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lished the opinion of two of the Stewards of the 

 Jockey Club, relative to the running of my mare, 

 PauHne, for the Palace stakes at Hampton races, 

 which, in justice to myself, I am compelled to 

 answer. 



" In the first place, they state that they have 

 taken into consideration the CAddence in support 

 of the charge against the owner and rider of 

 Pauline, and the explanation given by me at 

 Messrs. Weatherby's on Monday last, June 24, 

 in which I admitted that I gave orders to my 

 jockey, Mr. Curwen, not to wdn the race, to pre- 

 vent my mare being claimed ; but they strenu- 

 ously avoid stating the circumstances under w^hich 

 I gave these orders, and the facts I brought for- 

 ward to justify my conduct ; which statement, 

 I beg you will have the goodness to publish, as 

 given by me in the presence of Lord Stradbroke 

 and Captain Rous, w^ho were the only members 

 of the Jockey Club who attended ; trusting that 

 the public will fairly judge of my conduct in the 

 transaction, and whether others would not have 

 acted in a similar way, under similar circum- 

 stances. 



" The following is a statement of the facts as 

 they occurred : — 



*' Previous to the race, I had made an agree- 

 ment with Mr. Munro to claim for each other, in 

 the event of either horse winning ; which I believe 

 is a justifiable and customary proceeding upon the 



