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CHAPTER XIV 



A BRIEF REVIEW 



DURING this Third Period, towards the end of which 

 a ' reg'lar new fit out o' rules ' (to come into effect 

 from January 1, 1890) was published, the Club had 

 to deal with a great many important matters, whereof 

 the most interesting, so far as the public is concerned, 

 were the following : 



In 1835 sanction was given to the publication (for 

 the first time, so far as can be discovered), in the 

 book Calendar, of a list (continued annually ever 

 since) containing the names of the noblemen and 

 gentlemen belonging to the Jockey Club at the time 

 of issue. What the reason was is a mere matter of 

 conjecture; perhaps to overawe the common herd, 

 perhaps to let it be publicly known by how obviously 

 trustworthy and competent a body the authority over 

 the affairs of the Turf had been partly gained through 

 conferment or acquiescence, and partly usurped 

 through self-assertion, so that feelings of animosity 

 might be allayed, and a sense of confidence and security 

 established in the breast of everybody who might 



