80 Horse Racing. 



21. — Jockey Thrown after Passing/ Winning-])08t. 

 Beccles, 1826.— Town Plate of 50Z. 



Dumps 11 



ch c by Abjer 4 2 



Cocktail 3 3 



Fleance 2 dis. 



In tlie second heat Dumps, after passing tlie 

 winning-post, was thrown down by a man crossing 

 the course ; and in the first heat the Abjer colt 

 bolted, and ought to have been distanced. 



The owner of Cocktail claimed the plate on the 

 plea that the rider of Dumps dismounted before 

 he came to the weio'hinoj chair. 



The stewards of the Jockey Club decided that, 

 under the circumstances, Dumps was not thereby 

 disqualified. 



22. — Jockey Broi^^ing Stirruio-lecttlier after Passing 

 Winning-jpost. 



A jockey of a winning horse, after passing the 

 winning-post, loses his stirrup-leather and iron, 

 which falls to the ground ; it was handed to him 

 by a person on the com-se before going to the 

 scales to weigh. Query : Does the act of receiving 

 the stirrup-leather and iron, and carrying the 

 same to the scales, disqualify the horse rode by 



