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proprietor Robert Hunter, 1834

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Side xxvi - Jockies must ride their horses to the usual place for weighing the riders, and he that dismounts before, or wants weight, is distanced; unless he be disabled by an accident which should reader him incapable of riding back, in which case he may be led or carried to the scale. 16. Horses' plates or shoes not allowed in the weight.
Side xxxiv - ... any difficulty in ascertaining the horse or horses tried, the owner of the horse or horses so tried shall be bound, on the request of the Stewards, to declare to them which of his horses ran in such trial, and in case he shall decline so to do, the Stewards shall have...
Side xxxix - ... shall start his horse without so doing, the prize shall be withheld for a period to be fixed upon by the Stewards, at the expiration of which time, if the qualification be not proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards, he shall not be entitled to the prize, though his horse shall have come in first; but it shall be given to the owner of the second horse. When the qualification of a horse is objected to after that time, the person making the objection must prove the disqualification.
Side xxvii - If odds are laid without mentioning the horse before the race is over. the bet must be determined by the state of the odds at the time of making it.
Side xxxiii - When any person has more than one nomination in a stake, he shall not be allowed to start any horse for it unless the forfeits be paid for every horse which does not start, belonging to him, or standing in his name, or in the same name as the horse which runs, as well as the stakes for those which do.
Side xxxvii - Every groom shall have his horse at the post, ready to start, within five minutes of the time appointed by the stewards. And every jockey is to be there, ready to start, within the same time. And every groom and jockey making default herein shall forfeit 51., to be paid to the keeper of the matchbook, and by him accounted for to the stewards.
Side xxxvii - When any match or sweepstakes shall be made, and no course mentioned, the course shall be that which is usually run by horses of the same age as those engaged ; viz. If yearlings, the Yearling Course.
Side xl - C's rider, after saving his distance the second heat, dismounts between the Distance-post and the end, but remounts, rides past the Ending-post, and weighs as usual ; starts and wins the third heat, and weighs, without any objection being made. A. being second the third heat, in a short time afterwards demands the subscription (not knowing till then that C's rider had dismounted), and refuses to start for the fourth heat, which B and C run for, and C wins. It was decided that, no objection having...
Side xxv - B., who when they have perused it, put their hands into their pockets, and draw them out closed ; then they open them together, and if both have money in their hands, the match is confirmed, if neither have money it is no match. In both cases the handicapper draws all the money out of the hat ; but if one has money in his hand, and the other none, then it is no match ; and he that has money in his hand is entitled to the deposit in the hat.
Side xxxii - ... per cent. shall be allowed. All forfeits shall be paid before twelve o'clock at night of the day fixed for the race, and on those forfeits which shall not be so paid the deduction for the timely declaration of such forfeits shall not be allowed.

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