until the Derby. 

 Cockburn confessed that he could not call Good- 

 man, and that he must admit that this important 

 witness was a person of bad character. He con- 

 cluded his address by saying that the Jockey 

 Club was the proper authority for trying the issue, 

 and that " a court of justice was desecrated by 

 bein,!2 made arbiters in such a case " ! 



After four witnesses had been called to identify 

 the horse and to prove the sequence of events 

 narrated by counsel,^ the learned Baron showed 

 his hand. " Is the horse here ? " he exclaimed. 

 The Solicitor-General intervened, "Your Lordship 

 made an order for us to inspect him, but we have 

 been refused permission." Then the Judge : "I 

 sit here as a Court of Conscience, and the jury 

 will feel with me that the production of the horse 



» Some of these witnesses were badly shaken in cross-examination. 



