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Mr. W. W.'s Favourite, 9 St. 7 lbs Dignum i 



Mr. W. W.'s Longden, 9 St. 7 lbs Hackney 2 



Mr. C. Herberte's Detrimental, 9 st. 7 lbs. Donaldson 3 



Mr. Sheardale's Melbourne, 9 St. 7 lbs. ...Williamson o 



Mr. Seventank's Miss Trelawny, 9 st. 7 lbs. Wheal o 



On entering into the straight, Favourite was leading, 

 with Detrimental right behind her. Hackney then 

 closed up alongside Donaldson, and " nursed " him so 

 carefully that he could not get through. Melbourne 

 finished fourth, and the English mare, Miss Trelawny, 

 last. The stewards disqualified Longden on the plea 

 that the "nursing" constituted jostling, and fined 

 Hackney eighty rupees. They also disqualified Fa- 

 vourite because she belonged to the same owner as 

 did Longden. The objection to Mr. W. W.'s horses 

 was made on behalf of Detrimental by Messrs. Lethorn, 

 C. Herbert, and C. W. Wilson, who quite forgot that by 

 proclaiming a joint ownership they revealed an un- 

 declared confederacy, which was against the Calcutta 

 Turf Club rules. Detrimental was, thereupon, promptly 

 disqualified ; and as only three horses had been placed, 

 and as they all had been disqualified, the race was 

 declared null and void. Melbourne's jockey, not having 

 weighed in, had, of course, no claim. The case was 

 sent up to the stewards of the Jockey Club, who 



