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*' No. 3 " was accordingly displayed, then after a 

 few seconds the frame was pulled down, the 

 assistant instructed to put up " No. 9 " and *' No. 

 11" in the race in question, and nothing remained 

 for the judge but to write out an account of the 

 race, giving his decision — won by a head, a length 

 between second and third — to add the number of 

 the fourth, and to send it to Messrs. Weatherby 

 for publication in the next issue of the Racing 

 Calendar. 



It is always desirable to name at any rate the 

 fourth horse, for the obvious reason that there may 

 be an objection or disqualification ; and if it be 

 convenient to give the places of one or two more 

 so much the better. As the horses have been 

 galloping towards him he may have seen — occa- 

 sionally does see — some bumping or crossing, and 

 is not at all surprised, it may be, to find that there 

 is an objection to the winner. In such a case he 

 is summoned to the stewards' room to give his 

 evidence ; usually the jockeys that were riding in 

 the race are first questioned and the judge follows. 



I am asked for some anecdotes or incidents in 

 connection with the business, but my own humble 

 career has really not afforded any. In bygone 

 days racing was conducted with less order than it 

 is at present, and there is a story of a judge at a 



