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the point at issue. There are some cases of 

 horses running under a false description, or of 

 incorrect pedigree in which there may be a coun- 

 ter swearing, when it is very politic to appeal to a 

 Court of Law, to have the benefit of legal acute- 

 ness to elicit the truth — for instance, Kunning 

 Rein's trial in 1844 ; but the verdict in St. Giles's 

 trial Derby, 1832, was in violation of racing law — 

 he was entered with an incorrect pedigree — tech- 

 nical objections are better disposed of by racing 

 men ; like disputes at whist or billiards, eminent 

 players or billiard markers form a better tribunal 

 than the whole bench of judges. The Jockey 

 Club, although considered by orthodox sportsmen 

 as the final court of appeal, never dream of 

 attempting to deprive any man of his lawful 

 rights to refer his grievance to a legal tribunal — 

 we bow to the supremacy of the law. 



