CHAPTERS FROM TURF HISTORY 



to England in January 1843 and was taken to 

 the stable in Langham Place. Goodman, with 

 dye and other treatment, altered the appearance 

 of the horse to conform to that of Maccabaeus,'^ 

 and ran him as a three-year-old under the name 

 of Maccabaeus at the Epsom Spring Meeting,, 

 when, with 7 st. on his four-year-old back and 

 a hot favourite, he was beaten by a neck. Good- 

 man intended to run the horse in the Derby, but 

 the owner, becoming acquainted with the con- 

 templated fraud, interfered, and frustrated this 

 second scheme of impersonation. 



Evidence was then called to prove the sale of 

 Maccabaeus as a yearling in 1841 and his delivery 

 to Goodman and Higgins ; while the age of the 

 colt was further established by proof of the entries 

 at Messrs. Weatherby's office. 



It was now past seven o'clock, and the court 

 adjourned. The following morning it was evident 

 that the proceedings were about to take a sensa- 

 tional turn. The plaintiff was observed to approach 

 Colonel Peel with a letter in his hand, and counsel 

 held agitated consultation until interrupted by 

 the arrival of the learned Judge. Cockburn then 

 rose and informed the court that he could not 

 produce the Derby winner. He had been taken 

 away from the trainer's stable. Then the Judge 

 burst out : " Why doesn't he set a policeman to 

 find him ? If the horse has been taken away 

 against the owner's will, it is a clear case of horse- 

 stealing, and if I try the parties who have removed 

 him at the Old Bailey I will transport them for 



' The horse had a white pastern, which Goodman painted a. 

 dark colour. 



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