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advances her reasons. After this infliction he is usually, by his 

 own desire, at once consigned to his county lunatic asylum. 



The Jockey Club handicapper is paid, like ether servants 

 of the Club, by fixed salary, and is pretty generally employed 

 all over the kingdom. Of the rest, Mr. Ford, Mr. R. John- 

 son, Messrs. Frail, Messrs. Topham, Mr. Lawley, Mr. Dorling, 

 and Mr. Verrall seem to have the most work. 



THE STAKEHOLDER. 



The Stakeholder incurs some considerable pecuniary lia- 

 bility ; but beyond this the duties of his office are not of a very 

 harassing nature. 



THE STEWARDS. 



We have left the Stewards, as the amateur or unpaid element 

 in racing officialism, to the last ; though, if they know their duty 

 and do it, they are very important factors in the conduct of a 

 meeting. To them are referred all objections or matters of 

 dispute which arise out of the running or business of each day, 

 and formerly there was no appeal from their decisions (except 

 by their own consent) to the Stewards of the Jockey Club ; but, 

 on the motion of Mr. J. Lowther during the Houghton week 

 of 1883, Rule 38 was modified in this respect, and appeal is 

 now in any case allowed to the Stewards of the Jockey Club, 

 ' so far as relates to points involving an interpretation of these 

 rules, but not as to questions of fact.' From the decision of 

 the last-named authorities there can be of course no appeal 

 under any circumstances, The powers of the stewards com- 

 mence with the meeting and continue after it, for all purposes 

 relating to disputes, disqualification, c., which shall arise in 

 connection with such meeting ; but if they fail to give a decision 

 within seven days after a case has been referred to them, it 

 must be reported to the Stewards of the Jockey Club, who then 

 summarily deal with it, and if they consider there has been any 

 negligence, order payment of costs out of the funds of the 

 meeting a wise regulation, which has the effect of preventing 



