THE BLOODSTONE CASE. 
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say that Bloodstone is a two-year-old. Bloodstone has got four 
permanent teeth ; but I do not think that is a proof that he is a 
three-}’ear-old horse. 
Mr. Bradshaw deposed that he was a veterinary surgeon, and 
carried on business at Stratford-upon-Avon. He saw Bloodstone 
run the race at Ascot, and he examined him on the 21st and 22d 
of June. He did not consider the mouth of a horse a certain cri- 
terion of his age ; but, in his opinion, the horse was a two-year- 
old. The mouth of a race-horse develops itself much sooner than 
that of another horse, on account of the mode of feeding and treat- 
ing him. He had examined Bloodstone and Old England at 
Guildford, and was satisfied they were both two-year-olds ; but 
Bloodstone was six months forwarder than Old England. 
Cross-examined. — Bloodstone has not got any of his molar teeth. 
If a horse is foaled in April or May, his racing age is calculated 
from the January preceding, so that he should consider Blood- 
stone to be now two years old, and a little more ; and he would 
be considered a two-year-old until January 1845. 
Baron Parke. — The issue is, whether he was foaled in 1842 : 
any part of the year will do. 
Mr. Platt. — Exactly so, my lord. 
Mr. W. Brian, another veterinary surgeon, deposed that he 
examined Bloodstone yesterday at Guildford, and, according to the 
best of his judgment, he was two years old. He did not consider 
the appearance of the mouth a certain proof of the age of a horse; 
and witness had been mistaken on some occasions with regard to 
the ages of horses that he had examined. 
Cross-examined. — He was of opinion that a horse being well 
fed would make his teeth grow faster. 
Henry Bell rode Bloodstone at Ascot. Before the race I saw 
Mr. J. Newman, and he told me to ride him a quarter of a mile 
and then pull him up, for he would not have him win on no account. 
I told this before the race to Captain Rous and Colonel Wynd- 
ham’s training-grooms, and consulted them what to do ; and they 
told me to win [a laugh ]. I did win [renewed laughter]. I had 
no difficulty to win. I won in a canter [laughter']. 
Cross-examined . — I believe the horse had fell lame on the day 
before. I was riding him a gallop at the time. A mare named 
