Racing Cases. 103 



Three objections were made to tlie plate being 

 paid to Mr. Hodgson — first, that Mr. Hodgson and 

 Mr. Williamson were confederates, and therefore 

 not entitled to start two horses in a race for which 

 heats were run ; secondly, that George the Fourth 

 was more than three years old ; thirdly, that Mr. 

 Hodgson had not paid the stakes and entrance- 

 money according to the conditions of the race, — 

 which fact was admitted in the statement sent to 

 the stewards of the Jockey Club. 



The stewards of the Jockey Club decided on 

 the third objection, that Mr. Hodgson was not 

 entitled to tiie prize ; and that no other horse 

 having won two heats, the race was null and void ; 

 and that no person con Id claim the sweepstakes 

 and the 50?., or the 15Z. for second horse. The 

 first two objections being questions of fact, the 

 stewards declined to take them into considera- 

 tion. 



The stewards of the Jockey Club disqualified 

 Mr. Ashmole's Smallhopes for the Ascot Cup, 

 1811, for having failed to make stakes. Janette, 

 who was second, received the cup; Turtle the 

 20 gs. as second horse ; and the bets were settled 

 as if Smallhopes had been the wiimer. 



