VI 

 JUDGES AND JUDGING 



BY A JUDGE 



A GOOD many years ago I happened to be in 

 London at the end of May, and learned from the 

 papers — quite casually, tor my ignorance of racing 

 fixtures was supreme — that the Derby was fixed 

 for next day. I had never seen a race, and it 

 occurred to me that I might as well take the 

 opportunity as I chanced to have nothing particular 

 to do ; so I went to Epsom. My recollection of 

 the day is rather confused, and I do not suppose that 

 I found it very entertaining, for on returning home 

 I remember saying, " Well, I have seen the Derby, 

 and I don't suppose I shall ever see it again." 



How little one knows what is going to be ! I 

 forget the exact phraseology of the proverb about 

 the unexpected always happening, but certainly my 

 own humble career is an example. If any one had 

 told me just after my visit to Epsom that the 



