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(who were examined on oath by Mr. Brougham) testified that 

 both Mr. Jackson and Mr. Wood contradicted themselves in their 

 statements, and contended that, being all disinterested parties, 

 they ought to be believed in preference to Mr. Jackson, in whose 

 name the bitch ran, and Mr. Wood, who admitted that he expected 

 to receive a share of the stakes. After some discussion it was 

 resolved, 'that the evidence produced fails to prove that Mr. 

 Jackson was not entitled to run " Graceful " as his property.' 



Case 14. An appeal upon an objection made by Mr. Hodson, 

 the owner of ' Hylax,' against c Macaroni,' the winner of the 

 Northern St. Leger at the Scarborough Open Meeting in November 

 last, in consequence of being wrongly nominated. Mr. Brown, the 

 secretary of the Scarborough Meeting, produced the original entry 

 from Mr. Simpson in which ' Macaroni ' was described as by 

 ' Bugle,' out of ' Sister to Eiot,' and also showed his book in 

 which he was so entered, though the name ( Wisdom ' was after- 

 wards substituted for ' Sister to Riot.' An affidavit was then 

 read, which proved that ' Macaroni ' was really out of ' Wisdom,' 

 a daughter of the said s Sister to Eiot.' On this it was resolved 

 that ' the pedigree given of " Macaroni " is proved to be incorrect, 

 and he must be considered disqualified.' 



Case 15. An appeal from Mr. Edgar Salmon, for the decision of 

 the Club as to the validity of a contract for the sale of a greyhound, 

 was withdrawn, being considered by the members to be beyond 

 the province of the Club. 



May 28th, 1864. Case 16. An appeal made by Mr. Brougham 

 against ' Blooming Daisy,' for riot running a bye at the Brougham 



