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and other expenses, without any claim being made ; but on winning 

 a stake, Hudson put in a claim for a share, and this was referred to 

 Captain Spencer, who preferred taking the opinion of the club 

 upon it. Mr. Fisher sent in a written statement, but though it 

 was stated by Captain Spencer that Mr. Hudson promised to do 

 so, none was forthcoming, and the club could only decide on this 

 exparte statement, backed by the opinion of Captain Spencer that 

 he believed the facts as declared by Mr. Fisher to be substantially 

 correct. On these grounds, therefore, it was unanimously ' resolved 

 that, in the opinion of the club, the dog " Iron King " is the sole 

 property of Mr. Fisher, and that Mr. Hudson is not entitled to 

 any share of his winnings.' 



February I9th, 1861. Case 3. An appeal from Mr. J. Scott, of 

 Dublin, against a demand for 101. made upon him by the stewards 

 of the Belleek Coursing Meeting under the following circum- 

 stances, which were stated in a letter from Mr. Scott, and confirmed 

 by the oral evidence of Mr. Callan, who appeared for him, sup- 

 ported by a letter written by Mr. Owens to Mr. Scott. It appears 

 that originally the Belleek Meeting was advertised to be held 

 under the rules of the National Club, with the name of Mr. Owens 

 as judge, but a few days before it came off that of Mr. Walker was 

 substituted. Upon seeing this, Mr. Scott, who had taken two 

 nominations, wrote to the secretary to decline keeping them, 

 alleging that a breach of the thirteenth rule of the national code 

 had been committed. The secretary, however, held him to them, and 

 ultimately a demand was made upon him for the amount of the stakes, 

 which sum Mr. Scott lodged with Mr. Bake, to abide the decision 



