Racing Cases. 83 



The stewards of the Jockey Club decided in 

 favour of the Maid of Hertford only carrying one 

 extra penalty, in consequence of the Norwich 

 Eaces not being advertised in the official * Eacing 

 Calendar/ coupled with the fact that the Norwich 

 Plate was an illegal race, being under the value 

 of 50Z. ; but the second plea was not tenable, in- 

 asmuch as winners of matches and handicaps are 

 never excused from carrying extra weights unless 

 so ^particularly specified. 



25. — Involuntary Jostle. 



Thursday, First October Meeting, 1797. 



Lord Clarendon's c by the Arcot Arabian and 

 Sir C. Bunbury's Poplar started for a match. 

 Lord Clarendon's colt came in first; but Sir C. 

 Bunbury's rider complaining that he was jostled, 

 the matter was referred to the stewards, who deter- 

 mined that the race should be given to Sir C. 

 Bunbury ; but it a^^peared to them that the jostle 

 was involuntary, and no blame was imputable to 

 Lord Clarendon's rider. 



Signed (per order), E. Weatherby. 



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