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evidently embarrassed with the nature of the sub- 

 ject ; he laboured hard and irksomely in his vo- 

 cation, and at length proceeded to call his wit- 

 nesses, the Duke of Richmond amongst the 

 number. The testimony of his Grace went merely 

 to show the customary and acknowledged laws 

 and regulations of the turf, and had no direct 

 reference to the pedigree of Bloomsbury. A 

 number of other witnesses were called, who gave 

 their evidence in a manner not calculated to carry 

 conviction, but rather to excite suspicion, and it 

 was at best irrelevant. The learned Serjeant was 

 conscious of the weakness of his case as regarded 

 oral testimony, and endeavoured to impress the 

 jury with an idea of the importance of the autho- 

 rity of the Stud Book. In fact, Serjeant Wilde 

 endeavoured to make the most of his very inferior 

 materials. 



The learned judge, like his brethren of the bar, 

 felt evidently not at home in the business, and in 

 his summing up made as few remarks as possible. 



The jury, with sense and propriety, requested 

 to be furnished with a copy of the Stud Book and 

 Racing Calendar, and after having retired for 

 about half an hour, returned a* verdict for the 

 plaintiff — the announcement of which was followed 

 by a burst of applause. 



It clearly appeared on the evidence, that all this 

 litigation and ill-feeling, so detrimental to the 

 best interests of the turf, originated in the care- 



