f '('■*<■«'. -i.,- ' ■' - V'.':" •' . V 1. 1. I - ■ i..^ '■ r*!?/''' ■ *'< ''3^ •'"J. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DDDDmD4ST3 ^ .\M% V G^ \ -^:^T^^ ,^ .sf^ y i EULES AID EEGULATIONS FOR THE <30VERNMENT OP Mm^, Cr0t&0, u)i ^d(n% AS ADOPTED BY THE PRINCIPAL TUEF ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA COMPILED AT THE OFFICE 0^ '* WILKES' SPIRIT OP THB TIMES." JCcto ^ork: M. B. BROWN k CO., PUBLISHERS and PRINTERS, 199, 201 k 203 William Street. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, By M. B. brown & CO., In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. CONTENTS. PAOB. Aton DRivnTG-PARK ASSOCIATION, Avon Springs, N. T 41 Buckeye Club, Cincinnati, Ohio 235 California State Rules 66 Cassadt's ("Larkin") By-Laws 214 Chicagk) Driving-Park Association, Chicago, Illinois 118 Chillicothe Trotting Park, ChiUicothe, Ohio 96 Fashion Course, Long Island 137 Forest City Trotting-Park Association, Portland, Me. . . . 169 Hartford Trotting Park, Hartford, Conn 196 Laclede Association, St. Louis, Mo. 18 Metairib Jockey Club, Louisiana 225 Michigan Association, Detroit, Mich 127 Mound City Trotting Club, St. Louis, Mo. 160 Mystic Riding Park, Medford (near Boston), Mass 205 Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio 65 Passaic County Agricultural Society, Paterson, N. J.. . . 6 Riverside Park Association, Boston, Mass 169 Saratoga Association, Saratoga, N. T 28 Suffolk Park Course, Philadelphia, Penn 165 Union Course, Long Island. 146 Western Canada Turf Club Ill WooDLAWN Association, Louisville, Kj. 81 HTJLES OP THE nmxt €m\\t^ ^grkulturd Sonets, TO GOVERN ALL TRIALS OF SPEED OF THOROUGHBREDS OVER THEIR GROUNDS, AT PATERSON, N. J. Rule I. Judges. — The Presiding Judge shall decide which horse wins a heat; but, should he be unable to decide, he shall call for the opinions of his assistants, and the majority shall govern. The Judges shall keep their stand clear of any intrusion during the pendency of any heat; see that the riders are dressed in jockey style; instruct the riders before starting, and proclaim from their stand the time and result of each heat, and the result of the race. They shall decide all disputes, and from their decision there shall be no appeal; they shall receive no evidence of foul riding, except from the officers of the day. They shall have entire control and authority over the horses about to start, the jockeys and all assist- ants of the horses ; and any such persons refusing to obey their orders shall be fined or ruled off the Course at the discretion of the Judges; if the person fined does not pay the same witliin twelve hours from its imposition, he shall be ruled off the Course. They shall have the power, in cases of urgent necessity, of postponing the races. II. Clerk op the Course. — The Clerk of the Course, or his De- puty, shall attend the Judges on each day's race ; keep a book, in which he shall record the entries of horses for each day's race, and of the colors claimed. He shall keep an account of each day's race, and the Secretary shall publish the result in at least one news- paper published in New York. He shall see that the riders aie weighed before starting in the race, and after each heat. It slull also be hia duty to see that the horses start with and bring in tieir appropriate weights. 6 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. III. Patrol Judges. — It shall be at the discretion of the Pre- siding Judge to appoint Patrol Judges; and it shall be their duty, preceding each licat, to repair to the places designated lij the Pre- siding Judge to see there is no foul riding; and, after the heat, immediately to return to the stand and make their report; before which report the heat shall not be decided. lY. Distance Judges. — During heats the Distance Judges shall remain in the distance stand. At the termination of each heat they shall repair to the Judges' stand and report the horse or horses that may be distanced, and any foul riding they may de- tect. V. Timers. — The Presiding Judge shall appoint one or more gentlemen to act as Timers, who will occupy a separate stand, and report to the Judges the time of each heat run, which shall be the oflBcial time to be recorded. VI. Riders. — Two riders from the same stable will not be permitted to ride in the same race, except by consent of the Judges ; nor shall two horses from the same stable be allowed to run in the same race, except in a single heat race. VII. Duty of Riders. — Riders, after a heat is ended, shall re- pair to the Judges' stand ; they must not dismount until ordered by the Judges, nor suffer any person to touch or put cover upon their hordes until ordered by the Judges to dismount, on pain of being distanced ; and then, witli their saove pen- rASSAIC COtTNTT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETT. 18 alty until the Secretary shall be satisfied that he ia no longer liable to the same, and shall notify him to that effect in writing. XXXII. For the Protection of Hired Riders, Rubbers, «S:c.— No owner or trainer who shall be in arrears to any hired rider, rubber, or helper for more than three months' wages shall be al- lowed to enter, start, turn, or manage any horse, mare, or geld- ing for any stake or premium to be run for on this course ; pro- vided, that the Secretary shall not receive any complaint of an in- fringement of this rule, except from the party aggrieved, person- ally, or by his affidavit duly attested before a magistrate ; and if the complaint is then substantiated by evidence satisfactory to the Secretary, he shall notify the person complained against, stating the case in point, and his liabilities under this rule ; and such per- son shall remain subject to the above penalty until the Secretary shall be satisfied that he is no longer liable to the same, and shall notify him to that effect in writing. XXXIII. Of Persons Expelled from Other Courses. — Any person who has been expelled from a recognized Jockey Club or Association, or ruled off any of their courses, subsequent to the adoption of these rules, will not be permitted to enter a horse for any premium, or in any sweepstake premium to be run for on this course ; nor shall he be permitted to turn, ride, or attend in any -japacity a horse on this Course, in any race. XXXIV. Op Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or attendant of a horse use improper language to the officers of the Course, or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a horse over this Course again in any race, unless reinstated by the Judges. XXXV. Persons Entitled to be on the Quarter-Stretch. — During the pendency of a heat, no person shall be allowed to be on the quarter-stretch, except the owners, trainers, and immediate attendants of the horses about to start, until after the horses are ordered away from the stand, at the end of the heat. XXXVI. — Handicap. — A handicap is a race in which the horses are weighed according to their merits, in the estimation of the handicaper. XXXVII. Cases Unprovided foe. — In all matters relating to 14 RPLES AND REGTTLATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. the race, or running, not provided for in these rules, the Judges will decide and direct according to the best of their judgment, and the usages of the turf in such cases, and from their decision there shall be no appeal. RULES FOR RUNNING AND BETTING. 1. Catch Weights. — Four inches are a hand ; fourteen pounds arc a stone. Catch Weights are jockeys to ride without weighing. A Feather Weight is defined to be four stone, but by custom is taken to mean a jockey of the lightest weight to be obtained, and who does not go to scale. 2. Untried and Maiden Horses. — An untried stallion or mare is one whose produce has never startc'd in puljlic. A maiden horse or mare is one that has never won. 3. Post Match. — A Post Match is to insert the terms of the race in the articles, and to run any horse without declaring what horse until they come to the post to start. In a Post-Stake Premium the horses may be required to be named the day before the race. 4. Winners. — Horses that win a heat shall be considered better than those that do not win a heat; and those that win two heats better than those that win but one — provided they be not dis- tanced in the race. Of the horses that each win a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. Of the horses that have not won a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of Ihe race. Walking over or receiving forfeit shall be deemed winning. 5. Distanced Horses. — Distanced horses are beaten by those that are not distanced. Drawn horses shall be considered dis- tanced. Horses ruled out for not winning a heat shall not be con- sidered distanced. A horse distanced in a subsequent heat beats a horse distanced in a previous heat. Horses distanced in the same lie;it are equal. 6. Second Horse. — If, in the final heat of a race, there be but PASSAIC COtJNTT AGRICULTTTRAL SOCIETY. 15 one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the race. Y. The Field. — The person who lays the odds can choose his hoise or the Geld ; when he has chosen his horse, the field is what starts against him. In all races where the entries arc made the day before the race, bets on the field are off, unless all the horses advertised to run, start. In all sweepstake-premiums, if one horse is backed against the field, and only one of the field start, the bets must stand. In all pay or play races, or pay or play bets, the bets on the field must stand for a walk-over. 8. Bets between Heats. — All bets made between heats are off, unless all the horses that have the right, start in the next heat. 9. Bets during a Heat. — Bets made during the running of a heat, are not determined until the conclusion of the race, if the heat is not mentioned at the time. 10. Dead Heat. — In running heats, if it cannot be decided which horse is first, it shall be deemed a dead heat, and shall not be counted, but shall be considered a heat as regards all the rest of the horses in the race ; and those only shall start for the next heat which would have been entitled had it been won by cither horse making ihe dead heat. 11. Plat or Pay. — When a bet is made on a horse, play or pay, the horse must start, or the party betting on him loses the bet. 12. Off Bets. — .\ confirmed bet cannot be off but by mutual consent, except in cases hereinafter mentioned. 13. Making Stakes. — Either of the betters may demand stakes to be made, and, on refusal, declare the bet to be void. 14. Declaring Off. — If a better be absent on the day of run- ning, a public declaration of the bet may be made on the Course to the Judges, and a demand whether any person will make stakes for the absent parties ; and if no person consent to do so, the bet may be declared void. 15. Bets not Off. — Bets agreed to be paid, or received, else« where than at the place of running, or any other specified place, cannot be declared off on the Course. 16 BtTLES AND RESULATIOWS OF RACING AND BETTING. 16. Bets Off bt Postponement. — When a race is postpon., from one day to another, all by-bets, except they are play or pa; . shall be off. 1*7. Placing Horses. — When a better undertakes to place the horses in a race, he must give a specified place, as 1st, 2d, Sd and fo on. The word last shall not be construed to mean fourth and distanced, if four start, but fourth only, and so on. A dis- tanced horse must be placed distanced. 18. Bets and Placing. — Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided, as they are placed in the official record. 1&. Double Events. — Bets on all double events are play or pay. 20. On Horses about Starting. — Bets on horses whose riders have been called upon by the starter to take their places for the purpose of starting, arc pay or play. 21. Horses Becoming the Property of Same Owner. — Bets be- tween any horses that become the property of the same person, or his avowed confederate, are void. 22. On Horses Disqualified. — Bets on horses disqualified, and not allowed to start, for want of proper identification in naming or entering, are void, unless the bets are play or pay. 23. Death of the Horse or Nominator. — Bets become void on )he death of the nominator of the horse betted on, or if the race for which the horse is named be the first of a double event ; but not so on the death of the horse, or the owner of such horse, un- less nominated by him. 24. On Omitting to Pay Stakes. — Bets are not vitiated because the owner of the horse may have omitted to pay stakes before starting. 25. On Transferring Bets. — A bet cannot be transferred without the consent of both parties to it. 26. Matches and Bets Void by Death. — Matches and bets are void on the decease of either party, before the match or bet is determined. 27. Fixed Events. — All bets on fixed events when the horses are entered as yearlings are pay or play. PASSAIC COaMT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 17 28. Bets on a Dkad Heat that is Divided. — Bets between horses that run a dead heat, and whose owners agree to divide, or between either of such horses and the field, must be put toge- ther and divided in the same proportion as the stakes. If a bet is made on one of the horses that ran the dead heat, against a horse that is beaten in the race, the backer of the former wins half his bet. If the dead heat be the first event of a double bet, the bet is void, provided the dead heat is not run over. EULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE JOINT STOCK LACLEDE ASSOCIATION FOE THE IMPEOVEMENT OF THE BLOOD HORSE. Organization, Name, etc. — This organization shall be known and styled " The Laclede Association, of St. Louis, Mo., for the Improvement of the Blood Horse." Officers. — The Officers shall consist of a President, nine Di- rectors, Treasurer, Secretary, and President pro tern. Executive Committee. — The Executive Committee shall con- sist of the President and Board of Directors, five of whom shall \. constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. ^ Duties op Officers — The President. — The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and Executive Com- mittee ; shall appoint, by and with consent of the Directors, one THE LACLEDE 5L00D-H0ESB ASSOCLA.TION. 19 Starting Judge and three Associate Judges, four Stewards of the Course, two Distance Judges, Ground Keeper, and such other ofiQcers as may be deemed necessary. The President pro tem. shall act in the absence of the Presi- dent, and assume all the business peitaining to the office of Presi- dent. Executive Committee.— The Executive Committee shall have full power under the rules to transact all business pertaining to the well-being of the Association; shall determine the time of each race-meeting, and the amount of premiums to be offered, and the manner. Treasurer. — The Treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the Association, and pay out the same only upon the order of the Secretary, countersigned by the President, or, in his absence, the President pro tem. He shall make a semi-annual exhibit of the financial condition of the Association the second week after each regular semi-annual meeting. Secretary. — The Secretary shall keep a correct account oe- tween the Association and its members ; shall keep a fair record of all entries and races ; he shall attend the meetings of the Ex- ecutive Committee, and furnish all information his books and papers afford when called upon ; and shall, on the first Monday in January, furnish a full and fair statement of the transactions of the Association for the past year ; he shall keep a record of all the transactions of the Association and of the Committee. Election of Officers. — The Board of Directors shall be elected annually, by ballot, the poll being kept open from one to three o'clock p. M., at the rooms of the Secretary, — notice being given through the papers, — on the second Monday succeeding the regu- lar Spring meeting, and shall serve one year or until their succes- sors are elected. The President, Secretary, and Treasurer to be elected by the Directors at their first regular meeting, whifh shall be held on the "Wednesday after the regular election. 20 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTINO. Voting. — In full meeting of the Association, all Stockholders are entitled to one vote for each share of five hundred dollars — a majority in all cases to govern. In committee, the President has the casting vote in case of a tie. Forfeiture of Stock. — Stock may be declared forfeited by the Directors upon the failure or refusal to pay the calls made by the Board, first giving sixty days' notice to the parties interested; and if forfeited, upon satisfactory evidence or explanation, the the Board may at their discretion restore the same. Meetings of the Association. — The Association will hold a regular annual meeting on the second Monday after the regular Spring meeting ; and may meet at any time, for the transaction of business, that the Executive Committee may designate — public notice being first given. Any five Stockholders uniting in a writ- ten request to that effect to the President, he shall call the Asso- elation together by public notice. Rules for the Course — Officers of the Day. — The officers of the day shall be three Judges in the main stand, and two Timing Judges; the Timers to be appointed by the Presiding Judge. During the pendency of a heat the Judges' stand must be kept clear, and none permitted inside except those above desig- nated. Duties op Judges. — ^When the Judges have taken their places in the stand, the race and all police regulations of the course shall be under their control, and any jockey, trainer, or owner who shall use insulting language toward the Judges, or who shall re- fuse to comply with their orders or instructions, may be by them, at their discretion, suspended or expelled from any participation in the racing, or any privileges of the course. Any member using violent or abusive language toward the Judges shall, on their written protest to the Executive Committee, be expelled, and shall be ofiBcially notified of the fact. The Judges shall see that the riders are dressed in jockey style; instruct the riders before starting; they shall proclaim from the stand the time and result of each heat and the result of the race. THE lACLEDB BLOOD-HORSE ASSOCIATION. 21 They shall decide all disputes ; they shall receive no evidence of foul riding except from the officers of the day, and from their decision there shall be no appeal. The Presiding Judge shall decide which horse wins a heat. Should he be unable to decide, he shall call for the opinions of hia assistants, and the majority shall govern. Distance Judges. — During heats the Distance Judges shall re- main in the distance stand ; at the termination of each heat they shali repair to the Judges' stand and report the horse or horses that may be distanced, and any foul riding they may detect. A horse outside the string is distanced. Owners, Trainers, and Riders. — No compromise or agreement between two or more persons not to oppose each other, or to run jointly against any other person or persons, will be permitted. Tlpon satisfactory proof of the same being produced before the Judges, the parties so ofiFending shall be ruled off the Course. Every horse started shall run a bona-fide race. If fraud be dis- covered, and the money has been paid, the same shall be restored on the dsmand of the Judges, and by them paid to the owner of the next best horse. No person shall be permitted to start or turn a horse, except the rider, unless by special commission of the Judges ; nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path to the rider, under such penalty as the Judges may choose to inflict. No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse (if by the sale the horse is drawn) during the pendency of a race, under penalty of expulsion from the Course. After a horse is entered in a race he shall be under the control of the Judges of the day, and shall not be drawn until the conclu- sion of the race without their consent, which consent tliey are at liberty to give upon satisfactory evidence why he should not start. A refusal to start a horse under this rule, when ordered to do so by the Judges, will forever prevent the owner or trainer from en- tering or starting a horse on this Course. Riders. — All riders must be dressed in jockey style, must be weighed, and receive their instructions from the Judges before starting. At the termination of the heat they must return to the Judges' stand, and must not dismount without permission from the Judges ; nor shall they allow anyone to cover their horses, or 22 RULES AND BEGlTLATrOHS OP RACING AND BETTING. take anything off, until they receive permision to dismount, and then shall repair to the scales to be weighed. When a horse carries dead weight, it shall be the duty of the Steward to unsaddle and receive his. equipments; no other person will be permitted to handle tho same until after the weighing. In single heat races there may be as manv riders or horses from the same stable as may be wished, but in heat races two or more riders or horses from the same stable will not be permitted to start without special permission of the Judges. If a jockey fall from his horse and another person of sufficient weight ride him in, it will be considered the same as if he bad not fallen, provided from or beyond where the jockey fell ; or a rider thrown or taken from his horse, after passing fhe winning-post, shall not be considered dismounted without the Judges' permis- sion ; and if disabled, may be carried to the stand to be weighed. Instruction to Riders. — If a rider or horse shall jostle or strike another horse or rider, or do anything that impedes his adversary, it is foul riding ; and the horse that impedes the other shall be ad- judged distanced. A leading horse is entitled to any part of the track; yet, if he crosses an adversary, or swerves towards him, so near that he compels the horse behind to shorten his stride, it is foul riding — the horse shall be declared distanced. All complaints of foul riding must be made betore the horses start for another heat ; and if it happen in the last heat, before the Judges leave the stand. Entries. — Entries must be made at such time and place as tho Executive Committee may determine, subject to conditions as they may impose by advertisement. Entries shall be made in writing, sealed, and shall state the name, age, sex, and color of the horse entered, the name of its sire and dam, and a description of the rider's dress, and shall con- tain the entrance-money. In post stakes no entry will be named until the day of the races. Horses entered for a purse not starting forfeit their entrance, money. In sweepstakes or matches, stakes shall be put up or forfeit paid before the riders are weighed for the race, in the order in which the horses are to be placed in the start — the order of start- ing to be determined by lot. After the rider has been ofEcially THE LACLEDK BLOOD-HORSE ASSOCIATION. 23 weighed, forfeit cannot be paid, and when a stake has been closed no nomination can be changed without the consent of all parties to the stake. Entrance-Money.— Any member entering a horse to run for his own benefit shall be required to pay as entrance-money seven and a half per cent, on the amount of the purse. When the horse is running for a person not a member, the entrance shall be ten per cent. In all cases the entrance-money must accompany the entry. Ages. — Weights. — A horse's age shall be reckoned from the 1st of January — that is to say, a horse foaled in 1860 shall be reckoned one year old on the first day of January, 1861. The following weights shall be carried: Two-year-olds, 85 pounds; threc-ycar-olds, 96 pounds; four-year-olds, 110 pounds; five-year- olds, 120 pounds; six-year-olds, 125 pounds; geldings allowed 3 pounds. If any horse carries five pounds overweight, it shall be the duty of the Judges to announce it from the stand. Nothing shall be weighed off that was not weighed on. Any rider who returns to the stand two pounds short of weight shall not be entitled to win the heat ; and, if three pounds short, shall be declared distanced. Weights shall not be made by wet- ting the blanket placed on or under the saddle. Distances. — In heats of one mile, fifty yards shall be the dis- tance. In mile heats, best three in five, sixty yards shall be the dis- tance. In two-mile heats, seventy-five yards shall be the distance. In three-mile heats, ninety yards shall be the distance. In four-mile heats, one hundred yards shall be the distance. In single dashes, there shall be no distance. Time Between Heats. — The time between heats shall be, for mile heats, twenty minutes; for mile heats, best three in five, twenty-five minutes ; for two-mile heats, thirty minutes ; for three- mile heats, thirty-five minutes, and four-mile heats, forty minutes. Doubtful Ages. — On suggestion of any doubt as to the age of any horse entered for the race, it shall be the duty of the Judges to inquire into the facts, and, if satisfied that any rule of the Asso- 2i RULES AND HEOTTLATIONS OF RACINO AND BETTING. ciation is about to be violated, to exclude such horse from the race ; and if the horse is permitted to run from doubt not being sustained, and any doubt remaining in the minds of the Judge?, the purse, if won by such horse, shall be retained until the doubt has been confirmed or done away with — the parties having thirty days' time to procure evidence; if sustained, the purse to be paid to the next best horse. Starting. — The Judges of the day shall have the horses taken back a proper distance from the stand under the care of one of the Stewards; from that point they shall, in the order of their placing, be brought up on a walk by the riders until the signal to start is given. The Judges may at any moment give the signal when the horses are approaching the stand. Should the signal not be given before reaching the stand, the horses shall again be taken back to their places. Unruly or vicious horses may be assigned any position at the start which the Judges may deem necessary for the safety of the other horses and riders. The signal for starting shall be the tap of the drum, after which there shall be no recall. The recall from a false start shall be the bugle call. When a false start is made, the riders shall not be allowed to dismount, nor shall any clothing be placed on any of the horses, and no delay shall be permitted, but the horses shall be started as soon as they arrive at the start- ing post. Horses making a false start must return to the stand by the shortest way. Any second infringement of this rule shall be punished by not allowing the party or parties violating it to start in the race. If any accident happen to a horse or rider at a start, the Judges may grant as much time as is allowed between heats in the race in which the horses are about to contend. Placing. — Horses will take their places in the first heat as de- termined by lot, under the direction of the Judges, and in subse- quent heats shall take position as they end the previous hea\. In a race best two in three, a horse winning two heats wins the race. In a race best three in five, a horse winning three heats wins the race. A horse distancing the field in any race wins, un- less disqualified from a violation of the rules. In heats best two in three, a horse not winning one heat in three shall be ruled out ; and in a race best three in five, a horse not winning one heat in five will be ruled out. THE tACLEDE BLOOD-HORSE ASSOCIATION. 25 A dead heat simply places the horse? making it on an equality for the residue of the race ; it shall be counted a positive heat, and shall be so recorded. When a dead heat is mads, and the winning of the heat by any of the horses making it would have terminated the race, the- horses making the dead heat only will be allowed to start for another heat. Horses making dead heats do not change their relative positions occupied in the preceding heat, but are placed as they were be- fore; the otiier horses taking places as they finish. Horses shall rank as they are placed at the finish of the heat and race — a horse making a dead heat outranking one that does not win a heat. In stakes or purses for a single dash, should a dead heat be made, the horses making it must run the distance over again. Distanced Horses. — All horses that are drawn or ruled out be- fore the conclusion of a race shall be considered distanced. If, in the final heat of a race but one horse is placed, no horse shall be entitled to second money, but the wliole amount goes to the winner. If a horse run from the track into the field he will be declared distanced, unless he again enter the track at the place he left it. For the Protection of Owners and Trainers. — No owner or trainer who employs a rider, rubber, or helper from another sta- ble, without a letter of release of services from the owner last em- ploying such rider, rubber, or helper, shall be allowed to enter, start, turn, or manage any horse, mare, or gelding for any stake or premium to be run for on this Course. It shall be the duty of the Secretary, on the receipt of a complaint in writing from any owner or trainer suffering by an infringement of this rule, to notify by letter the person so offending, stating the case in point and his liabilities under this rule ; and the person so offending shall re- main subject to the above penalty until he has filed with the Sec- retary a written statement from the person aggrieved that the case has been satisfactorily arranged. For the Protection of Hired Riders, Rubbers, &c. — No own- er or trainer who shall be in arrears to any hired rider, rubber, or helper for more than two months' wages, shall be allowed to en- ter, start, hire, or manage any horse, mare, or gelding for any stake or premium to be run for on this Course ; provided, that the 2 2t> ROLES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND DETTING. Secretary shall not receive any complaint of an infringement of tills rule, except from the party aggrieved perso'.:ally, or by his affidavit duly attested before a magistrate; and if the complaint ig then substantiated by proper evidence, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to notify the person offending, stating tlie case in point and his liabilities under this rule ; and the person so offending shall remain subject to the above penalty until he has filed with the Secretary proof that the case has been satisfactorily arranged. When money shall be awarded for special places in a race, such as first, second, and third, and there shall be a dead heat made, the horses making the dead heat shall be entitled to the money for first and second places, and the next best horse shall be entitled to the money awarded to the third best. POiouId there be a dead heat between three or more horses, they shall be entitled to the money awarded for first, second, and third places, &c. Proper Names for Horses. — In order to avoid and preveat eon- fusion in tracing the pedigree of thoroughbred horses, and for the protection of purchasers and breeders from fraud or imposition by means of manufactured pedigrees, no horse will be permitted to start under a duplicate name, or any name that has been claimed or registered in the American Turf Register, at any time subse- quent to the 1st of January, 1860. A duplicate name shall be un- derstood to mean a name that has been already estabhshed I;y rep- utation, performance, or registry, and no additional appendages shall entitle a horse to a start or a record. Defaulters. — Xo person shall be permitted to start a horse in any race over this Course who shall have failed to pay all forfeits due by him on account of stakes ran for over this Course ; nor shall any horse be permitted to run over this Course in the name of any person whatever, so long as forfeits incurred by t!ie horse remain unpaid. No defaulter shall be permitted to make a nomi- nation in any stake to be run for over this Course; nor shall a nomination be made by another person of a horse in which a de- faulter has an interest, and all such nominations are herjliy de- clared void. After each day's race, the Secretary shall make out and record on the books of the Association a list of the de- faulters. Death of Entered Horse. — If any horse nominated in a stake die, or the person nominating him die, before the race, no forfeit ahall be required. THE LACLEDE BLOOD-HOUSE ASSOCIATION. 2Y Betting. — 1. All bets are understood to relate to the purse, if nothing is said to the contrary. 2. A bet upon a horse or heat is void if the horse bet on does not start. 3. When a bet is made against the field, it is understood to be on one horse against as many as may start, but one other must start or it is no bet. 4. Straight heats shall be the winning of a given number of con- secutive heats; a dead heat cannot be counted for the horse mak- ing it as sti'aight heat. 5. Bets to be binding the money must be up. 6. The best mile is any mile made in the shortest time from the Judges' stand to Judges' stand, in any race of mile, two-mile, three or four-mile heats or dashes. Postponement. — The Judges may postpone all races on account of weather, but for no other cause ; no new entries shall be al- lowed in such a case. RULES OF THE SARATOGA ASSOCIATION, TO GOVERN ALL TRIALS OF SPEED OF THOROUGHBREDS OVER THEIR GROUNDS, AT SARATOGA, N. T. Rule I. Judges. — The Presiding Judge shall decide which horse wins a heat; but, should he be unable to decide, he shall call for the opinions of his assistants, and the majority shall govern. The Judges shall keep their stand clear of any intrusion during the pendency of any heat; see that the riders are dressed in jockey style; instruct the riders before starting, and proclaim from their stand the time and result of each heat, and the result of the race. They shall decide all disputes, and from their decision there shall be no appeal; they shall receive no evidence of foul riding, except from the officers of the day. They shall have entire control and authority over the horses about to start, the jockeys and all assist- ants of the horses ; and any such persons refusing to obey their orders shall be lined or ruled off the Course at the discretion of the Judges; if the person fined does not pay the same within twelve hours from its imposition, he shall be ruled off the Course. They shall have the power, in cases of urgent necessity, of postponing the races. II. Clerk of the Course. — The Clerk of the Course, or his De- puty, shall attend the Judges on each day's race ; keep a book, in which he shall record the entries of horses for each day's race, and of the colors claimed. He shall keep an account of each day's race, and the Secretary shall publish the result in at least one news- paper published in New York. He shall see that the riders are weighed before starting in the race, and after each heat. It shall also be his duty to see that the horses start with and bring in their appropriate weights. SARATOGA ASSOCIATION. 29 III. Patrol Judges. — It shall be at the discretion of the Pre- siding Judge to appoint Patrol Judges; and it shall be their duty, preceding each beat, to repair to the places designated by the Pre- siding Judge to see there is no foul riding; and, after the heat, immediately to return to the stand and make their report; before which report the heat shall not be decided. IV. Distance Judges. — During heats the Distance Judges shall remain in the distance stand. At the termination of each heat they shall repair to the Judges' stand and report the horse or horses that may be distanced, and any foul riding they may de- tect. V. Timers. — The Presiding Judge shall appoint one or more gentlemen to act as Timers, who will occupy a separate stand, and report to the Judges the time of each heat run, which shall be the official time to be recorded. VI. Riders. — Two riders from the same stable will not bo permitted to ride in the same race, except by consent of the Judges ; nor shall two horses from the same stable be allowed to run m the same race, except in a single-heat race. VII. Duty op Riders. — Riders, after a heat is ended, shall re- pair to the Judges' stand ; they must not dismount until ordered by the Judges, nor suffer any person to touch or put cover upon their horses until ordered by the Judges to dismount, on pain of being distanced ; and then, with their saddles, shall I'cpair to the scales to be weighed. A rider thrown, or taken by force from his horse, after passing the winning-post, shall not be considered as having dismounted without permission of the Judges ; and, if dis- abled, may be carried to the Judges' stand to be weighed. VIII. Rider Falling. — If a jockey fall from his horse while riding a heat, and another person of sufficient weight ride him in, he shall be considered as though the jockey had not fallen — pro- vided he return to the spot where the jockey fell. IX. Colors. — All riders shall be dressed in jockey costume ; the cap and jacket to be of silk, satin, or velvet ; the breeches of white cords, corduroy, or drilling, with white-topped boots. Gentlemen who first record their colors with the Secretary shall be entitled 30 RULES AND REbULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. to them, and no one else shall be permitted to ride in them. Gen- tlemen having recorded their colors shall continue to ride in them until the record be altered with the Secretary. Jockeys shall not ride in colors not announced in bills of the day. The Secretary shall post on the Judges' stand all the colors that have been re- corded. X. Weights. — The following weights shall be carried, viz. , two- year-olds, seventy-five pounds; three-year-olds, ninety pounds; four-year-olds, one hundred and four pounds; five-year-olds, one hundred and fo.urteen pounds ; six-year-olds, one hundred and twenty pounds; seven-year-olds and upwards, one hundred and twenty-four pounds; three pounds allowed to mares and geldings. If any horse carry five pounds over his proper weight it shall be the duty of the Judges to announce it from the stand previous to the race. No horse shall be allowed to start in any race carrying more than five pounds over weight. In making weight nothing shall be weighed from which a liquid can be wrung, and nothing shall be weighed off that was not weighed on. In all races exclusively for three-year-olds, the weights shall bo one hundred pounds, and in all races exclusively for two-year-olds, the weights shall be ninety pounds ; in all cases three pounds to be allowed to fiUies and geldings. XI. Of Age. — A horse's age shall be reckoned from the first day of January ; that is to say, a colt foaled in the year 1863 shall be considered one year old on the first day of January, 1864. XII. Places of Horses. — The horse to which the track is allotted shall take his place on the inner or left-hand side of the Course ; the others shall take their places on his right, according to allot- ment. The winner of a heat shall, at the next start, have the track ; the others shall take their positions on his right, in the or- der in which they came out in the previous heat. XIII. Of Starting. — The horses shall be started by the tap of the drum, after which there shall be no recall. The horses shall be summoned for each heat by the bugle-call, or by the bell on the Judges' stand. In races where the horses do not start from the Judges' stand, the horses shall be started by flag; and any jockey or assistant who refuses to obey the orders of the starter shall, for the first of- SARATOGA ASSOCIATION. SI fence, be subject to a fine of ten dollars ; for the second offence, fifty dollars ; and for the third ofTence shall be suspended, or ruled oif the Course, at the discretion of the Judges. Any person who is fined, and docs not pay the same within twelve hours from its imposition, shall be ruled off the Course. ' XIV. False Starts. — Wh^en a false start is made, no horse making the false start, nor any horse remaining at the stand or starting place, shall have clothes thrown upon him, nor shall the rider be permitted to dismount, nor shall any delay be permitted ; but the horses shall be started as soon as brought to the score. Horses making a false start shall return to the stand or starting place by the nearest way. Any infringement of this rule shall bo punished by not allowing the party or parties violating it to start in the race. XV. Of Aids. — No person shall be permitted to strike a horse with a whip over three feet in length to get him from the stand in the start, or to assist his speed in the running of a race ; nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider, under the penalty of expulsion from the Course. XVI. Accidents. — If an accident happens to a horse or rider at a start, the Judges may grant as much delay as there is time al- lowed between the heats in the race in which the horses are about to contend ; if the race is to be a single-heat race, the delay grant- ed shall be discretionary with the Judges. XVII. Bolting. — If any horse shall run from the track into the field, he will be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he turn and again enter the Course at the point from which he swerved, or unless the Judges believe he lost ground by swerving. XVIII. Foul Riding and Right to the Track. — If a horse or rider shall cross, jostle, or strike another horse or rider, or do any- thing that impedes another horse, accidentally or not, it is foul riding, and the horse that impedes the other shall be adjudged distanced ; and if the Judges are satisfied that the riding was in- tentionally foul, or that the rider was instructed so to ride, the party or parties so offending shall not be allowed to ride, enter, or attend a horse over this Course in any race. Although a le»^ 32 RULES AND REGULATIONS OP RACING AND BETTING. ing horse is entitled to any part of the track, if he crosses from the right to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the trade, when a horse is so near him that in changijig his position he compels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, or if he causes the rider to pull hina out of his stride, it is foul riding; and if, in passing a leading horse, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse passed to shorten his stride, it is foul riding ; and in single heat races, every horse belonging to the same owner, or in which he may have a share, running in the same race, will be disqualified from winning. All complaints of foul riding must be made before the horses start in another heat ; and if it happens in the last heat, then before the Judges leave the stand. XIX. Collusion. — No compromise or agreement between two or more persons not to oppose each other, or to run jointly against any other person or persons, will be permitted. Upon satisfactory proof of the same being produced before the Judges, they shall de- clare the horses of such persons distanced, and the parties so of- fending shall be ruled off the Course. XX. Of Frauds. — Everj horse started shall run a bona-fida race. If any fraud be discovered, and the premium, stakes, or match money have been paid, the same shall be restored on demand of the Judges, and by them paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If the money be not restored by the illegal holder he shall be prohibited from ever running a horse over the Course again. XXI. Winner of a Race ; Dead Heats ; Ruling Out. — In the race best two in three, a horse that wins two heats, or distances the field in one heat, wins the race. In the race best three in five, the horse that wins three heats, or distances the field, wins the race. The horse that first gets his head to the winning post shall be considered the winner of the heat. In heats best two in three, a horse not winning one heat in three shall be ruled out; and in heats best three in five, a horse not winning one heat in five shall be ruled out. A dead heat shall be con.-^idered a heat, except with the horses that make it. When a dead heat is made, and the winning of the heat by any of the horses making the dead heat would have terminated the race, then the horses making the dead beat only shall be allowed SARATOUA ASSOCIATION. 33 to start for another heat, and the others in the race shall be ruled out. When the owners of the horses making a dead hc.xt agree to di- vide, both horses making the dead heat shall be liable to carry extra weight as winners. XXII. Distanced Horses and Distances. — All horses, whose heads have not reached the distance stand as soon as the leading horse arrives at the winning post, shall be declared distanced. All horses not bringing out their proper weight, or within two pounds of it, shall be declared distanced. If any jockey shall ride foul, his horse shall be declared distanced. Whenever the winner of a heat is distanced by any default in riding, weight, or otherwise, the heat shall be awarded to the next best horse. In heats of one mile, fifty yards shall be a distance ; in heats of two miles, sixty yards shall be a distance; in heats of three miles, eighty yards shall be a distance ; in heats of four miles, one hundred yards shall be a distance ; in heats of one mile, best three in five, fifty yards shall be a distance. XXIII. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be twenty minutes for mile heats ; thirty minutes for two-mile heats; thirty-five minutes for three-mile heats; forty-five minutes for four-mile heats ; and twenty-five minutes for mile heats, best three in five. Thirty minutes allowed between races. XXIV. Entries. — All entries of horses to run for a premium shall be made under cover, scale d and deposited with the Secre- tary in a box (kept for that purpose by him) before four o'clock p. M. of the day previous to the race, unless the race of the day be not finished, and in such case thirty minutes after the close of the race. Every entry shall describe the age, name, color, sex, sire, and dam of the horse, with the owner's name and colors. Any horse having run under a name, if said name bo changed, the entry shall state the fact the first time of entering after said change, and if sire or dam bear a name, said name must be stated. No entry shall be received after the time speciSed; and the box shall not be opened unless in the presence of two members of the Executive Committee. The place of horses in starting to be determined by the order in which they are drawn from the box. XXV. Sweepstake Premiums and Matches — Death. — In sweep- 2* 34 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. stake premiums or matches, stakes shall be put up or forfeits paid before the riders are weighed for the race, in the order in which the horses are to be placed in the start — the order of starting to be determined by lot. All sweepstake premiums and matches advertised by the Asso- ciation are to be under its control and governed by its rules ; and •when a stake has been closed, no nomination shall be changed without the consent of all parties to the stake. If an entered horse die, or a subscriber entering him die before the race, no for- feit shall be required. Horses not properly identified in naming or entering are disqual- ified from starting for any premium or sweepstake premium. Com- plaint must be made to the Judges before the race; they shall then investigate the case and decide upon it. XXVI. Ownership op Entered Horses. — When any person en- ters a horse or subscribes under a fictitious name, or in the name of a person not fully identified at the time, he will be considered in all respects as the owner of the horse, and as the subscriber to the stake. The Secretary shall have power to call upon a nomina- tor to produce testimony that the horse named is not the property, either wholly or m part, of any person whose name appears in the list of defaulters ; and if he fail to do so, the Secretary may cause the nomination to be erased. XXVII. Of Forfeits. — A person owing a forfeit in any stake or match run over, or agreed to be run over, any Course under the control of any recognized Association, subsequent to the adoption of these rules, shall not be allowed to start a horse for any pre- mium or sweepstake premium ; but no charge that such forfeit is due shall be heard, unless before starting. No horse, owned by a person prevented from starting one under these rules, shall be allowed to run, though said horse be entered in another name, or found in another stable. Whenever the Judges are informed that a person has entered, or caused a horse to be entered or named, in a race in violation of any of these rules, they shall immediately make an examination of the evidence, so as to enable them to come to a correct decision upon the case. The Secretary shall keep a list of the names of all persons owing forfeits, and shall continue to publish them with the report of each race meeting, till they are paid, or the person ruled off. SARATOGA ASSOCIATION. 35 XXVIII. Disqualification as to Age. — Where there is a doubt about the age of a horse, the Judges may call in the assistance of persons, in whose knowledge and honesty they have confidence, to aid them in deciding the question. When a clear case of disqual- ification is made out, the entrance-money is forfeited, and they shall not allow the horse to start in the race ; but if they have doubts, they may allow the horse to run ; and if he proves a win- ner, they shall retain the money, or premiwjw, and give the par- tics sixty days to procure testimony touching the case. If the disqualification is made out, they shall pay the money to the own- er of the horse that was placed second in the race ; and if it is not made out, they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed best in the race. XXIX. Selling and Drawing. — Xo person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse (if by the sale the horse be drawn) dur- ing the pendency of a race, except with the permission of the Judges, under the penalty of being ruled off the Course. XXX. IIoRSE Sold with His Engagements. — When a horse 13 Hold with bis engagements, the seller has not the power of striking the horse out ; but, as the original subscriber remains liable for the forfeits, he may, if compelled to pay them, place them on the forfeit list, as due from the purchaser to himself, and both the pur- chaser and the horse remain under the same disabilities as if the purchaser had been the original subscriber. In all cases of pri- vate sale, the written acknowledgment of both parties that the horse was sold with the engagement, is necessary to entitle either buyer or seller to the benefit of this rule. XXXI. For the Protection of Owners and Trainers. — No owner or trainer, who employs a rider, rubber, or helper from an- other stable, without a written discharge from his last employer, or other satisfactory evidence of such discharge, shall be allowed to enter, start, turn, or manage any horse, mare, or gelding for any stake or premium to be run for on this Course. The Secre- tary, on receiving a complaint in writing, from any owner or train- er claiming to be aggrieved by an infringement of this rule, may, in his discretion, notify the person so complained against, in writ- ing, of the matter of complaint, and stating his liabilities under this rule; and such person shall reniain subject to the above pen- 36 RUtES AND REGULATIONS OP RACING AND BETTING. altj until the Secretary shall be satisfied that he is no longer liable to the same, and shall notify him to that effect in writing. XXXII. Foe the Protection of Hired Riders, Rubbers, &c. — No owner or trainer who sh«ul be in arrears to any hired rider, rubber, or helper for more than three months' wages shall be al- lowed to enter, start, turn, or manage any horse, mare, or geld- ing for any stake or premium to be run for on this Course ; pro- vided, that the Secretary shall not receive any complaint of an in- fringement of this rule, except from the party aggrieved, person- ally, or by his affidavit duly attested before a magistrate ; and if the complaint is then substantiated by evidence satisfactory to the Secretary, he shall notify the person complained against, stating the case in point, and his liabilities under this rule ; and such per- son shall remain subject to the above penalty until the Secretary shall be satisfied that he is no longer liable to the same, and shall notify him to that effect in writing. XXXIII. Of Persons Expelled from Other Courses. — Any person who has been expelled from a recognized Jockey Club or Association, or ruled off any of their Courses, subsequent to the adoption of these rules, will not be permitted to enter a horse for any premium, or in any sweepstake premium to be run for on this Course ; nor shall he be permitted to turn, ride, or attend in any capacity a horse on this Course, in any race. XXXIV. Op Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or attendant of a horse use improper language to the officers of the Course, or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a, horse over this Course again in any race, unless reinstated by the Judges. XXXV. Persons Entitled to be on the Quarter-Stretch. — During the pendency of a heat, no person shall be allowed to be on the quarter-stretch, except the owners, trainers, and immediate attendants of the horses about to start, until after the horses are ordered away from the stand, at the end of the heat. XXXVI. — Handicap. — A handicap is a race in which the horses are weighed according to their merits, in the estimation of the handicaper. XXXVn. Cases Unprovided for. — In all matters relatins; to SARATOGA ASSOCIATION. 37 the race, or ninning, not provided for in these rulea, the Judges will decide and direct according to the best of their judgment, and the usages of the turf in such cases, and from their decision there shall be no appeal. RULES FOR RUMING AND BETimG. 1. Catch Weights. — Four inches are a hand ; fourteen pounds are a stone. Catch Weights are jockeys to ride without weighing. A Feather Weight is defined to be four stone, but by custom is taken to mean a jockey of the lightest weight to be obtained, and who does not go to scale. 2. Untried and Maiden Horses. — An untried stallion or mare is one whose produce has never started in public. A maiden horse or mare is one that has never won. 3. Post Match. — A Post Match is to insert the terms of the race in the articles, and to run any horse without declaring what horse until they come to the post to start. In a Post-Stake Premium the horses may be required to be named the day before the race. 4. Winners. — Horses that win a heat shall be considered better than those that do not win a heat ; and those that win two heats better than those that win but one — provided they be not dis- tanced in the race. Of the horses that each win a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. Of the horses that have not won a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. Walking over or receiving forfeit shall be deemed winning. 5. Distanced Horses. — Distanced horses are beaten by those that are not distanced. Drawn horses shall be considered dis- tanced. Horses ruled out for not winning a heat shall not be con- sidered distanced. A horse distanced in a subsequent heat beats a horse distanced in a previous heat. Horses distanced in the same heat are equal. 6. Second Horse. — If, in the final heat of a race, there be but 38 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the race. Y. The Field. — The person who lays the odds can choose his hoise or the field ; when he has chosen his horse, the field is what starts against him. In all races where the entries are made the day before the race, bets on the field are off, unless all the horses advertised to run, start. In all sweepstake-premiums, if one horse is backed against the field, and only one of the field start, the bets must stand. In all pay or play races, or pay or play bets, the bets on the field must stand for a walk-over. 8. Bets between Heats. — All bets made between heats are off, unless all the horses that have the right, start in the next heat. 9. Bets during a Heat. — Bets made during the running of a heat, are not determined until the conclusion of the race, if the heat is not mentioned at the time. 10. Dead Heat. — In running heats, if it cannot be decided which horse is first, it shall be deemed a dead heat, and shall not be counted, but shall be considered a heat as regards all the rest of the horses in the race ; and those only shall start for the next heat which would have been entitled had it been won by either norse making the dead heat. 11. Plat or Pay. — When a bet is made on a horse, play or pay, the horse must start, or the party betting on him loses the bet. 12. Off Bets. — A confirmed bet cannot be off but by mutual consent, except in cases hereinafter mentioned. 13. Making Stakes. — Either of the betters may demand stakes to be made, and, on refusal, declare the bet to be void. 14. Declaring Off. — If a better be absent on the day of run- ning, a public declaration of the bet may be made on the Course to the Judges, and a demand whether any person will make stakes for the absent parties ; and if no person consent to do so, the bet may be declared void. 15. Bets not Off. — Bets agreed to be paid, or received, else- where than at the place of running, or any other specified place, cannot be declared off on the Course. SARATOGA ASSOCIATION. 89 16. Bets Off by Postponesient. — When a race is postponed from one day to another, all by-bets, except they are play or pay, shall be off. 1*7. Placing Horses. — When a better undertakes to place the horses in a race, he must give a specified place, as 1st, 2d, 3d and fo on. The word last shall not be construed to mean fourth and distanced, if four start, but fourth only, and so on. A dis- tanced horse must be placed distanced. IS. Bets and Placing. — Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided, as they are placed in the official record. 19. Double Events. — Bets on all double events are play or pay. 20. On Horses about Starting. — Bets on horses whose riders have been called upon by the starter to take their places for the purpose of starting, are pay or play. 21. Horses Becoming the Property of Same Owner. — Bets be- tween any horses that become the property of the same person, or his avowed confederate, are void. 22. On Horses Disqualified. — Bets on horses disqualified, and not allowed to start, for want of proper identification in naming or entering, are void, unless the bets are play or pay. 23. Death of the Horse or Nominator. — Bets become void on the death of the nominator of the horse betted on, or if the race for which the horse is named be the first of a double event ; but not so on the death of the horse, or the owner of such horse, un- less nominated by him. 24. On Omitting to Pay Stakes. — Bets are not vitiated because the owner of the horse may have omitted to pay stakes before starting. 25. On Transferring Bets. — A bet cannot be transferred without the consent of both parties to it. 26. Matches and Beis Void by Death. — Matches and bets are void on the decease of either party, before the match or bet is determined. 27. Fixed Events. — All bets on fixed events when the horses are entered as yearlings are pay or play. 40 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. 28. Bets on a Dead Heat that is Divided. — Bets between horses that run a dead heat, and whose owners agree to divide, or between either of such liorses and the field, must be put toge- ther and divided in the same proportion as the stakes. If a bet_ is made on one of the horses that ran the dead heat, against a horse that, is beaten in the race, the backer of the former wins half his bet. If the dead heat be the first event of a double bet, the bet is void, provided the dead heat is not run over. EXILES AND EEGULATIONS OF THE AYON DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION, AVON SPRINGS, N. Y. FOR R. u :sr isr I ]sr G^ . I. Namk. — This Society shall be known by the name of " The Avon Dkiving Park Association," of Avon Springs, N. Y. II. Meetings. — There shall be two regular race meetings held by the Association, at the Avon Driving Park Association Course, Avon Springs, to be called and known as the Spring and Fall meeting. III. Officers. — The officers of the Association shall consist of a President and Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, to be elected by ballot. IV. Of the Presipent. — It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Association, to act as judge in all races of the Association (and in sweepstakes, with such other per- sons as the parties may appoint), assisted by the Vice-President. He shall appoint four Stewards, two Timers, and a Ladies' Com- mittee of three, and all officers of the day necessary to fill the place of absentees. V. Of Vice-President. — It shall be the duty of the Vice-Presi- dent to attend all meetings of the Association, and assist the President in the discharge of his duties. In the absence of the President, the Vice-President shall act as President ^ro tern. VI. Of Secretary. — It shall be the duty of the Secretary to at- tend all the meetings of the Association ; also attend the Judges on each day's race, assist them with his counsel, and furnish them 42 RULES AND KEGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. with all necessary information, in regard to each day's race. lie shall keep a book in which shall be recorded the mem!)ers' names, the rules and regulations of the Association, and any resolutions or amendments thereto, the proceedings of each meeting of the Association, whether a special or regular meeting, the entries of horses for purses, matches, and sweepstakes, the result of each day's race, with the time of running each heat. VII. Of Treasurer. — It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to collect all moneys due to the Association, whether from subscrip- tion of members, entries of horses, or from any other source, em- ploying assistance when necessary. He shall pay out no money except when ordered by the President and Secretary. VITI. Of Stewards. — It shall be the duty of the Stewards to attend on the Course during a race, toljfpreserve order, see that the track is kept clear, and prevent the crowd from encroach- ing when the horses are returning to the Judges' stand after the close of each heat. They may employ, at the expense of the Association, such assistance as they may deem necessary to the effvctu.il discharge of their duties. During a race, they shall wear some appropriate badge of distinction, to be determined upon by themselves. The regular police of the Course shall be under their control. IX. Of Ladies' Committee. — It shall be the duty of the Ladies' Committee to receive ladies visiting the Course at the door of their carriage, escort them to the ladies' stand, and attend to their com- forts during their presence. They shaU be designated by a vihite badge. X. Judges of the Day. — There shall be three Judges in the starting stand, consisting of the President and two assistant Judges. No other person except the Secretary will be allowed to remain in the stand during a heat. The presiding Judge shall decide which horse wins a heat; but should he be unable to de- cide, he shall call for the opinions of his assistants, and the major- ity shall govern. The Judges shall see that the riders are dressed in jockey style, weigh the riders before starting in the race and after each heat, instruct the riders as to their duty under the rules before starting in the race, and proclaim from the stand the time and result of each heat, and also the result of the race. They AVON DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION. 43 shall decide all dispute?, and from their decision there shall be no appeal, unless at their own discretion. They shall not receive evidences of foul riding from any persons except the Stewards, Patrol and Distance Judges. XI. Distance and Patrol J0dgks. — There shall be two Dis- tance Judges and three Patrol Jvdgcs, appointed by the Judge of the day. The Distance Judges shall remain in the distance stand during heats, and immediately after each heat they shall repair to the Judges' stand and report to the Judges the horse or horses that may be distanced, and foul riding, if any has occurred under their observation. The Patrol Judges shall repair in like manner to the Judges' stand, and report foul riding, if any has occurred under their observation. XII. Sweepstakes. — All sweepstakes and matches advertised to be run on the Course on any day of a regular race meeting, shall be under the cognizance and control of the Association, and nominations cannot be changed after closing, unless by consent of all the parties. And no sweepstakes or match shall be run on the Course during a regular meeting without being first reported to the Secretary, to bring it under the control of the Association. XIII. Postponement. — The President and Vice-President may postpone a x'ace for a purse, for any good cause which in their judgment may require it. XIV. Entries. — All entries of horses to run for any purse shall be made in writing by a member of the Association, and deposited in a box (kept for that purpose by the Secretary) before 4 o'clock p. M. of the day previous to the race, unless the race of the day be not finished ; and in such case, fifteen minutes after the race. Each entry shall contain the entrance-money (5 per cent, of the amount of the purse), and state the name, age, color, sex, sire, and dam of the horse, with the owner's name and color of the rider. A horse having run under a name, if said name be changed, the entry must state the fact the first time of entering after said change, and if hire or dam bear a name, said name must be stated. Entries will not be received after the time specitied. The entries shall not be drawn from the box unless in the presence of at least two members of the Association. The places of the horses at starting to be determined by the order in which they are drawn 44 RULK3 AND REGULATIONS FOR RACINO AND BETTIXG. from the box. In sweepstakes and matches, the Judges shall draw for the placing of the liorses in the stand. XV. Riders' Colors.— Riders shall be dressed in jockey style. Colors to be recorded in the Secretary's book, and not permitted to be assumed by others. Jockeys shall not ride in colors not an- nounced in the bills of the day. XVI. Of Riders. — Two riders from the same stable will not be permitted to ride in the same race, except by the consent of the Judges ; nor shall two horses from the same stable, or owned in whole or in part by the same person, be allowed to start in the same race, except in a race of a single heat. XVII. "Weights. — The following weights shall be carried, viz : two years old, a feather ; three years old, 90 pounds ; four years old, 10-1 pounds; five years old, 114 pounds; six years old, 211 pounds; seven years and upwards, 126 pounds. Mares, fillies, and geldings allowed 3 pounds. If any horse carry 5 pounds over his proper weight, it shall be the duty of the Judges to announce it from the stand. A horse shall not be allowed to start in any race carrying more than 5 pounds overweight. In making weight, nothing shall be weighed from which a liquid can be wrung ; and nothing shall be weighed after a heat that was not weighed before it. Bridles not to be weighed. XVIII. Age. — The age of horses shall be computed from the 1st day of January next preceding their being foaled. That is, a colt or filly foaled on any day of the year 1855 will be co nsidered one year old, on the first day of January, 1856. XIX. Positions. — The horse to which the track is allotted shall take his place on the inner or left-hand side of the Course ; and the others shall take their places on his right, according to the allotment. The winner of the heat shall at the next start have the track ; the others shall take their positions in the order in which they came out in the previous heat. XX. Signal for Starting. — Some signal shall be given from the starting stand five minutes before the period of starting, after the lapse of which time the Judges shall give the word to start to such riders as arc then ready ; but should any horse prove restive in being brought up to the stand or in starting, the Judges may delay the start a short interval, at their own discretion. AVON DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION. 45 XXI. Accidents. — If any accident happen to a horse or rider at a start, the Judges may grant as much delay as they thinic neces- sary; not, however, to exceed the time allowed between the heats of the race in which the horses are about to contend. XXII. AViNNER. — The horse that first gets his head to the win- ning post shall be considered the winner of the heat. In the race best two in three, a horse that wins two heats, or distances " the field," wins the i-ace. In the race best three in five, the horse that wins three heats, or distances "the field," wins the race. Ruled Oct and De4d Heat. — In heats best two in three, a horse not winning one heat in three shall not be entitled to start for a fourth heat, but shall be "ruled out;" and in heats best three in five, a horse not winning one heat in five shall not be en- titled to start for a sixth heat, but shall be " ruled out." A " dead heat" shall be considered a heat, except with the horses that make it. XXIII. Riders after Heat. — A rider, after a heat is ended, shall repair to the Judges' stand ; must not dismount until order- ed by the Judges, nor suffer any person to touch or put cover upon his horse until ordered by the Judges to dismount, on pain of be- ing distanced ; and then with his saddle he shall repair to the scales to be weighed. A rider wanting more than two pounds of his proper weight shall be declared distanced. XXIV. Horse Swerving. — If a horse run from the track into the field he shall be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he turn and again enter the Course at the place from which ho swerved, except the Judges believe he lost ground by swerving. XXV. Distances. — All horses whose heads have not reached the distance stand as soon as the leading horse arrives at the win- ning post, shall be declared distanced. If any jockey shall ride foul his horse shall bo declared distanced. Whenever the winner of a heat is distanced by any default in riding, weight, or other- wise, the heat shall be awarded to the next best horse. Ill heats of 1 mile, 60 yards shall be a distance. " 2 miles, 100 " " " " 3 " 130 " " " " 4 " 150 " " " " 1 mile, best 3 in 5, 80 yards shall be a distance. 46 RULES AND EEGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. XXVI. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be twenty muiutes for five-mile heats ; thirty minutes for two-iuile heats ; thirty-five minutes for three-mile heats ; forty-five minutes for four-mile heats, and twenty-five minutes for mile heats, best three in five. The time to commence when the leading horse passes the Judges' stand. XXVII. Rider Falling. — If a jockey fall from his horse while riding a heat, and another person of sufficient weight ride him in, he shall be considered as though the jockey had not fallen, pro- vided he return to the spot where the jockey fell. XXVIII. Foul Riding. — If a horse or rider shall cross, jostle, or strike another horse or rider, or do anything that impedes an- other horse, accidentally or not, it is foul riding, and the horse that impedes the other shall be adjudged distanced. And if the Judges are satisfied that the riding was intentionally foul, or that the rider was instructed so to ride, the party or parties so offend- ing shall not be allowed to ride, enter, or attend over this Course in any race under the control of the Association. Although a leading horse is entitled to any part of the track, if he crosses from the right to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the track, when a horse is so near him that in changing his posi- tion he compels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, or if he causes the rider to pull him out of his stride, it is foul riding. And if, in passing a leading horse, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse passed to shorten his stride, it is foul riding. All complaitits of foul riding must be made be- fore the horses start in another heat ; and if it happens in the last heat, then before the Judges leave the stand. XXIX. Collusion. — No compromise or agreement between two or more persons not to oppose each other, or to run jointly against any other person or persons, will be permitted. Upon satisfactory proof of the same being produced before the Judges, they shall declare the horses of such persons distanced; and the parties so offending shall be ruled off the C ourse. XXX. Op Frauds. — Every horse started shall run a bona-fide race. If any fraud be discovered, and the purse, stakes, or match- money has been paid, the same shall be restored on demand of the Judges, and by them paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If the money be not restored by the illegal holder, he AVON DKlVINa PARK ASSOCIATION. 41f shall be expelled from the Association, and shall ever thereafter be ineligible as a member. If not a member of the Association, he shall be prohibited from ever running a horse over the Course again. XXXI. Of Forfeits. — A person owing a forfeit in any stakes or matches run over br agreed to be run over any Course, shall not be allowed to start a horse for a purse or sweepstakes, but no charge that such forfeit is due shall be heard unless made before starting. Xo horse, owned by a person prevented from starting one under the Rules of the Association, shall be allowed to run, though said horse be entered in another name, or found in an- other stable. Whenever the Judges are informed that a person has entered, or caused a horse to be entered or named in a race in violation of any rule of the Association, they shall immediately make an examination of the evidence, so as to enable them to come to a correct decision upon the case. XXXII. Op Disqualification as to Age. — Where there is a doubt about the age of a horse, the Judges may call in the assistance of persons, in whose knowledge and honesty they have confidence, to aid them in deciding the question. When a clear case of dis- qualification is made out, the entrance-money shall be forfeited, and they shall not allow the horse to start in the race; but if they have doubts they may allow the horse to run; and if he prove a winner, they shall retain the money or purse, and give the par- ties sixty days to procure testimony touching the case. If the disqualification is made out, they shall pay the money to the own- er of the horse that was placed second in the race ; and if it is not made out, they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed best in the race. XXXIII. Standing on Track and Striking a Horse. — Xo per- son shall be permitted to strike a horse with a whip over three feet in length to get him from the stand in the start, or to assist his speed in the running of a race; nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider, under the penalty of expulsion from the Course. XXXIV. Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or at- tendant of a horse use improper language to the officers on the Course, or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a 48 RULES AND REGULATIONS OP RACING AND BETTING. horse upon this Course again in any race under the control of the Association. XXXV Drawing or Selling. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse (if by the sale the horse be drawn) dur- ing the pendency of a race, unless by the permission of the Judges, under the penalty of being expelled from the Association. XXXVI. Sweepstakes, &c. — In sweepstakes or matches stakes shall be put up or forfeits paid before the riders are weighed for the race, in the order in which the horses are to be placed in the start. The order of starting to be determined by lot. Where more than one nomination has been made by the same individual in any sweepstakes to be run over the Course, and it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the Judges that all interest in such nomination has been hona-fide disposed of before the time of starting, and the horses have not been trained in the same stable, all may start, although standing in the same name in the list of nominations. If a nominated horse die, or a subscriber nominating him die before the race, no forfeit shall be required. XXXVII. Of Handicaps, — None but horses that have run dur- ing the meeting shall be permitted to start for a handicap purse. No horse shall be handicapped to carry extra weight — but for the purpose of equalizing the horses a reduction of the regular weight may be made. The President or Acting President shall handicap the horses, and the weights shall be announced immediately after the race of the day previous to the handicap race. Gentlemen designing to start shall, within an hour after the announcement, deposit their entries in the entry-box. XXXVIII. Walk Over. — No purse or money will be given for a walk. XXXIX. Power of Judges. — In all matters relating to the race or running, not provided by these rules, the Judges of the day will decide and direct according to the best of their judgment and the usages of the turf in such cases. XL. Members and Their Privileges. — Members of the Asso- ciation shall, during a race, be required to wear the badge of membership in such manner as to be at all times seen. None but members, and ladies introduced by them, can be admitted into the members' or ladies' stand. AVON DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION. 49 BETTING AND RUNNING RULES. 1. All bets are understood to relate to the purse or stakes, if nothing be said to the contrary at the time of making the bet. 2. A bet made on a horse is void, if the horse betted on does not start. 3. When a bet is made on a horse, "play or pay," the horse must start, or the party betting on him loses the bet. 4. A bet made on a heat to come shall be void, unless all the horses that have the right shall stai't, and unless the bet be be- tween such named horses as do start. 5. A bet made during the running of a heat is not determined until the race is over, if " the heat" is not mentioned at the time of making the bet. 6. A confirmed bet cannot be off, but by mutual consent, ex- cept in cases hereinafter mentioned. 7. Either of the bettors may demand stakes to be made, and on refusal declare the bet to be void. 8. Bets agretd to be paid or received elsewhere than at the place of running, or any other specified place, cannot be declared off on the Course. 9. If a bettor be absent on the day of running, a public declara- tion of the bet may be made on the Course to the Judges before the race commences, and a demand whether any person will make stakes for the absent party ; and if no person consent to do so, the bet may be declared void. to. When a race is postponed, all by-bets, except they are play or pay, shall be off. 11. A bet on "the field" is off, unless all the horses advertised to run shall start, sweepstakes excepted — in them, if one horse ia betted against the field, and only one of the field start, the bet must stand. 12. When a bettor undertakes to "place" the horses in a race, he must give such a specific place, as first, second, third, and so on. The word "last" shiiU not be construed to mean fourth and distanced, if four start, bnt /ourth only and so on. A distanced horse must be placed distanced. 13. If, in the final beat of a race, there be but one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the race. 50 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. 14. Horses that win a heat shall be considered better than those ■which do not win a heat ; and those that win two heats better than those which win but one heat, provided they are not distanced in the race. Of the horses that each win a heat, he shall be consid- ered best that is best placed in tiie final heat of the race. Of the horses that have not won a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. 15. Distanced horses are beaten by those that are not distanced. Drawn horses shall be considered distanced. Horses ruled out shall not be considered distanced. A horse distanced in a subse- quent heat beats a horse distanced in a previous heat. Horses dis- tanced in the same heat are equal. 16. In running heats, if it cannot bo decided which horse is first it shall be deeme'd a dead heat, and shall not be counted, but shall be considered a heat as regards all the rest of the horses in the race ; and those only shall start for the next heat which would have been entitled had the heat been won by either horse making the dead heat. 17. Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided, as they are placed in the official records. TROTTING- AND PACING-. I. Nature of Eules. — All matches or sweepstakes which shall come off over this Course will be governed by these rules, unless the contrary is mutually agreed upon by the parties making such match or stake. II. Power of Postponement. — In case of unfavorable weather, or other unavoidable causes, all purses, matches, or sweepstakes announced to come off, to which the proprietors contribute, they shall have the power to postpone to a future day, upon giving notice of the same. III. Qualification op Horses Starting. — Horses trained in the same stable or owned in part by the same person, within three days, shall not start for a purse ; and horses so entered shall for- feit their entrance. Ahorse starling alone shall receive but one- half the purse. Horses deemed by the Judges not fair trotting horses shall be ruled off previous to, or distanced at the termina- t.ioa of, the heat. ATON PARK DRIVING ASSOCIATION. 51 IV. Entries. — All entries shall be made under a seal, enclosing the entrance-money (ten per cent, on the purse), and addressed to the proprietor, at sucli time and place as may have been previous- ly designated by advertisement. V. Weight to be Carried. — Every trotting horse starting for match, purse, or stake shall carry one hundred and forty-five pounds, if in harness ; the weight of the sulky and harness not to be considered. Pacing horses liable to the same rule. VI. Distances. — A distance for mile heats, best three in five, shall be one hundred yards ; for one-mile heats, eighty yards ; and for every additional mile, an additional eighty yards. VII. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be, for one mile, twenty minutes ; and for every additional mile an ad- ditional five minutes. VIII. JuDOES OF THE Day. — There shall be three Judges in the starting stand, consisting of the President and two assistant Judges. No other person excepting the Secretary will be allowed to remain in the stand during a heat. The presiding Judge shall decide which horse wins a heat ; but should he be unable to de- cide he shall call for the opinions of his assistants, and the major- ity shall govern. The Judges shall see that the riders are dressed in jockey style, weigh the i-iders before starting in the race, and after each heat instnict the riders as to their duty under the rules before starting in the race, and proclaim from the stand the time and result of each heat, and also the result of the race. They shall decide all disputes, and from their decision there shall be no appeal, unless at their own discretion. They sliall not receive evi- dences of foul riding from any persons except the Stewards, Patrol and Distance Judges. IX. Difference of Opinion between Judges. — Should a differ- ence of opinion exist between the Judges in the starting stand, on any question, a majority shall govern. X. Judges' Duties. — The Judges shalb order the horses saddled or harnessed five minutes previous to the time appointed for start- ing ; any vider or driver causing undue detention after being called u,), Ijy making false starts or otherwise, the Jutlgus may give the word to start without reference to the situation of the horse so offending, unless convinced such delay is unavoidable on the part 62 RULKS AND REGULATIONS OP RACING AND BETTING. of the rider or driver, in which case not more than thirty minutes shall be consumed in attempting to start; and, at tlie expiration of that time, the horse or horses ready to start shall receive the word. XI. Starting Horses. — The pole shall be drawn for by the Judges ; the horse winning a heat shall, for the succeeding heats, be entitled to a choice of the track ; on coming out on the last stretch, each horse shall retain the track first selected ; any horse deviating shall be distanced. XII. Riders or Drivers. — Riders and drivers shall not be per- mitted to start unless dressed in jockey style. XIII. "Weights of Riders and Drivers. — Riders and drivers shall weigl), in the presence of one or more of the Judges, previous to starting; and after a heat, are to come up to the starting stand, and not dismount until so ordered by the Judges ; any rider or driver disobeying shall, on weighing, be precluded from the benefit of the weight of his saddle and whip, and if not full weight, shall be distanced. XIV. Foul Riding. — If a horse or rider shall cross, jostle, or strike another horse or rider, or do anything that impedes another horse, accidentally or not, it is foul riding, and the horse that im- pedes the other shall be adjudged distanced. And if the Judges are satisfied that the riding was intentionally foul, or that the rider was instructed so to ride, the party or parties so offending shall not be allowed to ride, enter, or attend over this Course in any race under the control of the Association. Although a loading horse is entitled to any part of the track, if he crosses from the right to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the track, when a horse is so near him that in changing his position he compels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, or if he causes the rider to pull him out of his stride, it is foul riding. And if, in passing a leading horie, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse passed to shorten his stride, it is foul riding. All complaints of foul riding must be made before the horses start in another heat ; and if it happens in the last hear, then before the Judges leave the stand. XV. Horses Breaking. — Should any horr.3 break from his trot or pace, it shall be the duty of the rider or driver to pull his horse ATON DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION. 53 to a trot or pace immediately, and in case of the rider or driver re- fusing to do so, tlie penalty shall be that the next best horse shall have the heat ; if the rider or driver should comply with the above, and he should gain by such break, twice the distance so gained shall be taken away on the coming out ; a horse breaking on the score shall not lose the heat by so doing. XVI. The Winnincj Horse. — A horse must win two heats to be entitled to the purse, unless he distance all other horses in one heat. A distanced horse in a dead heat shall not start again. XVII. Relative to Heats. — A horse not winning one heat in three shall not start for a fourth heat unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. When a dead heat is made between two horses, that if either had won the heat the race would have been decided, they two only shall start again ; in races best three in five, a horse shall win one heat in five to be allowed to start for the sixth heat, unless such horse sliall have made a dead heat ; such horses as are prevented from starting, by this rule, shall be consid- ered drawn and not distanced. XVIII. On Heats and Distances. — If two horses each win a heat, and neither are distanced in the race, the one coming out ahead on the last heat to be considered the best ; the same rule to be applied to horses neither winning a heat, and neither dis- tanced. If one horse wins a heat he is better than one that does not, provided he does not get distanced in the race; then the other, if not distanced, shall be best. A horse that wins a heat, and is distanced, is better than one not winning a heat and being distanced in the same heat. A horse distanced in the second heat is better than one distanced in the first heat. XIX. Horses Drawn. — Horses drawn before the conclusion of a race shall be considered distanced. XX. Outside Bets. — In all matches made play or pay, outside bets not to be considered p. p., unless so understood by the parties. XXI. Of p. p. Matches. — All moneys bet on p. p. matches by outside bettors are not considered p. p. XXII. Betting. — Absent Bettors. — A confirmed bet cannot be let off without mutual consent. If either party be absent at the time of trotting, and the money be not staked, the party present 54 RULES AND EKGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. may declare the bet void, in the presence of the Judges, unless some party will stake the money betted for the absentee. XXIII. Compromised Matches. — All bets made by outside bet- tors on compromised m.itches are considered drawn. XXIV. . Bettors of Odds, &c. — The person who bets the odds has a right to choose the horse or the field. When he has chosen his horse, the field is what starts against him ; but there is no field unless one starts with him. If odds are bet without naming the horses before the trot is over, it must be determined as the odds were at the time of making it. Bets made in trotting are not de- termined till the purse is won, if the heat is not specified at the time of betting. XXV. HoKSES Excluded from Starting, or Distanced. — All bets made on horses precluded from starting (by Rule 19), being distanced in the race, or on such horses against each other, shall be drawn. XXVI. In Cases of Dispute and Improper Conduct. — In all cases of dispute not provided for by the rules, the Judges for tlie day will decide finally. In case of a trot or match being proved to their satisfaction to have been made or conducted improperly or dishonestly on the part of the principals, they shall have the power to declare all bets void. XXVII. Size of Whips to be Used. — No rider or driver shall be allowed any other than a reasonable length of whip, viz., for mid- dle horses, two feet ten inches ; sulky, four feet eight inches ; wagon, five feet ten inches. XXVIII. In Case of Accidents. — In case of accidents, but five minutes shall be allowed over the time specified in Rule No. 10, unless the Judges think more time necessary. XXIX. Judges' Stand. — No person shall be allowed in the Judges' stand but the Judges, reporters, and members, at the time of trotting. XXX. In Case of Death. — All engagements are void upon the decease of either party before being determined. t XXXI. Collusion. — No compromise or agreement between two or more persons not to oppose each other, or to run jointly against AVON DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION. 55 any other person or persons, will be permitted. Upon satis- factory proof of the same being produced before tlie Judges, tliey sliall declare tlie horses of such persons distanced, and tlie persons so olTendiug shall be ruled off the Course. XXXII. Of Frauds. — Every horse started shall ran a bona-fide race. If any fraud be discovered, and the purse, stakes, or match- money has been paid, the same sliall be restored on demand of the Judges, and by them paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If the money be not restored by the illegal holder, he shall be ex- pelled from the Association, and shall ever thereafter be ineligible as a member. If not a member of the Association, he shall be prohibited from ever running a horse over the Course again. XXXIII. Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or at- tendant of a horse use improper language to the officers on the Course, or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a horse upon the Course again, in any race uivVr the control of the Asso- ciation. CALIFOENIA STATE RULES OP TIIK DIFFERENT TO GOVERN RUNNING, RACING, AND BETTING, ADOPTED IN CONVENTION AT SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 19, 1861. At a Convention of the representatives from the different Jockey Clubs and Race Courses in the State, held June 10th, 1861, the following Rules were unanimously agreed to, and the Jockey Clubs and propi'ietors of tlio different Race Courses throughout the State were requested to adopt them : Rule I. — The Judges shall keep their stand clear of any intrusion during tlie pendency of a heat; see that the riders are dressed in jockey style; instruct the riders before starling; order the pro- prietor to clear the track ; shall appoint Patrol and Distance Judges ; and proclaim from the stand the time and result of each heat, and the result of the race. They shall decide all disputes, and from their decision there shall be no appeal ; they shall receive no evidence of foul riding, except from the officers of the day. II. Patrol Judges. — It shall be the duty of the Patrol Judges, preceding each heat, to repair to the places designated by the Judges, see there is no foul riding, and, after the heat, immediately to repair to the stand and make their report ; before which report the heat shall not be decided. III. Distance Judges. — During heats the Distance Judges shall remain in tlie distance stand. At the termination of each heat they shall repair to the Judges' stand and report the horse or horses that may be distanced, and any foul riding they may detect. IV. Postponement. — The Judges of the day may postpone a race for a purse, but only in case of bad weather or upon some cx- traordinarv occasion. CALIFORNIA STATE EITLEg. 61 V. Riders. — Two riders from the same stable will not be permitted to ride in the same race, except by consent of the Judges ; nor shall two horses from the same stable be allowed ta run in the same race, except in a single-heat race. VI. Colors. — All riders shall be dressed in jockey costume. VII. Entries. — All entries of horses to run for a purse shall be made, sealed, and deposited in a box (kept for the purpose) before four o'clock p. m. of the day previous to the race, unless the race of the day be not finished ; and in such case, fifteen min- utes after the close of the race. Every entry shall describe the age, name, color, sex, sire, and dam of the horse, with the owner's name and colors. Any horse having run under a name, if said name be changed, the entry shall state the fact the first time of entering after said change ; and if sire or dam bear a name, said name must be stated. No entry shall be I'cceived after the time specified ; and the box shall not be opened unless in the presence of two of the Judges of the day. The place of horses to be determined at starting as they are drawn from the box. VIII. Weights. — The following Aveights shall be carried, viz., two-year-olds, seventy-five pounds ; three-year-olds, eighty-six pounds; four-year-olds, one hundred pounds; five-year olds, one hundred and ten pounds ; six-year-olds, one hundred and eighteen pounds; seven-year-olds and upwards, one hundred and twenty- four pounds ; three pounds allowed to mares and geldings. In sweepstakes for two-year-olds, they shall carry eighty -four pounds. If any horse carry five pounds over his proper weight it shall be the duty of the Judges to announce it from the stand. In making weight, nothing shall be weighed from which a liquid can be wrung, and nothing shall be weighed off that was not weighed on. IX. Of Age. — A horse's age shall be reckoned from the first day of January ; that is to say, a colt foaled in the year 1850 shall be considered one year old on the first day of January, 1851. X. Of Starting. — The horses shall be started by the tap of the drum, after which there shall be no recall. XI. False Starts. — When a false start is made, no horse mak- ing the false start, nor any horse remaining at the stand, shall have clothes thrown upon him ; nor shall the rider be permitted 8* 5S RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. to dismount, unless by permission of the Judges ; nor shall any delay be permitted, but the horses shall be started as soon as brou.2;ht to the score. Horses making a false start shall return to the stand by the nearest way, and shall not be allowed more than five miantcs to return. The Judges shall have power to order a mark drawn aeross the track fifty feet back of the score, and shall order the horses turned between the mark and the score. Any in- fringement of this rule shall be punished by not allowing the party or parties violating it to start in the race. XII. Accidents. — If an accident happens to a horse or rider at a start, the Judges may grant as much delay as in their judgment they think sufQcient to repair such accident, except as is provided for in the Xlth Rule. XIII. Distanced Horses and Distances. — All horses, whose heads have not reached the distance stand as soon as the leading horse arrives at the winning-post, shall be declared distanced. All horses not bringing out their proper weight, or within two pounds of it, shall be declared distanced. If any jockey shall ride foul, his horse shall be declared distanced. Whenever the winner of a heat is distanced by any default in riding, weight, or otherwise, the heat shall be awarded to the next best horse. In heats of one mile, sixty yards shall be a distance ; in heats of two miles, one hundred yards shall be a distance ; in heats of three miles, one hundred and thirty yards shall be a distance ; in heats of four miles, one hundred and fifty yards shall be a distance ; in heats of one mile, best three in five, sixty yards shall be a distance. XIV. Places of Horses. — The horse to whicli the track is allotted shall take his place on the inner or left-hand side of the Course ; the others shall take their places on his right, according to allot- ment. The winner of a heat shall, at the next start, have the track ; the others shall take their positions on his right, in the or- der in which they came out in the previous heat. XV. Winner op a Race. — Dead Heats. — Ruling Out. — In the race best two in three, a horse that wins two heats, or distances the field in one heat, wins the race. In the race best three in five, the horse that wins three heats, or distances the field, wins the race. The horse that first gets his head to the winning-post shall be considered the winner of the heat. In heats best two in three, a horse not winning one beat in three CALIFORNIA STATE RULES. 59 shall be ruled out; and in heats best three in five, a horse not winning one heat in five shall be ruled out. A dead heat shall be considered a he:it, except with the horses that make it. When a dead heat is made, and the winning of the heat by any of the horses making the dead heat would have terminated the race, then the horses making the dead heat only shall be allowed to start for another heat, and the others in the race shall be ruled out. XVI. Duty op Riders. — Riders, after a heat is ended, shall re- pair to the Judges' stand ; they must not dismount until ordered by the Judges, nor suffer any person to touch or put cover upon their horses until ordered by the Judges to dismount, on pain of being distanced ; and then, with their saddles, shall repair to the scales to be weighed. A rider thrown, or taken by force from his horse, after passing the winning-post, shall not be considered as having' dismounted without permission of the Judges; and, if dis- abled, may be carried to the Judges' stand to be weighed. XVII. Bolting. — If any horse shall run from the track into the field, he will be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he turn and again enter the Course at the point from which he swerved, or unless the Judges believe he lost ground by swerving. XVIII. Time between Heats — The time between heats shall be twenty minutes for mile heats ; thirty minutes for two-rsile heats; forty minutes for three-mile heats; forty-five minutes for four-mile heats ; and twenty-five minutes for mile heats, best three in five. XIX. Rider Falling. — If a jockey fall from his horse while riding a heat, and another person of sufficient weight ride him in, he shall be considered as though the jockey had not fallen, pro- vided he return to the spot where the jockey fell. XX. Foul Riding and Track. — If a horse or rider shall cross, jostle, or. strike another horse or rider, or do anything that im- pedes another horse, accidentally or not, it is foul riding, and the horse that impedes t'ae other shall be adjudged distanced ; and if the Judges are satisfied that t'ae riding was intentionally foul, or that the rider was instructed so to ride, the party or parties t;o offending shall not be allowed to i-ide, enter, or attend a horse 60 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. over this Course in any race governed by these rules. Although a leading horse is entitled to any part of the track, if he crosses from the right to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the track, when a horse is so near him that in changing his position he compels the hcrse behind him to shorten his stride, or if he causes the rider to pull him out of his stride, it is foul riding ; and if, in passing a leading horse, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse passed to shorten his stride, it is foul riding. AH complaints of foul riding must be made before the horses start in aaother heat; and if it happen in the last heat, then before the Judges leave the stand. XXI. Collusion. — No compromise or agreement between two or more persons not to oppose each other, or to run jointly against any other person or persons, will be permitted. Upon satisfactory proof of the same being produced before the Judges, they shall de- clare the horses of such persons distanced, and the parties so of- fending shall be ruled off the Course. XXII. Of Frauds. — Everj horse started shall run a bona-Jide race. If any fraud be discovered, and the purse, stakes, or match- money have been paid, the same shall be restored on demand of the Judges, and by them paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If the money be not restored by the illegal holder, he shall be expelled from the Course. XXIII. Of Forfeits. — A person owing a forfeit in any stake or match run over, or agreed to be run over, any Course, shall QOt be allowed to start a horse for a purse or sweepstake; but no charge that such forfeit is due shall be heard, unless before Start- ing. No horse, owned by a person prevented from starting one under these rules, shall be allowed to run, though said horse be entered in another name, or found in another stable. Whenever the Judges are informed that a person has entered, or caused a horse to be entered or named, in a race in violation of any of these rules, they shall immediately make an examination of the evidence, so as to enable them to come to a correct dccisiuii upon the case. XXIV. Disqualification as to Age. — Where there is a doubt about the age of a horse, the Judges may call in the assistance of persons, in whose knowledge and honesty they have couiKleuce, to aid them in deciding the question. When a clear cast* m disqual- CALIFORNIA STATE RULES. 61 ification is made out, the entrance-money is forfeited, and they shall not allow the horse to start in the race ; but if they have doubts, they may allow the horse to run ; and if he proves a win- ner, they shall retain the money or purse, and give the parties sixty days to procure testimony touching the case. If the dis- qualification is made out, they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed second in the race ; and if it is not made out, they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed best in the race. XXV. Of Aids. — No person shall be permitted to strike a horse with a whip over three feet in length to get him from the stand in the start, or to assist his speed in the running of a race ; nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider, under the penalty of expulsion from the Course. XXVI. Of Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or attendant of a horse use improper language to the officers of the Course, or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a horse over this Course again in any race governed by these rules. XXVII. Selling and Drawing. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse (if by the sale the horse be drawn) dur- ing the pendency of a race, except with the permission of the Judges, under the penalty of being expelled from the Course. XXVIII. Sweepstakes and Matches. — Death. — In sweepstakes or matches, stakes shall be put up or forfeits paid before the riders are weighed for the race, in the order in which the horses are to be placed in the start — the order of starting to be determined by lot. When a sweepstake has been advertised to be governed by these rules and has closed, no nominations shall be changed without the consent of all parties to the stake. If an entered horse die, or a subscriber entering him die before the race, no forfeit shall be required. XXIX. Handicap. — Horses only that have run during the meet- ing shall be permitted to start for a handicap purse. No horse shall be handicapped to carry extra weight ; but for the purpose of equaUzing the horses, a reduction of the regular weight may be made. The Judges for the day shall handicap the horses, and t>! 62 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF KACIxNG AND BETTING. weights shall be announced immediately after the race of the day, previous to the handicap race. Gentlemen designing to start shall, within one hour after the announcement, deposit their entries in the box. XXX. Cases Unprovided for. — In all matters relating to the race or running, not provided for in these rules, the Judges for the day will decide and direct according to the best of their judg- ment and the usages of the turf in such cases. XXXI. Several Nominations. — Persons making several nomi- nations in the same stake may, by bona-fide sales of any one or more of them, confer the right upon the purchaser to run in the stake, and may also start himself from the reserved entry or entries. RULES FOR RUNNING AND BETTING. 1. Catch Weights. — Four inches are a hand ; fourteen pounds are a stone. Catch Weights are parties to ride without weighing. 2. Post Match. — A Post Match is to insert the terms of the race in the articles, and to run any horse, without declaring what horse until they come to the post to start. 3. Winners. — Horses that win a heat shall be considered better than those that do not win a heat, and those that win two heats better than those that win but one, provided they be not dis- tanced in the race. Of the horses that each win a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. Of the horses that have not won a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. 4. Distanced Horses. — Distanced horses are beaten by those that are not distanced. Drawn horses shall be considered dis- tanced. Horses ruled out shall not be considered distanced. A horse distanced in a subsequent heat beats a horse distanced in • previous heat. Horses distanced iu the same heat are equal. . CALIFORNIA STATE RULES. 63 6. Second Horse. — If, in the final heat of a race, there shall bo one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the . race. 6. Bets on the Field and between Heats. — Bets on the field are off^, unless all the horses advertised to run start, sweepstakes excepted ; in them, if one horse is backed against the field, and only one of the field starts, the bets must stand. All bets made between heats are ofi^, unless all the horses that have the right, start in the next heat. 7. Bets during a Heat. — Bets made during the running of a heat are not determined until the conclusion of the race, if the heat is not mentioned at the time. 8. Dead Heat. — In running heats, if it cannot be decided which horse is first, it shall be deemed a dead heat, and shall not be counted, but shall be considered a heat as regards all the rest of the horses in the race ; and those only shall start for the next heat which would have been entitled had it been won by either horse making the dead heat. 9. Bets Off. — .\ confirmed bet cannot be off but by mutual consent, except in cases hereinafter mentioned. 10. Making Stakes. — Either of the bettors may demand stakes to be made, and, on refusal, declare the bet to be void. 11. Declaring Off. — If a bettor be absent on the day of run- ning, a public declaration of the bet may be made on the Course to the Judges, and a demand whether any person will make stakes for the absent parties ; and if no person consent to do so, the bet may be declared void. 12. Bets not Off. — Bets agreed to be paid, or received, else- where than at the place of running, or any other specified place, cannot be declared off on the Course. 13. Bets Off by Postponement. — When a race is postponed from one day to another, all by-bets, except they are play or pay, shall be off. 14. A Field. — A field shall comprise all the horses entered, ex- cept the one who may be named against the remainder, unless in a stake where one horse is a fluid. The person who lays the odds 64 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. can choose his horse or the field. The withdrawal of a horse, pre- vious to starting in the field, annuls the bet. 15. Plat or Pat. — When a bet is made on a horse play or pay, the horse must start, or the party betting on him loses the bet. 16. Untried and Maiden Horses. — An untried stallion or mare is one whose produce has never won. lY. Placing Horses. — Where a bettor undertakes to place a horse in a race, he must give a specific place, as 1st, 2d, 3d, and so on. The word last shall not be construed to mean fourth and distanced, if four start, but fourth only, and so on. A dis- tanced horse must be placed distanced. 18. Bets and Placing. — Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided, as they are placed in the official record. 19. Outside Bets. — All bets made on a race shall be governed by the decision of the Judges as given for the match, stake, or purse. REG-ULATIONS OP THE OF COLUMBUS, OHIO. Sec. I. Name. — This Association shall be known by the name, style, and title of " The Olentangy Park Association." II. Officers. — The ofHcers shall consist of one President, two Vice-Presidents, one Corresponding Secretary, one Recording Sec- rerary, and one Treasurer. III. Election of Officers. — The oflScers shall be elected for four years. A plurality of all the votes cast shall be necessary to a choice. Should no election take place, the officers then acting slia!l continue to serve until their successors are regularly chosen, notice of which election shall be given to the members by the Sec- retary, at least t\Vo weeks before the election. IV. President's Duties. — The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association ; shall, assisted by the Vice-Presidents, act as Judge of all races run or trotted over the Course, and, ia the absence of the Vice-Presidents, he shall appoint his Assistant Judges of the day. lu the absence of the President, his duties shall be discharged by the senior Vice-President present. V. PwECORDiNG Secretary's Duties. — It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary to attend the Judges in each day's races ; keep a book in which shall be recorded the names of the members, the rules of the Association, the proceedings of each meeting, the entries of horses, the names of the respective owners, the color, name, and age of each horse, also an account of each day's races, and the time of each heat ; and after the races are over, he shall publish the result. VI. Corresponding Secretary's Duties. — It shall be the duty of the Corresponding Secretary to attend to all correspondence, 66 RULES AND REGULATIONS OP RACING AND BETTING. publishing the time of holding races, and attending to the duties of the Recording Secretary in case of his absence or sickness. YII. Treasurer's Duties. — The Treasurer shall receive and disburse all funds of the Association. He shall give bond, with security, to be approved by the President, iu such sum as he shall require, for the faithful performance of his duties. At each half- yearly meeting he shall present, in writing, a statement of his re- ceipts and expenditures during the half year. VIII. Superintendent and Stewards. — There shall be a Super- intendent and five Stewards, all of whom shall be appointed by the President and Vice-Presidents. IX. Salary of Superintendent. — The salary of the Superin- tendent shall be regulated by the President and Vice-Presidents. The Superintendent shall, under the direction of the President and Vice-Presidents, exercise a general supervision over the grounds of the Assouation. X. Stewards' Duties. — The Stewards shall attend on the Course, preserve order, clear the track, keep the crowd from the horses when approaching the stand, and exercise vigilance to prevent dis- order, and to detect foul riding or driving, and other misconduct. XI. Board of Directors. — The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, and Secretaries shall constitute a Board of Directors, with power to fill all vacancies until the next semi-annual meeting. XII. Regular Meetings of the Association. — There shall be two regular meetings of the Association — one the first Monday in May, the other the first Monday in September. Called meetings, by the Secretary giving one week's notice. XIII. Payment of Moneys. — No money shall be paid by the Treasurer without the order of the President, or a Vice-President acting in his stead. XIV. Meeting of the Board. — The Board of Directors shall meet upon the first Monday of each month, for the transaction of business, and special meetings of the Board shall be called at the request of three Directors. XV. Admission of Members. — No person shall be admitted as a member of this Association unless nominated by a member and OLENTANQT PARK ASSOCIATION. 6l admitted by tlie votes of the members at a meeting of the Associ- ation. In voting upon the admission of new members, one black- ball in fifteen shall exclude the applicant. XVI. QiTORUM. — Ten members, including the officers present, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business ; but no alteration of the rules shall be made, or new rules adopted, unless by a two-thirds vote. XVII. Expulsion of Members. — To expel a member, two-thirds of the members present shall consent. XVIII. Violation of Rules. — Any member guilty of drunken- ness upon the grounds of the Association, the introduction of any improper persons thereto, or conduct unbecoming a gentleman, shall be considered to have violated its rules. XIX. Penalty for Violation of Rules. — Any member of the Association wilfully violating any of its rules or regulations, shall, for the first offence, be fined ten dollars, and for the second be ex- pelled from the Association by a majority vote of a meeting called for tlie purpose ; nor shall he afterwards have the privilege of be- ing a visitor. XX. Privilege of Members. — Every member shall have the privilege of introducing to the Course and to the stands the mem- bers of his family, the males not to be over twenty-one years of age. XXI. Introduction op Strangers. — None but members shall oave access to the grounds of the Association, except in company •ind introduced by a member. No member of the Association shall oe accompanied by more than one resident friend on the same day as a visitor. XXII. Invitation to Strangers. — The President or Vice-Presi- dents, upon the application of a member, may, at his or their op- tion, give to strangers not residing 'withiu the county the privilege of being visitors while on a visit to the city, the same not to ex- tend to a longer period than thirty days. XXIII. Privilege op Visitors. — The privilege of visitors shall be in nowise construed so as to give them the privilege of riding or driving over the grounds of the Association, except in the vehi- cle and accompanied by the member introducing them. 68 EULKS AND REfinLATlONS OF RACING AND BETTING. XXIV. No Gambling or Introduction of ant Liquors. — No gambling or playing of any round game, nor games of cards or dice, or gamljling of any kind, will be permitted ; and the Associa- tion also positively prohibit, under any and all circumstances, the introduction, sale, or use of any spirituous liquors upon the grounds. XXV. Exhibitions. — Permission may be given, by a resolution of the Board of Directors, to have upon the grounds of the Asso- ciation public agricultural, floral, or mechanical exhibitions, or the exercise of ladies' riding schools, provided they shall in no manner interfere with or abridge the rights and privileges of members. XXVI. Voting. — Members have the privilege of voting by proxy, given to members of the Association at all elections for members and officers of the Association. XXVII. Member's Admission Fee. — Each member of the Asso- ciation shall pay to the Treasurer twenty-five dollars on becoming a member, and ten dollars per year for five years. XXVIII. Contests for Speed. — No contests for purses for speed over the track of this Association shall be allowed except under the government of the officers thereof. All entries to be made by a member of the Association, who will be held responsible for the good conduct of the rider or driver of the horse entered by him. XXIX. Traisers. — No person except members of the Associa- tion will be allowed to train on the track, except by consent of members of the Board of Directors. XXX. Driving on the Track. — No member of the Association will be allowed to drive on the track during the pendency of a race, or when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, it would be a damage to the track from being wet, or otherwise injured. OLENTANGT PARK ASSOCIATION. 69 R u isr N I ]sr G- . I. Judges of the Day. — There shall be three Judges in the starting stand, consisting of the President and two assistant Judges. No other person except the. Secretary will be allowed to remain in the stand during a heat. The presiding Judge shall decide which horse wins a heat ; but should he be unable to de- cide, he shall call for the opinions of his assistants, and the major- ity shall govern. The Judges shall see that the riders are dressed in jockey style, weigh the riders before starting in the race and after each heat, instruct the riders as to their duty under the rules before starting in the race, and proclaim from the stand the time and result of each heat, and also the result of the race. They shall decide all disputes, and from their decision there shall be no appeal, unless at their own discretion. They shall not receive evidences of foul riding from any persons except the Stewards, Patrol and Distance Judges. II. Distance and Patrol JanGES. — There shall be two Dis- tance Judges and three Patrol Judges, appointed by the Judge of the day. The Distance Judges shall remain in the distance stand during heats, and immediately after each beat they shall repair to the Judges' stand and report to the Judges the horse or horses that may be distanced, and foul ridiug, if any has occurred under their observation. The Patrol Judges shall repair in like manner to the Judges' stand, and report foul riding, if any has occun-ed under their observation. III. Sweepstakes — All sweepstakes and matches advertised to be run on the Course on any day of a regular race meeting, shall be under the cognizance and control of the Association, and nominations cannot be changed after closing, unless by consent of all the parties. And no sweepstakes or matches shall be run on the Course daring a regular meeting without being first reported to the Secretary, to bring it under the control of the Association. IV. Postponement. — The President and Vice-President may postpone a vaee for a purse, for any good cause which in their judgment may require it. V. Entries. — All entries of horses to run for any purse shall be made in writing by a member of the Association, and deposited 70 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. in a box (kept for that purpose by the Secretary) before 4 o'clock p. M. of the clay previous to the race, unless the race of the day be not finished ; and in such case, fifteen minutes after the race. Each entry shall contain the entrance-money (5 per cent, of the amount of the purse), and state the name, age, color, sex, sire, and dam of the horse, with the owner's name and color of the rider. A horse having run under a name, if said name be changed, the entry must state the fact the first time of entering after said change, and if sire or dam bear a name, said name must be stated. Entries will not be received after the time speciued. The entries shall not be drawn from the box unless in the presence of at least two members of the Association. The places of the horses at starting to be determined by the order in which they are drawn from the box. In sweepstakes and matches, the Judges shall draw for the placing of the horses in the stand. VI. Riders' Colors. — Riders shall be dressed in jockey style. Colors to be recorded in the Secretaiy's book, and not permitted to be assumed by others. Jockeys shall not ride in colors not an- nounced in the bills of the day. VII. Of Riders. — Two riders from the same stable will not be permitted to ride in the same race, except by the consent of the Judges ; nor shall two horses from the same stable, or owned in whole or in part by the same person, be allowed to start in the same race, except in a race of a single heat. VIII. Weights. — The following weights shall be carried, viz., two years old, a feather ; three years old, 90 pounds ; four years old, 104 pounds; five years old, 114 pounds; six years old, 121 pounds ; seven years and upwards, 1 2S pound,?. Mares, fillies, and geldings allowed 3 pounds. If any horse carry 5 pounds over his proper weight, it shall be the duty of the Judges to announce it from the stand. A horse shall not be allowed to start in any race carrying more than 5 pounds overweight. In making weight, nothing shall be weighed from which a liquid can be wrung; and nothing shall be weighed after a heat that was not weighed before it. Bridles not to be weighed. IX. Age. — The ago of horses shall be computed from the 1st day of January next preceding their being foaled. That is, a colt or filly foaled on any day of the year 1S55 will be considered one year old, on the first day of January, 1856. OLENTANGT PARK ASSOCIATION, Yl X. Positions. — The horse to which the track is allotted shall take his place on the inner or left-hand side of the Course ; and the others shall take their places on his right, according to the allotment. The winner of the heat shall at the next start have the track; the others shall take their positions in the. order in which they came out in the previous heat. XL Signal for Starting. — Some signal shall be given from the starting stand five minutes before the period of starting, after the lapse of which time tlie Judges shall give the word to start to such riders as are then ready; but should any horse prove restive in being brought up to the stand or in starting, the Judges may delay the start a short interval, at their own discretion. XII. Accidents. — If any accident happen to a horse or rider at a start, the Judges may grant as much delay as they think neces- sary; not, however, to exceed the time allowed between the heats of the race in which the horses are about to contend. XIII. Winner. — The horse that first gets his head to the w'm- ning-post shall be considered the winner of the heat. In the race best two in three, a horse that wins two heats, or distances " the field," wins the race. In the race best three in five, the horse that wins three heats, or distances "the field," wins the race. Ruled Oct and De4D Heat. — In heats best two in three, a horse not winning one heat in three shall not be entitled to start for a fourth heat, but shall be "ruled out;" and in heats best three in five, a horse not winning one heat in five shall not be en- titled to start for a sixth heat, but shall be " ruled out." A " dead heat" shall be considered a heat, except with the horses that make it. XIV. Riders after Heat. — A rider, after a heat is ended, shall repair to the Judges' stand ; must not dismount until order- ed by the Judges, nor suffer any person to touch or put cover upon his horse until ordered by the Judges to dismount, on pain of be- ing distanced ; and then with his saddle he shall repair to the scales to be weighed. A rider wanting more than two pounds of his proper weight shall be declared distanced. XV. Horse Swerving. — If a horse run from the track into the field he shall be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he turn and again enter the Course at the place 72 ROLES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. from which he swerved, except the Judges believe he lost ground by swerving. XVI. Distances. — All horses whose heads have not reached the distance stand as soon as the leading horse arrives at the win- ning post, shall be declared distanced. If any jockey shall ride foul his horse shall be declared distanced. Whenever the winner of a heat is distanced by any default in riding, weight, or other- wise, the heat shall be awarded to the next best horse. In heats of 1 mile, 60 yards shall be a distance. « 2 miles, 100 " " " « 3 " 130 " " " " 4 " 150 " " " " 1 mile, best 3 in 5, 80 yards shall be a distance. XVIL Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be twenty minutes for mile heats ; thirty minutes for two-mile heats ; thirty-five minutes for three-mile heats ; forty-five minutes for four-mile heats, and twenty-five minutes for mile heats, best three in five. The time to commence when the leading horse passes the Judges' stand. XVIII. Rider Falling. — If a jockey fall from his horse while riding a heat, and another person of sufficient weight ride him in, he shall be considered as though the jockey had not fallen, pro- vided he return to the spot where the jockey fell. XIX. Foul Riding. — If a horse or rider shall cross, jostle, or strike another horse or ridet', or do anything that impedes an- other horse, accidentally or not, it is foul riding, and the horse that impedes the other shall be adjudged distanced. And if the Judges are satisfied that the riding was intentionally foul, or that the rider was instructed so to ride, the party or parties so offend- ing shall not be allowed to ride, enter, or attend over this Course in any race under the control of the Association. Although a leading horse is entitled to any part of the track, if he crosses from the right to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the track, when a horse is so near him that in changing his posi- tion he compels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, or if he causes the rider to pull him out of his stride, it is foul riding. And if, in passing a leading horse, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse passed to shorten his stride. OLEXTANGY PAUIi ASSOCIATION. 73 it is foul riding. All complaints of foul riding must be made be- fore the horsof? start in another beat ; and if it happens in the last heat, then before the Judges leave the stand. XX. Collusion. — Xo compromise or agreement between two or more persons not to oppose each other, or to run jointly against any other person or persons, will be permitted. Upon satisfactory proof of the same being produced before the Judges, they shall declare the horse of such persons distanced ; and the parties so offending shall be ruled off the Course. XXI. Op Frauds. — Every horse started shall run a bona-fide race. If any fraud be discovered, and the purse, stakes, or match- money has been paid, the same shall be restored on demand of the Judges, and by them paid over to the next best horse. If the money be not restored by the illegal holder, he shall be ex- pelled from the Association, and shall ever thereafter be ineli- gible as a member. If not a member of the Association, he shall be prohibited from ever running a horse over the Course again. XXII. Of Forfeits. — A person owing a forfeit in any stakes or matches run over or agreed to be run over any Course, shall not be allowed 'to start a horse for a purse or sweepstakes, but no charge that such foi'feit is due shall be lieard unless made before starting. No horse, owned by a person prevented from starling one under .he Rules of the Association, shall bo allowed to run, though said horse be entered in another nanao, or found in an- other stable. Whenever the Judges are informed that a person has entered, or caused a horse to be entered or named in a race in violation of any rule of the Association, they shall immediately make an examination of the evidence, so as to enable them to come to a correct decision upon the case. XXIII. Of Disqualificationasto Age.— Where there is a doubt about the age of a horse, the Judges may call in the assistance of persons, in whose knowledge and honesty they have confidence, to aid them in deciding the question. When a clear case of dis- qualiiication is made out, the entrance-money shall be forfeited, and they shall not allow the horse to start in tiie race; but if tliey have doubts they may allow the horse to run; and if he prove a winner, they shall retain the money or purse, and give the par- ties sixty days to procure testimony touching the case. If the disqualiScation is made out, they shall pay the moaey to the own- 74 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. er of the horse that was placed second in the race ; and if it is not made out, they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed best in the race. XXIV. Standing on Track and Striking a IIorse. — Xo per- son shall be permitted to strike a horse with a whip over three feet in length to get jim from the stand in the start, or to assist his speed in the running of a race ; nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider, under the penalty of expulsion from the Course. XXV. Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or at- tendant of a horse use improper language to the officers on the Course, or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a horse upon this Course again in any race under the control of the Association. XXVI. Drawing or Selling. — Xo person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse (if by the sale the horse be drawn) dur- ing the pendency of a race, unless by the permission of the Judges, under the penalty of being expelled from the Association. XXVII. Sweepstakes, &c. — In sweepstakes or matches stakes shall be put up or forfeit? paid before the riders are weighed for the race, in the order in which the horses are to be plr.ced in the start. The order of starting to be determined by lot. Wb en more than one nomination has been made by the same individual in any sweepstakes to be run over the Olentangy Park Association Course, and it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the Judges that all interest in such nomination has been bona-Jide disposed of before the time of starting, and the horses have not been trained in the same stable, all may start, although standing in the same name in the list of nominations. If a nominated horse die, or a subscriber nominating him die before the race, no forfeit shall be required. XXVIII. Of Handicaps. — None but horses that have run dur- ing the meeting shall be permitted to start for a handicap purse. No horse shall be handicapped to carry extra weight ; but for the purpose of equalizing the horses a reduction of the regular weight may be made. The President or Acting President shall handicap the horses, and the weights shall bo announced immediately after OLENTANGY PARK ASSOCIATION. 76 the race of the day previous to the liandicap race. Gentlemen designing to start shall, within an hour after the announcement, deposit their entries in the entry-box, XXIX. Walk Over. — No purse or money will be given for a walk. XXX. Power of Judges. — In all matters relating to the race or running, not provided by these rules, the Judges of the day will decide and direct according to the best of their judgment, and the usages of the turf in such cases. RULES FOR RUIfNING AND BETTING. 1. All bets are understood to relate to the purse or stakes, if nothing be said to the contrary at the time of making the bet. 2. A bet made on a horse is void, if the horse betted on does not start. 3. When a bet is made on a horse, play or pay, the horse must start, or the party betting on him loses the bet. 4. A bet made on a heat to come shall be void, unless all the horses that have the right shall start, and unless the bet be be- tween such named horses as do start. 5. A bet made during the running of a heat is not determined until the race is over, if the heat is not mentioned at the time of of making the bet. 6. A confirmed bet cannot be off but by mutual consent, ex- cept in cases hereinafter mentioned. V. Either of the bettors may demand stakes to be made, and on refusal declare the bet to be void. 8. Bets agretd to be paid or received elsewhere than at the place of running, or any other specified place, cannot be declared off on the Course. 9. If a bettor be absent on the day of running, a public declara- tion of the bet may be made on the Course to the Judges before the race commences, and a demand whether any person will make stakes for the absent party ; and it no person consent to do so, the bet may be declared void. 76 RULES AND UEGULATIONS FOR RACING AKD BETTING. 10. Where a race is postponed, all by-bets, except they are play or pay, shall be off. 11. A bet on the field is off, unless all the horses advertised to run shall start, sweepstakes excepted ; in them, if one horse is betted against the field, and only one of the field start, the bet must stand. 12. When a bettor undertakes to place the horse in a race, he must give such a specific place, as first, second, third, and so on. The word last shall not be construed to mean fourth and distanced, if four start, but fourth only and so on. A distanced horse must be placed distanced. 13. If, in the final heat of a race, there be but one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the race. 14. Horses that win a heat shall be considered better than those which do not win a heat ; and those that win two heats better than those which win one heat, provided they are not distanced in the race. Of the horses that each win a heat, he shall be consid- ered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. Of the horses that have not won a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. 15. Distanced horses are beaten by those that are not distanced. Drawn horses shall be considered distanced. Horses ruled out shall not be considered distanced. A horse distanced in a subse- quent heat beats a horse distanced in a previous heat. Horses dis- tanced in the same heat are equal. IG. In running heats, if it cannot be decided which horse is first, it shall be deemed a dead heat, and shall not be counted, but shall be considered a heat as regards all the rest of the horses in the race ; and those only shall start for the next heat which would have been entitled had the heat been won by either horse making the dead heat. 17. Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided, as they are placed in the official records. OLENTANGY PARK ASSOCIATION. ^7 TI^OTTinSTG- AINT) PACINGS. I. Natttre of Rules. — All matches or sweepstakes whiclx shall come off over this Course will be governed by these rules, unless the contrary is mutually agreed upon by the parties making such match or stake. II. Power OF Postponement. — In case of unfavorable weather, or other unavoidable causes, all purses, matches, or sweepstakes announced to come off, to which the proprietors contribute, they shall have the power to postpone until a future day, upon giving notice of the same. III. Qualification of Eorses Starting. — Horses trained in the same stable or owned in part by the same person, within three days, shall not start for a purse ; and horses so entered shall for- feit their entrance. Ahorse starting alone shall receive but one- half the purse. Ilorses deemed by the Judges not fair trotting horses shall be ruled off previous to, or distanced at the termina- tion of, the heat. IV. Entries. — All entries shall be made under a seal, enclosing the entrance-money (ten per cent, on the purse), and addressed to the proprietor, at such time and place as may have been previous- ly designated by advertisement. V. Weight to be Carried. — Every trotting horse starting for match, purse, or stake shall carry one hundred and forty-five pounds, if in harness ; the weight of the sulky and harness not to be considered. Pacing horses liable to the same rule. VI. Distances. — A distance for mile heats, best three in five, shall be one hundred yards ; for one-mile heats, eighty yards ; and for every additional mile, an additional eighty yards. VII. Time between Heats. — The time between lieats shall be, for one mile, twenty minutes ; and for every additional mile an ad- ditional five minutes. VIII. Power of Judges. — There shall be chosen, by the pro- prietor of the Course or Stewards, three Judges, to preside over a race for purses, and by them an additional Judge shall be appointed for the distance stand. They may also, during or previous to a '78 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. race, appoint inspoctors at any part of the Course, whose reports (and theirs alone) shall be received of any foul riding or driving. IX. Difference of Opinion between Judges. — Should a differ- ence of opinion exist between the Judges in the starting stand, on any question, a majority shall govern. X. Judges' Duties. — The Judges shall order the horses saddled or harnessed five minutes previous to the time appointed for start- ing ; any rider or driver causing undue detention after being called up, l)y making false starts or otherwise, the Judges m.iy give the word to start without reference to the horse so offending, unless convinced such delay is unavoidable on the part of the rider or driver, in which case not more than thirty minutes shall be con- sumed in attempting to start ; and, at the expiration of that time, the horse or horses ready to start shall receive the word. XI. Starting Horses. — The pole shall be drawn for by the Judges ; the horse winning a heat shall, for the succeeding heats, be entitled to a choice of the track ; on coming out on the last stretch, each horse shall retain the track first selected ; any horse deviating shall be distanced. XII. Riders or Drivers. — Riders and drivers shall not be per- mitted to start unless dressed in jockey style. XIII. Weights of Riders and Drivers. — Riders and drivers shall weigh, in the presence of one or more of the Judges, previous to starting ; and after a heat, are to come up to the starting stand, and not dismount until so ordered by the Judges ; any rider or driver disobeying shall, on weighing, be precluded from the benefit of the weight of Ws saddle and whip, and if not full weight, shall be distanced. XIV. Penalty of Foul Riding or Driving. — A rider or driver committing any act which the judges may deem foul riding or driv- ing shall be distanced. XV. Horses Breaking. — Should any horse break from his trot or pace, it shall be the duty of the rider or driver to pall his horse to a trot or pace immediately, and in case of the rider or driver re- fusing to do so, the penalty shall be that the next best horse shall have the heat ; if the rider or driver should comply with the above, and he should gain by such break, twice the distance so gained OLENTANGY PAKE ASSOCIATION. 79 shall be taken away on the coming out ; a horse breaking on the score fihall not lose the heat by so doing. XVI. The Winnin(j Horse. — A horse must win two heats to be entitled to the purse, unless he distance all other horses in one heat. A distanced horse in a dead heat shall not start again. XVII. Relative to Heats. — A horse not winning one heat in three shall not start for a fourth heat unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. When a dead heat is made between two horses, that if either had won the heat the race would have been decided, they two only shall start again. In races best three in five, a horse shall win one heat in five to be allowed to start for the sixth heat, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. Such horses as are prevented from starting, by this rule, shall be consid- ered drawn and not distanced. XVIII. On Heats and Distances. — If two horses each win a heat, and neither are distanced in the race, the one coming out ahead on the last heat to be considered the best ; the same rule to bo applied to horses neither winning a heat, and neither dis- tanced. If one horse wins a heat, he is better than one that does not, provided he docs not get distanced in the race; then the other, if not distanced, shall be best. A horse that wins a heat, and is distanced, is better than one not winning a heat and being distanced in the same heat. A horse distanced in tlie second heat is better than one distanced in the first heat. XIX. Horses Drawn. — Horses drawn before the conclusion of a race shall be considered distanced. XX. Outside Bets. — In all matches made play or pay, outside bets not to be considered play or pay, unless so understood by the parties. XXI. Of Plat or Pay Matches. — All moneys bet on play or pay matches by outside bettors are not considered play or pay. XXII. Betting. — Absent Bettors.— A confirmed bet cannot be let off without mutual consent. If either party be absent at the time of trotting, and the money be not staked, the party present may declare the bet void, in the presence of the Judges, unless some party will stake the money betted for the absentee. XXIII. Compromise Matches. — Ail bets made by outside bet- tors on compromised matches are considered drawn. 80 RUtES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. XXIV. Bettors of Odds, &c. — The person who bets the odds has a right to choose the horse or tlie field. When he has chosen his horse, the field is what starts against liiin ; but there is no field unless one starts with him. If odds are bet without naming the horses before the trot is over, it must be determined as the odds were at the time of making it. Bet-j made in trotting are not de- ternuued till the purse is won, if the heat is not specified at the time of betting. XXV. Houses Excluded from Starting, or Distanced. — All bets made on horses precluded from starting (by Rule 19), being distanced in the race, or on such horses against each other, shall be drawn. XXVI. In Cases op Dispute and Improper Conduct. — la all cases of dispute not provided for by the Rules, the Judges for the day will decide finally. In case of a trot or match being proved to their satisfaction to have been made or conducted improperly or dishonestly on the part of the principals, they shall have the power to declare all bets void. XXVII. Size of Whips to be Used. — No rider or driver shall be allowed any other than a reasonable length of whip, viz., for sad- dle horses, two feet ten inches ; sulky, four feet eight inches ; wagon, five feet ten inches. XXVIII. In Case of Accidents. — In case of accidents, but five minutes shall be allowed over the time specified by Rule No. 10, unless the Judges think more time necessary. XXIX. Judges' Stand. — No person shall be allowed in the Judges' stand but the Judges, reporters, and members, at the time of trotiing. XXX. In Case of Deatu. — All engagements are void upon tho decease of either party before being determined. EULES AND EEGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ®00Hatou |litre-C0urse %smxiitm, LOUISVILLE, KY. Rule I. Members. — No person shall be admitted as a member of this Association unless nominated by a member, and admitted by a vote of the members, at a meeting of the Association. In voting upon the admission of new members, one blackball in ten shall exclude the applicant. II. Quorum. — Ten members, including the officers present, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business ; but no altera- tion of the Rules shall be made, or new rules adopted, unless by a two-thirds vote. III. Privilege of Members. — Every member shall have the privilege of introducing to the Course and to the stands the mem- bers of his family — the males not to be over twenty-one years of age. IV. Regular Meetings. — There shall be two regular meetings of the members in each year — one during the race week in the Spring, and one during the race week in the Fall, and at such time and place as may be fixed by the Association, or its officers. V. Called Meetings. — A members' meeting may at any time be called by the President, or any three members, and signed by the Secretary. One month's notice shall be given of any called meeting by publication ia some newspaper. VI. Expulsion of Members — To expel a member, two-thirds of the members present shall consent. YII. Stock Transfers. — Xo transfer of stock shall be author- ized until the certilicate of stock be surrendered, and a transfer thereof be made on the transfer-book, l)y the owner or his attorney, to the purciiaser, when a new certificate shall be issued, sealed with the seal of the corporation, attested by the Prusident and Secretary. 4* 82 RULES AND KEGITLaTIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. VIII. Officers. — The officers of this Association shall consist of a President, four Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer, all of whom shall serve during the pleasure of the Association. IX. Elections. — All elections shall be by ballot. Elections for officers shall be held at the regular Fall meeting, when a majority of the voters present shall elect. X. Vacancies. — When a vacancy shall occur in any office, the appointment of which is reserved to the members, it shall be the duty of the President and Vice-President to provide for the dis- charge of its duties at the next regular Fall meeting. XI. Officers JMake Rules. — The President and Vice-Presidents (three of them concurring) shall have power to make all useful rules for the preservation of good order and decorum on the Course, and shall decide all matters relating thereto not otherwise provided for. XII. President's Duties. — The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association ; shall, assisted by the Vice-Presidents, act as Judgeof all races run over its Course, and in the absence of the Vice-Presidents, shall appoint his assistant Judges for the day. In the absence of the President, his duty shall be discharged by the oldest Vice-President present. XIII. SSecretaky's Duties. — It shall be the duty of the Secretary to attend the Judges in each day's race ; keep a book in which shall be recorded the names of the members, the rules of the Club, the proceedings of each meeting, the entries of horses, the names of their respective owners, the color, name, age, sire, and dam of each horse, with a description of each rider's dress ; also, an ac- count of each day's race, and the time of each heat ; and after the races are over he shall publish the results, with a description and pedigree of the winner. XIV. Treasurer's Duty. — The Treasurer shall receive and dis- burse all the funds of the Association. lie shall give bond, with security, to be approved by the President, in such sum as be shall require, for the faithful performance of his duties. At each Fall meeting he shall present in writing a statement of his receipts and expenditures during the year. XV. ScPERiNTENDEN'T AND STEWARDS. — Tlicrc shall be a Super intcndent and five Stewards, all of whom shall be appointed by the President and Vice-Presidents. XVI. Salaries. — The salary of the Secrctai-y, Ti-easuroi', and WOODLAWN RaCE-CODKSE ASSOCIATION. 83 Superintendent shall be regulated by the President and Vice Presidents. XVII. Stewards. — The Stewards shall attend on the Course, preserve order, clear the traek, keep the crowd from the horses when approaching the stand, and exercise vigilance to prevent dis- order, and to detect foul riding and other misconduct. XVIII. SaPERiNTENDENT. — The Superintendent shall, under the direction of the President and Vice-Presidents, exercise a general supervision over the grounds of the Association. lie shall have the outside track put in condition for trial runs two wcjks before each race meeting ; but no one shall go upon the same at any time without bis permission, he being the sole judge of the propriety of its being used. XIX. Judges. — There shall not be less than three Judges in the stand during the pendency of a heat, who shall decide all disputes that may arise, and no appeal shall be allowed irom their decision without; their consent. In all questions relating to the race, and not provided for by these Rules, the Judges shall decide accord- ing to iheir best judgm(mt and the usages of the turf in like cases. XX. Judges may Postpone a Race. — The Judges for the day may postpone a purse race, on account of bad weather, but for no other cause. No fresh entry of horses shall be allowed in such a case. XXI. During the pendency of a race, none but the Judges of the dav, attended by the Secretary, shall be admitted to the Judge's stand. XXII. Timers. — Timers appointed by the presiding officers of the day shall occupy a separate stand, from which all other persons shall be excluded during the pendency of a heat. XXIII. ExTraES. — All entries of horses to be run for any purse shall be in writing, sealed, and delivered to the Secretary at such time and place as may be prescribed by the officers of the Associa- tion. Each entry shall state the name, age, color, and sex of the horse entered, the name of its sire and dam, and a particular de- scription of the rider's dress. As soon as the entries shall be closed, the Secretary shall proceed to open the same, and make out a list and post them up. XXIV. ExTiiANCE-iloNEY. — Anv memb'^r entering a horse to run for his own benefit shall be required to pay, as entrance money seven and one-half per cent, on the amount of the purse. Where the horse is ruuuing for the benchc of a person not a member, the 54 RULES AND KEGULATI0N3 FOR RACING AND BETTING. entrance shall be ten per cent. In all cases the entrance-money must accompany the entrance. XXV. E.VTKANCE IN IDE NAME OF MEMBERS. — No entrance in the name of a member (not owning or controlling the entered horse) shall be valid unless the signature of the member be written there- on in his own hand. No entry shall be made for a jockey-club purse but by a member. XXVI. Defaulters — No person shall be permitted to start a horse in any race over this Course who shall have failed to pay all forfeits due by him on account of stakes run for over this Course ; nor shall any horse be permitted to run over this Course, in the name of any person whatever, so long as forfeits incurred by the horse remain unpaid. No defaulter shall be permitted to make a nomination in any stake to be run for over this Course, nor shall a nomination be made by another person, of a horse in which a de- faulter has an interest, and all such nominauons are hereby de- clared void. After each day's race, the Secretary shall make out and record on the books of the Association a list of the defaulters. XXVII. Nominations by Persons other than the Owner. — No person shall be permitted to nominate in any stake to be run over this Course any horse of which he is not the owner, unless by written permission of the owner, to be filed with the Secretary ; but by such permission the owner shall not incur any liability for the forfeit, the liabilities and penalties for which shall attach to the person nominating and to the horse. XXVIII. No Negko to make a Nomination. — No negro or mu- latto shall be permitted to make a nomination in any stake to be run for over this Course. XXIX. Several Nominations. — Persons making several nomi- nations in the same stake, may, by bona-fide sale of any one or more of them, confer the right upon the purchaser to run in the stake, and also may stand himself from the reserved entry or en- tries, it being understood that the original subscriber is still liable for the forfeit, if not paid by the purchaser. XXX. Death of Entered IIorse. — If any horse nominated in a stake die, or the person nomiuatiug him die before the race, no fori'eit shall bo required. XXXI. Joint Nominations. — Death. — In joint nominations, if one of the persons nominating die, the survivor sliall be liable fur the forliiit, and entitled to the benefit of the nomination. WOODLAWN RACE-COURSE ASSOCIATION. 85 XXXII. No MORE THAN OnE HoRSE TO StART FROM THE SAME Stable. — Exception. — No two riders from the same stable shall be allowed to ride in the same race, except by special permission of the Judges ; nor shall more than one horse from the same sta- ble be allowed to start in the same race, unless it be in a single heat. Nor shall two or more horses, owned in whole or in part by the same person, be allowed to start in the same race, unless it be in a single heat. XXXIII. Jockey's Dress. — Each member of the Association, before starting horses over this Course, shall be required to report to the Secretary the colors in which his jockey will ride; but no member shall adopt the same combination of colors previously se- lected and reported by another member. Persons not members of this Association making entries in stakes to be run over this Course, shall be required to report to the Secretai-y the evening before the race the colors in which their jockeys will ride. The declaration that the rider's dress will be "fancy" is not a proper designation of colors. Jockey's caps and jackets shall be made of silk, satin, merino, or velvet ; the pants of linen, cotton, or other appropriate material. For any violation of this rule, a penalty of ten dollars shall be assessed by the Judges, and the amount added to the purse or stake of the occasion, XXXIV. Ages. — A horse's age shall be reckoned from the first of January ; that is to say, that a horse foaled in 1859 shall be reckoned one year old on the first day of January, 1860. XXXV. Weights and Weighing. — The following weights shall be carried : two year-olds, 86 pounds; three-year-olds, 90 pounds; four-year-olds, 104 pounds; five-year-olds, 115 pounds; six-year-olds, 121 pounds ; aged, 124 pounds. There shall bo allowed to mares, fillies, and geldings a deduction of three pounds from these weights. ' The Judges shall see that each rider has his proper weight before the start, and that he has within two pounds of it after eacli heat. Weights shall not be made by wetting the blanket placed on or under the saddle. At the close of each heat, every rider must re- pair with his horse to the Judges' stand and await their order to dismount, and no groom shall be permitted to clothe any horse until the rider shall have been dismounted by the Judges. • The rider shall then repair to the scales to be weighed. For any viola- tion of this rule the horse involved shall be declared distanced. XXXVI. Placing. — The placing of the horses at starting shall 86 RULES AND REOntATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. be determined as drawn from the entry-box, and in stakes they shall start in the order in which they are nominated. XXXVII. Starting. — In every race run over this Course the mode of starting shall be as follows : The Judges of the day shall have the horses taken back a proper distance from the stand under the care of one of the Stewards ; from that point they sliall, in the order of their placing, be led at a walk until the signal to start is given. The Judge may give the signal at any moment when the horses are approaching the stand, and, should the signal not be given before reaching the stand, the horses shall again be taken back to the place whence they were led. Should any groom, while approaching the stand, fail or refuse to obey the orders of the Stewards, or intentionally let his horse go so that he shall break away, theowner of such horse shall, for every such offence, be fined five dollars, which shall go to the Treasury of the Association. Unruly and vicious horses may be assigned any position at the start which the Judges may deem necessary to secure the safety of the other horses and riders. The signal for starting shall be the tap of the drum, after which there shall be no recall. The steward shall report to the Judges any disobedience or misconduct of the persons starting the horses. XXXVIII. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be twenty minutes for mile heats, thirty minutes for two-mile heats, forty minutes for three-mile heats, and forty-five minutes for four- mile heats. XXXIX. Foul Riding. — A horse that has won a heat shall be entitled to the track in starting for the next heat, other horses taking position in the order of their placing in the previous heat. The leading horse in any part of the race shall have the right to select his own ground, from which he shall not swerve to the right or left so as to impede any other horse. Should any rider cross, jostle, or strike another, or his horse, run on his horse's heels, or do anything else that may impede his adversary, he will be deemed distanced, and, if intentionally, the offending rider shall never be permitted again to ride over or attend a horse on this Course. XL. Of Aids. — No person other than the rider shall be per- mitted to strike a horse, or attempt, by shouting or otherwise, to assist a horse in getting a start or to increase his speed in running in any race, nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider, uadcr penalty of exclusion from the Course for WOODLAWN EACE-COURSE ASSOCIATION. 87 either offence ; and if such person be the owner, trainer, or rubber of such horse, or instigated to the act by either of said persons, such hor.^e shall be declared distanced. But this rule shall not be construed to forbid the starter of any horse from striking him with an ordinary riding whip in order to get him off. XLI. Horses to Rpn a Fair Race. — Every horse started shall run a bona-Jide race. If any horse shall run to lose, the owner, trainer, and rider shall forfeit all rights under the rules of this As- sociation, and no longer be allowed to hold any connection with it. No compromise or agreement between any two persons starting horses, or their agents, or grooms, not to oppose each other, upoa a promised division, shall be permitted, and no persons shall run their horses with determination to oppose jointly any other horse iu the race. In either case, upon satisfactory proof of such agree- ment, the Judges shall award the purse to the next best horse, and the person offending shall never be permitted again to start a horse over this Course. XLII. Winner. — A horse that wins two heats or distances the field in one wins the purse; but one that does not win a heat in three shall not be allowed to start for a fourth. When thus pro- hibited from starting, however, he shall not be deemed distanced, and all bets on his being distanced shall be void. The race called "best tliree in five" is an exception to this rule, where the winner must win three heats, and all others are allowed to run five heats, if there be so many. Dead heats not to be counted against the horses making them. XLIII. Ok'the Beaten Horses. — He shall be declared the best that wins a heat. Of beaten horses that have won each a heat, that one which is first in the last heat of the race shall he declared best in the race. Those not winning a heat shall be placed and bets decided accordingly as they come to the stand at the termi- nation of the race. If the winner of a heat is afterwards distanced, he is beaten by those that f ave their distance. A horse distanced in a second heat is better than one distanced in the first, ani so on through the race. XLIV. Drawing. — Xo person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse auring the race, except by permission of the Judges, un- der the penalty of being excluded from the Club and not being al« 88^ RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. lowed any participation in its racing hereafter. A drawn horse shall be considered distanced XLV. Distance. — There shall be two distance Judges appointed by tlie President, wlio shall repair to the Judges' staud after each beat and report the distanced horses and any Ibul riding, if any have been observed by them. A horse whose head reaches the distance as soon as the winuer reaches the wiuniug-post shall not be considered distanced. A horse vrho fails to bring in his proper weight, or is disqualified from winning by foal riding, is to be deemed distanced. The distance in a mile shall be 60 yards. " two miles " 80 " " three '' " 100 " " four " " 120 " In match races there shall be a distance unless the contrary be expressly stipulated by the parties. XLVI. Doubtful Age, Ownership, etc. — On suggestion of any doubts as to age, ownership, etc., of any horse entered for a race, it shall be the duty of the Judges to inquire into the facts, and, if satisfied that any rule of the Association is about to be violated, to exclude such horse from the race; and if the horse is permitted to run from a doubt not being sustained, and any doubt remaining on the minds of the Judges, the purse, if won by such horse, shall be withheld until the doubt is confirmed or done away with. On being eventually sustained, the purse shall be awarded and paid to the next best horse in the race. XLVII. If any Fraud shall be Discovered, by which the win- ner shall have been improperly paid the purse, such as deception as to weight, age, ownership, partnership, etc., the Judges shall demand its restoration, and it shall be paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If not restored, the illegal holder of the purse, if a member, shall be expelled from the Club, and he shall not be allowed to hold any connection with it. If not a member, no horse which has been trained by him, or in which he may be interested, shall be allowed to start on this Course. XLV'III. Matches. — In match races, the Rules of this Associa- tion shall govern, unless the contrary be expressly stipulated. All matches run over this Course shall be under the control of the olli- ccrs of this Association. The parties to matches may change the weights and distances. WOODLAWN RACE-COURSE ASSOCIATION. .89 XLIX. Sweepstakes. — All sweepstakes advertised to be run over this Course shall be subject to the cognizance of this Asso- ciation, and no change of nominations once made shall be allowed after closing, unless by consent of all the parties. The Secretary shall receive all the forfeits, and enforce the rule against default- ers, lie shall be allowed live per cent, on all forfeits paid him after the race. L. Ip ANY OWNER, traiucr, rider, starter, or attendant of a horse shall use any threats, or other improper language, towards any offi- cer of the Association in the discharge of his official duty, the per- son so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a horse again on this Course. LI. Gambling. — No gambling shall be permitted on the grounds of the Association, and the officers will see that this Kule be re- garded. LII. Females. — Xo female shall be admitted within the Course or upon the stand unless she be under the escort of a gentleman. BETTING-. 1. All bets are understood to relate to the purse, if nothing is said to the contrary. '2. A bet upon a purse or heat is void if the horse bet on does not start. 3. Where a bet is against the field, it is understood to be upon one horse, against as many as start ; but one other must start, or it is no bet. 4. When both parties are present, either party has a right to demand that the money be staked before the horses start ; and if one refuse, the other may, at his option, declare the bet void. 5. If either party be absent on the day of the race (the money not* being staked), the party present may declare the bet void in the presence of respectable witnesses, before the race commences ; but if any person offer to stake for absentee, it is a confirmed bet. 90 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. RULES OF THE WOODLAWN TROTTING COURSE. The officers of the Race Course shall also be the officers of the Trotting Course. Ail powers conferred, and all duties prescribed, to them as offi cers ot the Race Course shall obtain on the Trotting Course. All Rules provided for the Race Course, so far as they are ap- plicable, shall govern the Trotting Course. Such changes and additions as are required are herein expressed: Rule I. Weights and Weighting. — Every trotting horse, mare, or gelding starting for match, purse, or stake, shall carry one hun- dred and forty-five pounds ; if in harness, the weight of the sulky and harness not to be considered. Pacing horses, mares, or geld- ings subject to the same rule. The Judges shall see that eacii rider has his proper weight before the start, and that he has within two pounds of it after each heat. Weight shall not be made by wet- ting the blanket placed on or under the saddle, nor on or in the sulky or wagon. At the close of each heat every rider must repair with his horse to the Judges' stand, and await their order to dis- mount ; and no groom or other person shall be permitted to cover any horse until the rider shall have been dismounted by the Judges. The rider shall then repair to the scales, with his saddle, to be weighed. For any violation of this rule, the horse involved sliajl be declared distanced. JI. Placing. — The places of the horses at starting shall be deter- mined as drawn from the entry-box ; and in stakes, they shall start in the order in which they are nominated. III. Starting. — The Judges shall order the horses to be sad- dled or harnessed five minutes previous to the time appointed for starting. Any rider or driver causing undue detention after being called up, by making false starts or otherwise, the Judges may give the word to start without reference to the situation of the horse so offending, unless convinced such a delay is unavoidable on the part of the rider or driver — in which case not more than thirty minutes shall be consumed in attempting to start, and at the expiration of that time the horse or horses ready to start shall receive the word. IV. T1.VIE between Heats. — The time between heats shall be, for WOODLAWN KACE-COURSE ASSOCIATION. 91 one mile, twenty minutes, and for every additional mile an addi- tional five minutes. V. Foul Riding. — A horse that has won a heat shall be entitled to (he track in starting for the next heat, other horses taking posi- tion in the order of their placing in the previous heat. The leading horse, in any part of the race, shall have the right to select his ground, f;om which he shall not swerve, either to the right or left, so as to impede another horse. Should any rider or driver cross, jostle, or strike another or his horse, run on his horse's heels, or do anything else that may impede his adversary, he shall be deemed distanced ; and if intentionally, the offending rider or driver shall never be permitted again to ride, drive over, or attend a horse on this Course. VI. Horses owned in part by the same person within three days shall not start for a purse, and horses so entered shall forfeit their entrance. A horse starting alone shall receive one-half the purse. Horses deemed by the Judges not fair trotting horses shall be ruled (jff previous to, or distanced at, the termination of the heat. VII. Bolting — If any horse shall bolt from the track into the field, he shall be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he return and again enter the Course at the point from which he swerved. VIII. Of Aids. — Xo person other than the rider or driver shall be permitted to strike a horse, or attempt, by shouting or other- wise, to assist a horse in getting a start, or to increase his speed in any race. Nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider or driver, under penalty of exclusion from the Course for cither offence ; and if such person shall be the owner, trainer, or rubber of such horse, or instigated to the act by either of the said persons, such horse shall be declared distanced. IX. Horses to go a Fair Race. — Every horse started shall go a hona-fide race. If any horse shall trot or pace to lose, the owner, trainer, and rider or driver shall forfeit all rights under the Rules of this Association, and no longer be allowed to hold any connection with it. No compromise or agreement between any two persons starting horses, or their agents or grooms, not to oppose each other, upon a promised division of the purse, shall be permitted; and no person shall trot or pace their horses with a determination to op- pose jointly any other horses in the race. In either case, upon satisfactory proof of such agreement, the Judges shall award the 92 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. purse to the next best horse, and the persons offending shall never be permitted again to start a horse over this Course. X. Winner. — A horse that wins two heats, or distances the field in one, wins the purse; but one that does not win a heat in three shall not be allowed to start for the fourth. When thus prohibited from starting, however, he shall not be deemed distanced ; and all bets on his being distanced shall be void. The race called "best three in live" is an exception to this rule, where the winner must win three lieats, and all others are allowed to start five heats, if there be so many, no horse having previously won three heats ; but no hoi'se that has not won a heat shall start more than five heats, unless the horse should make a dead heat. XI. Placing Horse. — Of the beaten horses he shall be de- clared the best that wins a heat. Of beaten horses that have each won a heat, that one which is best in the last heat of the race sliall be declared best in the race. Those not winning a heat shall be placed, and the bets decided accordingly, a? they come to the stand at the termination of the race. If the winner of a heat is after- wards distanced, he is beaten by those who save their distance. A horse distanced in a second heat is better than one distanced in the first, and so on through the race. XII. Drawing. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse during the race, except by permission of the Judges, un- der the penalty of being excluded from the Club, and not being allowed any participation in its racing hereafter. A drawn liorse shall be considered distanced. XIII. In the matches made against time, the parties making the match shall be entitled to three trials, unless expressly stipulated to the contrary, which trials shall be had on the same day. It is also understood that a trial horse may be used, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties making the match. XIV. Distance. — There shall be two distance Judges appointed by the President, who shall repair to the Judges' stand after each heat, and report the distanced horses and any foul riding, if any has been observed by them. A horse Avhose head reaches the dis- tance as soon as the winner reaches the winning-post shall not be considered distanced. A horse who fails to bring in his proper weight, or is disqualified from winning by foul riding, is to be deemed distanced. The distance in a mile shall be 80 yards ; two miles, 160 yards ; WOODLAWN RACE-COURSE ASSOCIATION. 98 three miles, 240 yards ; four miles, 240 yards. In match races there shall be a distance, unless the contrary be expressly stipu- lated by the parties. XV. Dead Heats. — If a dead heat would have decided the race had either of the contending horses won it, they alone shall start for another heat. If the third heat be a dead heat, none but the contending horses in that heat, with such others as tnay have won a previous heat, shall start for the fourth heat. Horses distanced in a dead heat shall be treated as though the heat had been won. XVI. SnorLD any horse break from his trot or pace, it shall be the duty of the rider or driver to pull his horse to a trot or pace immediately ; and in case of the rider or driver refusing to do so, the penalty shall be that the next best horse shall have the heat. If the rider or driver should comply with the above, and he should gain by such break, twice the distance so gained shall be taken away on the coming out. A horse breaking on the score shall not lose the heat by so doing. XVII. No rider or driver shall be allowed any other than a reasonable length of whip, viz., for saddle horses, two feet ten inches; sulky, four feet eight inches ; wagon, five feet ten inches. XVIII. In case of accident, but five minutes shall be allowed over the time specified in Rule No. 3, unless the Judges think more time necessary. XIX. Doubtful Age, Ownership, etc. — On suggestion of any doubts as to the age, ownership, etc., of any horse entered for a race, it shall be the duty of the Judges to inquire into the facts, and if satisfied that any rule of the Association is about to be violated, to exclude such horse from the race ; and if a horse is permitted to start from a doubt not being sustained, and any doubt remains on the minds of the Judges, the purse, if won by such horse, shall be withheld until the doubt is confirmed or done away with. On be- ing eventually sustained, the purse shall be awarded and paid to the next best horse in the race. XX. If any fraud shall be discovered by which the winner shall have been improperly paid the purse, such as a deception as to weight, age, ownership, partnership, etc., the Judges shall demand it^ restoration, and it shall be paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If not restored, the illegal holder of the purse, if a member, shall be expelled from the Club, and he shall not be al- lowed to hold any connection with it. If not a member, no horse 94 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. which has been trained by him, or in which he may be interested, shall be allowed to start on this Course. XXI. Matches. — In match races the Rules of this Association shall govern, unless the contrary be expressly stipulated. XXII. Sweepstakes. — All sweepstakes advertised to be trotted or paced over this Course shall be subject to the cognizance of this Association, and no change of nominations once made shall be allowed after closing, unless by consent of all the parties. The Secretary shall receive all forfeits, and enforce the rule against defaulters. He shall be allowed five per cent, on all forfeits paid after the race. XXIII. Quarter-Stretch. — No person, except those attending the horses, shall be allowed in the quarter-stretch during the pen- dency of a heat, nor until the riders or drivers are weighed after its conclusion. XXIV. If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or attendant of a horse shall use any threats, or other improper language, towards any oflicer of this Association in the discharge of his official duty, the per- son so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a horse again on this Course. XXV. Gambling. — No gambling shall be permitted on the grounds of the Association, and the officers shall see that this Rule is regarded. XXVI. Females. — No female shall be admitted within the Course or upon the stand unless she be under the escort of a gentleman. B E T T I ]Sr G^. 1. All bets are understood to relate to the purse, if nothing ia said to the contrary. 2. A bet upon the purse or heat is void if the horse bet on does not start. 3. Where a bet is made against the field, it is understood to be on one horse against as many as start ; but one other must start, or it is no bet. 4. When both parties are present, either party has a right to demand that the money be staked before the horses start ; and if one refuse, the other may, at his option, declare the bet void. WOODLAWN RACE-COURSE ASSOCIATION. 95 5. If either party be absent on the day of a race (the money not being staked), the party present may declare the bet void in the presence of respectable witnesses, before the race commences ; but if any person offer to stake for the absentee, it is a confirmed bet. 6. In all cases of dispute, not provided for by the Rules, the Judges of the day will decide finally. In case of a trot or match being proved to their satisfaction to have been made or conducted improperly or dishonestly on the part of the principals, they shall have the power to declare all bets void. EULES AITD EEGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CHILLICOTHE, OHIO. Rule I. Members. — No person shall be admitted as a member of this Association unless nominated by a member, and admitted by a vote of the members, at a meeting of the Association. In voting upon the admission of new members, one blackball in ten shall exclude the applicant. II. Quorum. — Ten members, including the officers present, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business ; but nc altera- tion of the Rules shall be made, or new rules adopted, unless by a two-thirds vote. III. Privilege of Members. — Every member shall have the privilege of introducing to the Course and to the stands the mem- bers of his family — the males not to be over twenty-one years of age. IV. Regular Meetings. — There shall be two regular meetings of the members in each year — one during the race week in the Spring, and one during the race week in the Fall, and at such time and place as may be fi.\ed by the Association, or its officers. V. Called Meetings. — A members' meeting may at any time be called by the President, or any three members, and signed by the Secretary. Two weeks' notice shall be given of any called meeting by publication in some newspaper. VI. Expulsion of Members — To expel a member, two-thirds of the members present shall consent. VII. Stock Transfers. — No transfer of stock shall be author- ized until the certificate of stock be surrendered, and a transfer thereof 1)0 made on the transfer-book, by the owner or his attorney, to the purchaser, when a new certificate shall be issued, sealed with the seal of the corporation, attested by the President and Secretary. CHILLICOTHB TROTTING-PARK ASSOCIATION. 9T Vni. Officers — The officers of this Association shall consist of a President, four Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer, all of whom shall serve during the pleasure of the Association. IX. Elections. — All elections shall be by ballot. Elections for officers shall be held at the regular Fall meeting, when a majority of the voters present shall elect. X. Vacancies. — When a vacancy shall occur in any oflBce, the appointment of which is reserved to the members, it shall be the duty of the President and Vice-President to provide for the dis- charge of its duties at the next regular Fall meeting. XI. Officers Make Rules. — The President and Vice-Presidents (three of them concurring) shall have power to make all useful rules for the preservation of good order and decorum on the Course, and shall decide all matters relating thereto not otherwise provided for. XII. President's Duties. — The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association ; shall, assisted by the Vice-Presidents, act as Judge of all races run over its Course, and in the absence of the Vice-Presidents, shall appoint his assistant Judges for the day. In the absence of the President, his duty shall be discharged by the oldest Vice-President present. XIII. Secretary's Duties. — It shall be the duty of the Secretaiy to attend the Judges in each day's race ; keep a book in which shall be recorded the names of the members, the rules of the Club, the proceedings of each meeting, the entries of horses, the names of their respective owners, the color, name, age, sire, and dam of each horse, with a description of each rider's dress ; also, an ac- count of each day's race, and the time of each heat ; and after the races are over he shall publish the results, with a description and pedigree of the winner. XIV. Treasurer's Duty. — The Treasurer shall receive and dis- burse all the funds of the Association. He shall give bond, witU security, to be approved by the President, in such sum as he shall require, for the faithful performance of his duties. At each Fall meeting he shall present in writing a statement of his receipts and expenditures during the year. XV. Supekintendent and Stewards. — There shall be a Super- intendent and five Stewards, all of whom shall be appointed by the President and Vice-Presidents. XVI. SALARiEs.-^The salary of the Secretary, Treasurer, and 5 9S K0LES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. Superintendent shall be regulated by the President and Yice- Presidents. XVII. Stewards. — The Stewards shall attend on the Course, preserve order, clear the track, keep the crowd from the horses when approaching the stand, and exercise vigilance to prevent dis- order, and to detect foul riding and other misconduct. XVIII. Sdperintendent. — The Superintendent shall, under the direction of the President and Vice-Presidents, exercise a general supervision over the grounds of the Association. He shall have the outside track put in condition for trial runs two weeks before each race meeting ; but no one shall go upon the same at any time wUhout his permission, he being the sole judge of the propriety of its being used. XIX. Judges. — There shall not be less than three Judges in the stand during the pendency of a heat, who sliall decide all disputes that may arise, and no appe il shall be allowed from their decision without their consent. In all questions relating to the race, and not provided for by these Rules, the Judges shall decide accord- ing to their best judgment and the usages of the turf in like cases. XX. Judges may Postpone a Race. — The Judges for the day may postpone a purse race, on account of bad weather, but for no other cause. No fresh entry of horses shall be allowed in such a case. XXI. During the pendency of a race, none but the Judges of the day, attended by the Secretary, shall be admitted to the Judge's stand. XXII. Timers. — Timers appointed by the presiding officers of the day shall occupy a separate stand, from which all other persons shall be excluded during the pendency of a heat. XXIII. Entries. — All entries of horses to be run for any purse shall be in writing, sealed, and delivered to the Secretary at such time and place as may be prescribed by the olTicers of the Associa- tion. Each entry shall state the name, age, color, and sex of the horse entered, the name of its sire and dam, and a particular de scription of the rider's dress. As soon as the entries shall be closed, the Secretary shall proceed to open the same, and make out a list and post them up. XXIV. Entrance-Money. — Any member entering a horse to run for his own benefit shall be required to pay, as entrance-money, seven and one-h;;lf per cent, on the amount of the purse. Vv here the horse is running for the benefit of a person not a member, the CHILLICOTHE TROTTING-PARK ASSOC! A.T10N. 99 entrance shall be ten per cent. In all cases the entrance-money must accompany the entrance. XXV. Entrance in the name op Members. — No entrance in the name of a member (not owningor controlling the entered horse) shall be valid unless the signature of the member bo written there- on in his own hand. No entry shall be made for a jockey-club purse but by a member. XXVI. Defaclters — No person shall be permitted to start a horse in any race over this Course who shall have failed to pav all forfeits due by him on account of stakes run for over this Course ; nor shall any horse be permitted to run over this Course, in the name of any person whatever, so long us forfeits incurred by the horse remain unpaid. No defaulter f-hall be permitted to make a nomination in any stake to be run for over this Course, nor shall a nomination 1)6 made by another person, of a horse in which a de- faulter has an interest ; and all such nomina'.ions are hereby de- clared void. After each day's race, the Secretary shall make out and record on the books of the Association a list of the defaulters. XXVII. Nominations ey Persons other than tde Owner. No person shall be permitted to nominate in any stake to be run over this Course any horse of which he is not the owner, unless by written permission of the owner, to be filed with the Secretary ; but by such permission the owner shall not incur any liability for the forfeit, the litibiiities and penalties for which shall attach to the person nominating and to the horse. XXVIII. No Negro to make a Nomination.— No negro or mu- latto shall be permitted to make a nomination in any stake to be run for over this Course. XXIX. Several Nominations. — Persons making several nomi- nations in the same stake, may, by bona-Jide sale of any one or more of them, confer the right upon the purchaser to run iu the stake, and also may stand himself from tlie reserved entry or en- tries, it being understood that the original subscriber is still liable for the forfeit, if not paid by the purchaser. XXX. Death of Entered Horse. — If any horse nominated in a stake die, or the person nominating him die before the race, no forfeit shall be required. XXXI. Joint Nominations. — Death. — In joint nominations, if one of the persons norainadng die, the survivor shall be liable for the foi'feit, and entitled to the benefit of the nomination. 100 EtTLES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTINO. XXXII. No MORE THAN OnE HoRSE TO StART FROM THE SAME Stable. — Exception. — No two riders from the same stable shall b J allowed to ride in the same race, except by special permission of the Judges ; nor shall more than one horse from any sta- ble be allowed to start in the same race, unless it be in a single heat. Nor shall two or more horses, owned in whole or in part by the t-anie person, be allowed to start in the same race, unless it be a single heat. XXXIII. Jockey's Dress. — Each member of the Association, before starting horses over this Course, shall be required to report to the Secretary the colors in which his jockey will ride; but no member shall adopt the same combination of colors previously se- lected and reported by another member. Persons not members of this Association making entries in stakes to be run over this Course, shall be required to report to the Secretary the evening before the race the colors in which their jockeys will ride. The declaration that the rider's dress will be "fancy" is not a proper designation of colors. Jockey's caps and jackets shall be made of silk, satin, merino, or velvet ; the pants of linen, cotton, or other appropriate material. For any violation of this rule, a penalty of ten dollars shall be assessed by the Judges, and the amount added to the purse or stake of the occasion. XXXIY. Ages. — A horse's age shall be reckoned from the first of January; that is to say, that a horse foaled in 1859 shall be reckoned one year old on the first day of January, 1800. XXXV. Weights and Weighing. — The following weights shall be carried : two year-olds, 8G pounds; three-year-clds, 90 pounds; four-year-olds, 104 pounds; five-year-olds, 115 pounds; six-year-olds, 121 pounds ; aged, 124 pounds. There shall be allowed to mares, fillies, and geldmgs a deduction of three pounds from these weights. The Judges shall see that each rider has his proper weight before the start, and that he has within two pounds of it after each heat. Weights shall not be made by wetting the blanket placed on or under the saddle. At the close of each heat, every rider must re- pair with his horse to the Judges' stand and await their order to dismount, and no groom shall be permitted to clothe any horse until the rider shall have been dismounted by the Judges. The rider shall then repair to the scales to be weighed. For any viola- tion of this rule the horse involved shall be declared distanced. XXXVI. Placing. — The placing of the horses at starting shall CHILLICOTHE TROTTING-PAKK ASSOCIATION. 101 be determined as drawn from the entry-box, and in stakes they shall start in the order in which they are nominated. XXXVII. Starting. — In every race run over this Course the mode of starting shall be this : The Judges of the day shall have the horses taken back a proper distance from the stand under the care of one of the Stewards ; from that point they shall, in the order of their placing, be led at a walk until the signal to start is given. The Judge may give the signal at any moment when the horses are approaching the stand, and, should the signal not be given before reaching the stand, the horses shall again be taken back to the place whence they were led. Should any groom, while approaching the stand, fail or refuse to obey the orders of the Stewards, or intentionally let his horse go so that he shall break away, the owner of such horse shall, for every such offence, be fined five dollars, which shall go to the Treasury of the Association. Unruly and vicious horses may be assigned any position at the start which the Judges may deem necessary to secure the safety of the other horses and riders. The signal for starting shall be the tap of the drum, after which there shall be no recall. The Steward shall report to the Judges any disobedience or misconduct of the persons starting the horses. XXXVIII. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be twenty minutes for mile heats, thirty minutes for two-mile heats, forty minutes for three-mile heats, and forty-five minutes for four- mile heats. XXXIX. Foul Riding. — A horse that has won a heat shall be entitled to the track in starting for the next heat, other horses taking position in the order of their placing in the previous heat. The leading horse in any part of the race shall have a right to select his ground, from which he shall not swerve to the right or left so as to impede any other horse. Should any rider cross, jostle, or strike another, or his horse, run on his horse's heels, or do anything else that may impede his adversary, he will be deemed distanced, and, if iutentionaily, the offending rider shall never be permitted again to ride over or attend a horse on this Course, and the Judges may change the rider of any horse, at any time during the race, they being first satisfied that the race is being run to lose. XL. Of Aids. — No person other than the rider shall be per- mitted to strike a horse, or attempt, by shouting or otherwise, to 102 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. assist a horse in getting a start or to increase his speed iu running in any race, nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider, under penalty of exclusion from the Course for either offence ; and if such person shall be the owu'^r, trainer, or rub- ber of such horse, or instigated to the act by either of said pcrsonv^, such horse shall bo declared distanced. But this rule shall not bo construed to forbid the starter of any horse from striking him with an ordinary riding whip in order to get him off. XLI. Horses to Run a Fair Race. — Every horse started shall run a bona-Jide race. If any horse shall run to lose, the owner, trainer, and rider shall forfeit all rights under the Rules of this As- sociation, and no longer be allowed to hold any connection with it. No compromise or agreement between any two persons starting horses, or their agents, or grooms, not to oppose each other, upon a promised division, shall be permitted, and no persons shall run their horses with determination to oppose jointly sny other horse in the race. In cither case, upon satisfactory proof of such agree- ment, the Judges shall award the purse to the next best horse, and the person offending shall never be permitted again to start a horse over this Course. XLII. Winner. — A horse that wins two heats or distances the field in one wins the purse ; but one that does not win a heat iu three shall not be allowed to start for a fourth. When thus pro- hibited from starting, however, he shall not be deemed distanced, and all bets on his being distanced shall be void. The race called "best three in tive" is an exception to this rule, where the winner must win three heats, and all others are allowed to run hve heats, if there be so many. Dead heats not to be counted against the horses making them. XLIII. Of the Beaten Houses. — He shall be declared the best that wins a heat. Of beaten horses that have won each a heat, that one which is first in the last heat of the race shall he declared best in the race. Those not winning a he.it shall be placed and bets decided accordingly as they come to the stand at tlie termi- nation of the race. If the winner of a heat is afterwards distanced, he is beaten by those that save their distance. A horse distanced in a second heat is better than one distanced in the first, and so on through the race. XLIV. Drawing. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell CHILLICOTnE TROTTING-PARK ASSOCIATION. 103 liis horse during the race, except by permission of the Judges, un- der the penalty of being excluded from the Club and not being al- lowed any participation in its racing hereafter. A drawn horse shall be considered distanced. XLV. Distance. — There shall be two distance Judges appointed by the President, who shall repair to the Judges' stand after each heat and report the distanced horses and any foul riding, if any have been observed by them. A horse whose head reaches the distance as soon as the winner reaches the winning-post shall not be considered distanced. A horse who fails to bring in his proper weight, or is disqualified from winning by foul ridi.ig, is to be deemed distanced. The distance in a mile shall be 60 yards. " two miles " 80 " " three " " 100 " " four " " 120 " In match races there shall be a distance unless the contrary be expressly stipulated by the parties. XLVI. Doubtful Age, Owneuship, etc. — On suggestion of any doubts as to the age, ownership, etc., of any horse entered for a race, it shall be the duty of the Judges to inquire into the lacts, and, if satisfied that any rule of the Association is about to be violated, to exclude such horse from the race; and if tiie horse is permitted to run iVom a doubt not being sustained, and any doubt remaining on the minds of the Judges, the purse, if won by such horse, shall be withheld until the doubt is confirmed or done away with. On being eventually sustained, the purse shall bo awarded and paid to the next best horse in the race. XLVII. If any Fraud shall de Discovered, by which the win- ner shall have been improperly paid the purse, such as deception as to weight, age, ownership, partnership, etc., the Judges shall demand its restoration, and it shall be paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If not restored, the illegal holder of the purse, if a member, shall be expelled the Club, and he shall net be allowed to liold any connection with it. If not a member, no horse which has been trained by him, or in which he may bo interested, shall be allowed to start on this Course. XLV^III. Matches. — In match races, the K>iles of this Associa- tion shall govern, unless the contrary be expressly stipulated. All matches run over this Course shall be under the control of the ofli- 104 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. cers of this Association. The parties to matches may change the weights and distances. XLIX. SwKKPSTAKES. — All swecpstakcs advertised to be run over this Course sh.ill be subject to the cognizance of this Asso- ciation, and no change of nominations once made shall be allowed after closing, unless by consent of all the parties. The Secretary shall receive all the forfeits, and enforce the rule against default- ers. He shall be allowed five per cent, on all forfeits paid him after the race. L. If any OWNER, trainer, rider, starter, or attendant of a horse shall use any threats, or other improper language, towards any officer of the Association in the discharge of his official duty, the per- son so offendiug shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a horse again on this Course. LI. Gambling. — No gambling shall be permitted on the grounds of the Association, and the officers shall see that this Rule is regarded, and all liquors excluded. LII. Females. — No female shall be admitted within the Course or upon the stand unless she be under the escort of a gentleman. B E T T I ]Sr G- 1. AH bets are understood to relate to the purse, if nothing is said to the contrary. 2. A bet upon the purse or heat is void if the horse bet on does not start. 3. Where a bet is made against the field, it is understood to be on one horse against as many as start ; but one other must start, or it is no bet. 4. When both parties are present, either party has a right to demand that the money be staked before the horses start ; and if one refuse, the other may, at his option, declare the bet void. 5. If either party be absent on the day of a race (the money not being staked), the party present may declare the bet void in the presence of respectable witnesses, before the i-ace commences ; but if any person offer to stake for absentee, it is a confirmed bet. CHILLICOTHS TR0TIII7G*PARE: ASSOCIATION. 105 TROTTING- IIULES. The officers of the Race Course shall also be the officers of the Trotting Course. All powers conferred, and all duties prescribed, to them as offi- cers of the Race Course shall obtain on the Trotting Course. All Rules provided for the Race Course, so far as they are ap- plicable, shall govern the Trotting Course. Such changes and additions as are required are herein expressed : Rule I. Weights and Weighing. — Every trotting horse, mare, or gelding starting for match, purse, or stake, shall carry one hun- dred and forty-five pounds ; if in harness, the weight of the sulky and harness not to be considered. Pacing horses, mares, or geld- ings subject to the same rule. The Judges shall see that each rider has his proper weight before the start, and that he has within two pounds of it after each heat. Weight shall not be made by wet- ting the blanket placed on or under the saddle, nor on or in the sulky or wagon. At the close of eacli heat every rider must repair with his horse to the Judges' stand, and await their order to dis- mount ; and no groom or other person shall be permitted to cover any horse until the rider shall have been dismounted by the Judges. The rider shall then repair to the scales, with his saddle, to be weighed. For any violation of this rule, the horse involved shall be declared distanced. II. Placing. — The places of the horses at starting shall be deter- mined as drawn from the entry-box ; and in stakes, they shall start in the order in which they are nominated. III. Starting. — The Judges shall order the horses to be sad- dled or harnessed five minutes previous to the time appointed for starting. Any rider or driver causing undue detention after being called up, by maknig false starts or otherwise, the Judges may give the word to start without reference to the situation of the horse so offending, unless convinced such a delay is unavoidable on the part of the rider or driver — in which case not more than thirty minutes shall be consumed in attempting to start, and at the expiration of that time the horse or horses ready to start shall receive the word. 6* 106 RULES AND EEGITLATIONS FOR RACmO AND BEITINO. IV. Time between Heats. — The time 'between heats shall be, for one mile, twenty minutes, and for every additional mile an addi- tional five minutes. V. Foul Riding. — A horse that has won a heat shall be entitled to (he track in starting for the next heat, other horses taking posi- tion in the order of their placing in the previous heat. The leading horse, in any part of the race, shall have the right to select his ground, from which he shall not swerve, either to the right or left, so as to impede another horse. Should any rider or driver cross, jostle, or strike another or his horse, run on his horse's heels, or do anything else that may impede his adversary, he shall be deemea distanced ; and if intentionally, the offending rider or driver shall never be permitted again to ride, drive over, or attend a horse on this Course, and the Judges may change the rider or driver of any horse at any time during the race, they being first satisfied that the race is being trotted or paced to lose. VI. Houses owned in part by the same person within three days shall not start for a purse, and horses so entered shall forfeit their entrance. A horse starting alone shall receive one-half the purse. Horses deemed by the Judges not fair trotting horses shall be ruled off previous to, or distanced at, the termination of the heat. VII. Bolting. — If any horse shall bolt from the track into the field, he shall be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he return and again enter the Course at the point from which he swerved. VIII. Of Aids. — Xo person other than the rider or driver shall be permitted to strike a horse, or attempt, by shouting or other- wise, to assist a horse in getting a start, or to increase his speed in any race. Nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider or driver, under penalty of exclusion from the Course for cither offence ; and if such person shall be the owner, trainer, or rubber of such horse, or instigated to the act by either of the said persons, such horse shall be declared distanced. IX. Horses to go a Fair Race. — Every horse started shall go a bona-fide race. If any horse shall trot or pace to lose, the owner, trainer, and rider or driver shall forfeit all rights under the Rules of this Association, and no longer be allowed to hold any connection with it. No compromise or agreement between any two persons starting horses, or their agents or grooms, not to oppose each other, upon a promised division of tho purse, shall bo permitted ; and uo CHILLICOTHK TEOTTINO-PAEK ASSOCIATION. 101 person shall trot or pace their horses with a determination to op- pose jointly any other horses in the race. In either case, upon satisfactory proof of such agreement, the Judges shall award the purse to the next best horse, and the persons offending shall never be permitted again to start a horse over this Course. X. WiNNEn, — A horse that wins two heats, or distances the field in one, wins the purse; but one that does not win a heat in three shall not be allowed to sttrt for the fourth. When thus prohibited from starting, however, he shall not be deemed distanced ; and all bets on his being distanced shall be void. The race called "best three in five" is an exception to this rule, where the winner must win three heats, and all others are allowed to start five heats, if there bo so many, no horse having previously won three heats ; but no hoi'se that has not won a heat shall start more than five heats, unless the horse should make a dead heat. XI. Placing Horse. — Of the beaten horses he shall be de- clared the best that wins a heat. Of beaten horses that have each won a heat, that one which is best in the last heat of the race shall be declared best in the race. Those not winning a heat shall bQ placed, and the bets decided accordingly, a? they come to the stand at the termination of the race. If the winner of a heat is after- wards distanced, he is beaten by those who save their distance. A horse distanced in a second heat is better than one distanced in the first, and so on through the race. ZII. Drawing. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse during the race, except by permission of the Judges, un- der the penalty of being excluded from the Club, and not being allowed any participation in its racing hereafter. A drawn horse shall be considered distanced. XIII. In the matches made against time, the parties making tho match shall be entitled to three trials, unless expressly stipulated to tho contrary, which trials shall be had on the same day. It is also understood that a trial horse may be used, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties making tho match. XIV. Distance. — There shall be tv/o distance Judges appointed by the President, who shall repair to the Judges' stand after each heat, and report the distanced horses and any foul riding, if any has been observed by them. A horse whose head reaches the dis- tance as soon as the winner reaches the vviuuing-post shall liot be considered distanced. A horse who fails to bring in his proper lOS RtTLES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. weight, or is disqualified from winning by foul riding, is to be deemed distanced. Tlic distance in a mile shall be 80 yards ; two miles, 160 yards ; three miles, 240 yards ; four miles, 240 yards. lu match raeea there shall be a distance, unless the contrary be expressly stipu- lated by the parties. XV. Dead Heats. — If a dead heat would have decided the raca had either of the contending horses won it, they alone shall start for another heat. If the third heat be a dead heat, none but the contendftig horses in that heat, with such others as may have won a previous heat, shall start for the fourth heat. Horses distanced in a dead heat shall be treated as though the heat had been won. XVI. Should any horse break from his trot cr pace, it shall be the duty of the rider or driver to pull his horse to a trot or pace immediately ; and in case of the rider or driver refusing to do so, the penalty shall be that the next best horse shall have the heat. If the rider or driver should comply with the above, and he should gain by such break, twice the distance so gained shall be taken away on the coming out. A horse breaking on the score shall not lose the heat by so doing. XVII. Xo rider or driver shall be allowed any other than a reasotiable length of whip, viz., for saddle horses, two feet ten inches; sulky, four feet eight inches; wagon, five fact ten inches. XVIII. In case of accident, but five minutes shall be allowed over the time specified in Rule No. 3, unless the Judges think more time necessary. XIX. DoaBTFUL Age, Ownership, etc. — On suggestion of any doubts as to the age, ownership, etc., of any horse entered for a race, it shall be the duty of the Judges to inquire into the facts, and if satisfied that any rule of the Association is about to be violated, to exclude such horse from the race ; and if a horse is permitted to run from a doubt not being sustained, and any doubt remains on the minds of the Judges, the purse, if won by such horse, shall be withheld until the doubt is confirmed or done away with. On be- ing eventually sustained, the purse shall be awarded and paid to the next best horse in the race. XX. If any fraud shall be discovered by which the winner shall have been improperly paid the purse, such as a deception as to weight, age, ownership, partnership, etc., the Judges shall demand its restoration, and it shall be paid over to the owner of the next CHILLICOTHE TROTTING-PARK ASSOCIATION. 109 best horse. If not restored, the illegal holder of the purse, if a member, shall be expelled from the Club, and he shall not be al- lowed to hold any connection with it. If not a member, no horse which has been trained by him, or in which he may be interested, shall be allowed to start on this Course. XXI. Matches. — In match races the Rules of this Association shall govern, unless the contrary be expressly stipulated. XXII. Sweepstakes. — All sweepstakes advertised to be run OTer this Course shall be subject to the cognizance of this Associa- tion, and no change of nominations once made shall be allowed after closing, imless by consent of all the parties. The Secre- tary shall receive all the forfeits, and enforce the rule against de- faulters. He shall be allowed five per cent, on all forfeits paid him after the race. XXIII. Quarter-Stretch. — No person, except those attending the horses, shall be allowed in the quarter-stretch during the pen- dency of a heat, nor until the riders or drivers are weighed after its conclusion. XXIV. If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or attendant of a horse shall use any threats, or other improper language, towards any officer of the Association in the discharge of his official duty, the per- son so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a liorse again on this Course. XXV. Gambling. — No gambling shall be permitted on the grounds of the Association, and the officers shall see that this Rule is regarded, and all liquors excluded. XXVI. Females. — No female shall be admitted within the Course or upon the stand unless she be under the escort of a gentleman. BETTING-. 1. All bets are understood to relate to the purse, if nothing is said to the contrary. i2. A bet upon the purse or heat is void if the horse bet on does not start. 3. Where a bet is made against the field, it is understood to be on one horse against as many as start ; but one other must start, or it is no bet. 4. When both parties are present, either party has a right to 110 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. demand that the money be staked before the horses start ; and il one refuses, the other may, at his option, declare the bet void. 5. If either party be absent on the day of the race (the money not being staked), the party present may declare the bet void in the presence of respectable Avitnesses, before the race commences ; but if any person offer to stake for the absentee, it is a confirmed bet. 6. In all cases of dispute, not provided for by the Rules, the Judges of the day will decide finally. In case of a trot or match being proved to their satisfaction to have been made or conducted improperly or dishonestly on the part of the principals, they shall have the power to declare all bets void. RULES WizBUxn ^unutiK Curf €lnb. I. Najie. — This Association to be named " The Western Cana- da Turf Club." II. Meetings. — There shall be two regular meetings held annual- ly by the Club, at the St. Lawrence Course, Cornwall, to be called and known as the Spring and Fall Meetings. The Spring Meeting shall commence on the last Wednesday in June of each j'ear ; and the Fall Meeting shall commence on the second or third Wednes- day in September in each year. III. Officers. — The officers of the Club shall consist of a Presi- dent, two Vice-Presidents, one Secretary, one Treasurer, and five Directors, who shall be elected in the month of March in each year, from among the stockholders of the St. Lawrence Race Course. IV. Duties of Officers. — It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Club ; to act as Presiding Judge at each day's race ; appoint his Assistant Judges on the evening preceding each day's race ; report and publish the proceedings of each day's race, and to act as Judge, in sweepstakes and matches, with such other persons as the parties may appoint. At all regu- lar meetings of the Club, his Assistant Judges in sweepstakes shall be the Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Club. V. It shall be the duty of the First Vice-President to attend all meetings of the Club, and assist the President in the discharge of his duties. In the absence of the President, the First Vice- President, and in his absence the Second Vice-President, shall act as President pro tern. VI. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to assist as Judge in each day's race ; keep a book, in which he shall record the names of the members, the rules of the Club, the proceedings of each meeting, and the entries of horses for each day's race. He shall proclaim from the stand the time and result of each beat and re* 112 RUI.ES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. suit of the race. He shall keep an account of each day's race, and publish the results in the Spirit of the Tt^wes newspaper. He shall see that the riders are weighed before and after each heat and that the horses start with the appropriate weights. lie shall also put up, and keep up, during every meeting, at some convenient place at or near the stand, a copy of the rules and regulations of the Club then in force. VII. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to collect all money due the Club, whether from subscriptions of members, entries of horses, or from any other source ; pay the same over from time to time, upon the order of the President of the Club, and in case of his absence, upon the order of the acting Vice-President ; and with- in thirty days after tlie closing of each regular meeting he shall furnish the President, or in his absence the acting Vice-President, a full statement of the receipts and disbursements of tho lunds of the Club, from the date of the last statement up to the date of that which he then renders, showing the balance of money in hand, subject to the order of the President or acting Vice-President ; which statement shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Club, as one of the records of the Club, and so be entered by him. VIII. Stewards and Dikectors. — It shall be the duty of the Direc- tors to attend at each regular meeting of the Club. They shall wear some appropriate badge of distinction, to be determined upon by themselves. They shall attend on the Course, preserve order, clear the track, keep it clear, keep off the crowd of persons from the horses cominj to the stand after the close of each heat ; and they may employ, in their discretion, at the expense of the Club, a sufBcicnt number of able-bodied men to assist them in the effec- tual discharge of their duties. IX. Judges. — There shall be five Judges in the stand, viz., the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, and Treasurer. They shall keep the stand clear of any intrusion during the pen- dency of a heat; see that the riders are dressed in full jockey style ; weigh the riders before starting in the race, and after each heat, and instruct them as to their duty under tlie rules, before starting in the race. The parties chosen as official timers by the Judges, and the reporters of the press, shall also be admitted to the Judges' stand. X. Distance Judges, etc. — There shall be two Distance Judges, one Starting Judge, and three Patrol Judges, appointed by the Presi- WESTERN CANADA TURF CLUB. 113 dent, or acting Vice-President, who shall repair to the Jnds(,'s' stand immediately after each heat, and report to the Judges the horses that are distanced, and foul riding, it there be any. XL Disputes. — All disputes shall be decided by the Judges of the day, from whose decision there shall be no appeal, unless at the discretion of the Judges, and no evidence of foul riding shall be received except from the Judges and Patrols. XII. Postponement. — When, in the opinion of a majority of the officers of the Club, any good cause may require the postponement of a race, they may postpone any purse or sweepstake race ; but in case of a postponement of a race, no new entries shall be received for that race. This rule shall not give the Club any power to post- pone any match made or advertised to be run upon a particular day ; and in the event of the Club postponing a regular meeting, it shall give them no power to postpone any matches made to be run at that meeting. XIII. MEMBERsnip. — Members of the Club, stockholders except- ed, shall pay five dollars per annum, payable when called for by the Treasurer. Members in default shall be posted on the Judges' stand, by the Treasui'er, at the hour of 3 p. m. on the last day of the m'eeting. XIV. Sweepstakes and IVIatches. — All sweepstakes and matches advertised to be run on the Course, on any day of a regular meet- ing of the Club, shall be under the cognizance and control of the Club ; and no change of entries ouce made shall be allowed after closing, unless by consent of all parties. Sweepstakes and matches, made to be run at a particular meeting, without the parties speci- fying the day, the Secretary must give ten days' notice of what days they will be run during the meeting, in case he is informed of it in time. And no sweepstakes or matches shall be run on the Course during a regular meeting without being first reported to the Secretary, to bring them under the cognizance and control of the Club. XV. Entries. — No horse shall be allowed to start for any purse unless entered by a member of the Club and at the time specified. Every entry shall describe the age, name, color, sex, sire, and dam of horse, with the owner's name and colors. Any horse running under a name, if such name be changed, the entry to state such fact. No entry shall be received after the time specified. Places of horses to be determined by lot, under the direction of the 1 14 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. Judges or Secretary. No member shall enter any horse for any purse offLTcd by or under the control of the Club, without pro ducing, if required, satisfactory evidence or proof of his horse's age. Nor shall any member start a horse if his entrance-money, subscription-moucy, and all forfeits incurred on the St. Lawrence Course are not paid before starting. Nor shall any member start a horse during a regular meeting of the Club, who is in arrears to any member of the Club for any forfeit incurred on the St. Law- rence Course. XVL Provisort Membership. — Any person desirous of becoming a member merely for the purpose of entering a horse, may do so, he being approved by the Club and paying double entrance. XVIL Distances to be Run. — The distance to be run shall be heats ; three-fourths of a mile, one mile, one mile and a half, two miles, two miles and a' quarter, and three miles. A purse shall be put up to be run for during each regular meeting, in the discretion of the Judges, for each of the named distances. Not more than 10 per cent, shall be charged as entrance upon any amount that may be put up for a purse. Five per cent, from the gross amount shall be deducted, in the discretion of the Judges, from the winner of each purse, or of each purse and stake. XVIIL Weights. — Every horse shall carry weight, according to a"e, as follows : A horse two years old, a feather ; a horse three years old, 901bs. ; a horse four years old, 10411)3.; a horse live years old, 1141bs. ; a horse six years old, 1211bs. ; a horse seveu years old, and upwards, 12Glbs. Mares and geldings shall be al- lowed Slbs., and the Judges may, in their discretion, make an allow- ance of 71bs. to Province bred horses, provided that notice be given of such allowance in the advertisement of such race. XIX. Catch Weights. — Catch weights are when each person ap- points a rider without weighing. Feather weights signify the same. A Post Stake is to name at the starting post. Haudicap weights are weights according to the abilities of the horses. An untried stallion or mare is one whose get or produce has nevei lun ill public. A maiden horse or mare is one that never won. No horje shall carry more than five pounds over his stipulated weight, without the Judges being informed of it, which shall be publicly declared by them, whereupon all bets shall be void, except those made between the parties who enter the horses. Every rider shall declare to the Judges who weigh him where and how his e.v:tra WESTERN CANADA TURF CLTJB. 115 wei.Ejht, if any, are carried. The member of the Club who enters a horse shall be I'esponsible for putting up and bringing out the pi'opcr weight. lie shall be bound to weigh the rider of hi.^ horse in the presence of the J:;dgP3 before starting ; and if lie refuses or neglvcts to do so, ho shall be prevented from starting his horse. XX. Distances. — In running a race, a distance is : In one mile, 60 yards; in one and a half miles, 80 yards; in two miles, 100 yards; in two and a quarter miles, 105 yards; in three miles, 120 yards; in four miles, 150 yards; in three quarters of a mile, 4.5 yards ; in one mile heats, three in five, 80 yards. In a match of heats there shall be a distance, but none in single heats. XXI. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be: For one mile heats, 20 minutes; for two-mile heats, 25 minutes; or three-mile heats, 30 minutes ; for four-mile heats, 35 minutes. XXII. Age. — A horse's age shall be reckoned from the 1st day of January. That is to say, a colt foaled in the year 1850 shall be considered one year old in January, 1851. XXIII. False Starts. — Where a I'also start is made, no horse making the false start, nor any horse remaining at the stand, shall have clothes thrown over him, nor shall the rider be permitted to dismount, nor shall any delay be permitted, but the horses shall be started as soon as brought to the score. Horses making a false start shall return to the stand the nearest way. Any violation of this rule shall be punished by not allowing the party or parties violating it to start in the race. XXIV. Starting. — The horses shall be started by Judges ap- pointed for that purpose. After the word "Go!" there shall be no recall. Some signal shall be given from the starting stand five minutes before the period of starting ; after the lapse of which time, the judges shall give word, "Start!" to such riders as are then ready ; but should any horse prove restive in being brought to the stand, or in starting, the Judges may delay the word a short interval in their own discretion. XXV. AccinENTS. — If any accident happen to a horse or rider at the start, the Judges may grant as much delay as there is time be- tween the heats in the race in which the horses are about to con- tend. XXVI. Disqualifications. — If a horse be entered without be- ing properly identified, he shall not be allowed to start, but be hable to forfeit, or the whole, if play or pay. All bets on a 116 RULES AND KEGFLATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTINO. horse so disqualified s-lial) be declared void. Where more than one noinina.tion has been raade by the same individual, in any sweepstakes to be run on the St. Lawrence Course, and it shall be made to appear, to the satisfaction of the (lub, tiiat all interest in such nomination has been honafde, disposed of be- fore the time of starting, and the horses have not been trained in the same stable, all may start, although standing in the same name in the list of nominations. No conditional nomination or entry shall be received. Should any person who has entered a horse formally declare to the Judges that his horse is drawn, he shall not be permitted to start his horse. Any person entering a horse younger than he really is shall forfeit Ins entrance-money; and if the horse wins a heat or race, the heat or race shall be given to the next best horse, if the objection be made to the age of tho horse after the heat or race is run. The disqualification must be proved by the person making the objection witliin sixty days. No horse shall be allowed to run for any District Purse, unless he be Province-bred, and also hana fide the property of a resident of the district during at least three months prior to the day of the race. All horses, winners of a District Purse on the St. Lawrence Course, shall carry seven pounds extra when starting for the District Purse next thereafter. XXVIl. Death. — If an entered horse die, or a subscriber enter- ing a horse die, before the race, no forfeit shall be required. XXVin. Distanced Horses. — All horses whose heads have not reached the distance stand as soon as the leading horse arrives at the winning post, shall be declared distanced. All horses not bringing out their weight, or within two pounds of it, shall be de- clared distanced. If any jockey shall ride foul his horse shall bo declared distanced. Whenever the winner of a heat is distanced by any default in riding, weight, or otherwise, the heat shall bo awarded to the next best horse. XXIX. Places of Horses. — The horses to which the track is allowed shall take his place on the inner or left-hand side of the Course ; the others shall take their places on his right, according to allotment. The winner of a heat shall, at the next start, have the track ; the others shall take their positions on his right, in tho order in which they came out in the previous heat. XXX. Winner of a Race. — In a race best two in three, the horse that wins two heats or distances the field in one heat wins the WESTERN CANADA TUUF CLCD. 117 race. In the race best three in five, the horse that wins three heats or distances the field in one heat wins the race. The horse that first f^ets his head to the winning-post shall be considered the winner of the heat. In heats best two in three, the horse not win- ning one heat in three shall be ruled out. In heats best three in five, a horse not winning one heat in five shall be ruled out. A dead heat shall be considered a heat, except witli the horses that make it. XXXT. Duties of Riders. — Riders, after a heat is ended, shall repair to the stand ; they must not dismount, nor suffer anyone to touch or put cover upon their horses, until ordered by the Judges to dismount, on pain of being distanced ; they then, with their sad- dles, shall repair to the scales to be weighed. A rider thrown or taken by force from his horse, after passing the winning-post, shall not be considered as having dismounted without permission of the Judges, and if disal:>lcd, may be carried to the .Judges' stand to be weighed. No rider shall be permitted to ride unless well dressed in jockey style, to wit : jockey cap, colored jacket, breeclie^', and top boots. Ijiveries to be recorded in the Secretary's book, and not to be assumed by others. XXXII. CoLLrstoN. — No compromise or agreement between any two persons entering horses, or by th'^ir agents and grooms, not 1o oppose each other, upon a promised division of the purse or stake, or for any other purpose, shall be permitted. No persons shall run their horses in conjunction, that is, with a determination to op- pose jointly any horse that may run against them. In either case, upon satisfactory evidence produced before the Judges, the purse or stake shall be awarded to the next best horse ; and the persons so offending shall never again be permitted to enter a horse to run on the St. Lawrence Course. When the tap of the drum is once given by the Starting Judge, there shall be no recall, unless a sig- nal flag, placed so as to be seen by all the riders, shall be exhibited by a person appointed by the Judges ; in which case it is no start. No two riders shall be allowed to ride in the same race, if from the same stable. No two horses trained in the same stable, or owned in whole or in part by the same person, shall be allowed to enter or start in the same race. In the event of such entry of two horse 5 being made for the same race, both the entries shall be void, and the entrance-money forfeited to the Club. XXXIII. Frauds. — Everv horse started shall run a bona-M'. 113 KHLKS AND CEGtTI.ATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. race. If .iny fra\i(l 'oe discovered, and the purse, stakt\s, or mntcb- money has been ftaid, the saino shall lio restored on demand of tho Judges, and by tlicra paid over to the owner of the next hjst horse. If the mon( y be not restored l^y the illegd holder, he shall be expelled from the Club, and .shall ever ihoreafier be incligiWo as a racml)cr. If not a member of the Club, he shall be prohibited from ever runninsj a horse over the Course agiin. XXXIV. ForvKEiTS. — A person owing a forfeit in any stake or match run over or agreed to be run over any Course, shall not be allowed to start a horse for a purse or sweepstake over the St. Law- rence Course, but no charge that such forfeit is due shall be heard unless made before starting. No horse, owned by a person pre- vented from starting one under the Rules of the Club, shall be allowed to run, though such horse be entered in tiie name of another party, or found in another stable. When the Judges are informed that a person has entered, or caused a horse to be entered or named in a race in violation of any rule of the Club, they shall immedi- ately make an examination of the evidence, so as to enable them to come to a correct decision upon the case. XXXV. Disqualification as to Age. — When there is any doubt as to the age of a horse, tho Judges raay call in the assistance of persons in whose knowledge and honesty they have confidence, to aid them in deciding tho question. When a clear case of dis- qualification is made out, the entrance-money is forfeited, and they shall not allow the horse to stLirt in the race; but if they have doubts they may allow the horse to start ; and if he prove a winner, they shall I'Ctain the money or purse and trive the par- ties sixty days to procure testimony touching the case. If the disqualification is made out, they shall pay the money to the own- er of the horse that was second in the race ; and if it be not made out, they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was best placed in the race. XXXVI. Foul Riding and Track. — If a rider of a horse shall cross, jostle, or strike anothorrider or his horse, or do anything that impedL'S another horse, accidentally or not, it is foul riding, and the horse that impedes the other shall be adjudgt^d distanced. If the Judges are satisfied that tlie riding was intentionally foul, or that the rider was instructed so to ride, the party or parties so offend- ing shall not be allowed to ride, enter, or attend any horse at tho J?t. Lawrence Course in anv race under the control of the Club. Al- WESTERN CANADA TURF CLUB. 119 though a leading horse is entitled to any part of the track, if he crosses from the right to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the track, when a horse is so near him that in changing his position he compels the horse behind to sliorten his stride, or if ho causes the rider to pull him out of his stride, it is foul riding. All complaints of foul riding must be made before the start in another heat ; and if it happen in the last heat, then before the Judges leave the stand. XXXVII. Standing in Track. — If any person stand on the track to point out a path for the rider, he shall be expelled from the track. No person shall be permitted to strike a horse with a wliip over three feet in length, to get him from the stand in the start or to assist his speed in the running of a race, under the same penalty. XXXVIII. Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or at- tendant of a horse use improper language to the officers on the Course, or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, enter, ride, turn, or attend a horse over the St. Lawrence Course again in any race made under the control of the Club. XXXIX. Bolting. — If any horse shall run from the track into the field, he shall be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he turn again and enter the Course at the point from which he swerved, unless the Judges believe he lost ground by swerving. XL. Riders Falling. — If a rider fall from his horse and another of sufficient weight rides the horse in to the Judges' stand, he shall be considered as though the rider had not fallen, provided he return to the place where the rider fell. XLI. Drawing or Selling. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse (if by the sale his horse be draw^i) dur- ing the pendency of a race, except by the permission of the Judges, under penalty cf being expelled from the Club. XLII. Handicap. — Horses only that have run during the meet- ing shall be permitted to start for a handicap purse. No horse shall be handicapped to carry extra weight ; but for the purpose of equalizi g the horses, a reduction of the regular weights may be made, 'ihe President, or, in his absence, the Acting Vice-President, shall handicap the horses, and the weights shall be announced im- mediately after the race of the day previous to the handicap race. I'iO RULES AND REGULATIONS FOB RACING AND BETTING. Gentlemen designing to start shall, within one hour after their announcement, deposit tlieir entries in the box. N.B. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to apply to hurdlo races. XLIII. Walk-Over. — No money shall be given for a walk-over, but the purse of that day shall be offered for a subsequent race. XLI V. SwEEPSTAKKS AND MATCHES. — In swcepstakcs or matches, stakes shall be put up and forfeit paid before the riders are weighed for the race, in the order in which the riders are to be placed in the start ; the order of starting to be determined by lot. All sweepstakes advertised by the Club are to be under its control and governed by its rules ; and when a stake has been closed, no nomination shall be changed without the consent of all parties to the stake. XLV. Duties of Judges where Cases Occur not Provided for IN these Rules. — Fa all matters relating to racing or running, and rot provided for in tliese Rules, the Judges of the day will decide and direct according to the best of their judgment and the usages of the turf in .such cases. XLVI. Quorum. — Five members shall constitute a quorum, ex- cept for alteration of Rules, when two-thirds of the members that are stockholders shall be present. The President or Secretary may call a meeting, and the President and Vice-Presidents failing to at- tend, a chairman may be selected. Members of the Club privi- leged to invite their friends to the Club Dinners by paying for the same. No ladies admitted to the ladies' pavillion, unless intro- duced by a member. No citizen of Canada West can be admitted to the privileges cf the inclosed space, members' stand, or ladies' pavillion, unless he be a member. XLVII. Hurdle Races. — In all hurdle races over the St. Law- rence Course, the distance to be run, as also the number of hur- dles, shall be determined by the Committee to whom the duty of preparing the programme of the races for each general meeting is entrusted. Except when specially advertised as a handicap race; the weights to be carried by each horse shall by lOst. 71b. XLVIII. — In all handicap hurdle races, the President, or acting Vice-President in Ids absence, shall handicap the horses ; and in so doing shall be guided entirely by their previous performances, as shown by the records, viz., " The Racing Calendar." Provided, always, that nothing in this rule shall be construed to exclude from WESTERN CANADA TDRF CLUB. 121 consideration any regularly authenticated performances of the horses, or any of them, that may l)ave taken place between the last l?suc of the " Calendar"' and the day of the race. XLIX. Race Meeting Committee. — At each annual meeting for the appointment of officers, a Committee of two members shall be appoiuted, to whom shall be intrusted the duty of preparing the pro- gramme of races for the general Spring and Fall Meetings, and causing them to be printed and properly circulated. L. Entrance to Course. — All members, and such of their fam- ilies as reside with them, shall pass the gates free ; and the members themselves shall have free admission to the members' stand. No person shall pass into the inclosed space on the St. Lawrence Course without showing his ticket at the gate ; nor shall any person be permitted to remain within the inclosure, or mem- ber's stand, unless he wears a badge, that the officers on duty may be enabled to distinguish those privileged. Onicers who shall permit the infraction of this rule shall forfeit all claim to com- pensation, and must be employed on this express condition. THOTTIISTQ K.XJLES. I. What Rules shall Govern. — The " Western Canada Turf Club" rules shall govern in all cases not provided for in the fol- lowing rules, which are especially trotting rules. II. Entries — All entries shall be made under a seal, inclosing the entrance-money (10 per cent, on the purse), and addressed to the Secretary, at such time and place as may previously have been designated by advertisement. Entries to state age, etc., as in Rulo XV, W. C. T. C. Rules. III. QnaLiKiCATioN OF Horses. — Horses entered without being properly ideniified shall be liable to forfeit, or the whole, if play or play, and shall not be allowed to start. Horses deemed by the Judges not fair trotting horses shall be ruled off previous to, or distanced at the termination of a heat. IV. Vv'eight to be Carried — Every trotting horse shall carry (145) one hundred and forty-five pounds. If in harness, the weight of the sulky and harness not to be considered. 6 122 RULES AXD REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. V. Distances. — In trotting, a distance is : — la one-raile heats, best three in five, 100 y:irds ; in one-mile heiits, SO yards; in every additional mile, 80 yards. VI. Time Between IIeats. —The time between lieats shall be : — For one-mile heats, 20 minutes ; for every addil ioual mile, an addi- tional 5 minutes. VII. Starting of Horses. — The pole shall be drawn for by the Judges ; the horse winning a heat shall, for the succeding heat, be entitled to the choice of the track. On coming out on the last stretch, each horse shall retain the track first selected ; any horse deviating shall be distanced. VIII. Horses Breaking. — Should any horse break from his trot, it shall be the duty of the rider or driver to pull his horse to a trot immediately ; and in case of the rider or driver refusing to do so, the penalty shail be that the next best horse shall have the heat. If the rider or driver should comply with the above, and he should gain by such break, twice the distance so gained shall be taken away on the coming out. A horse breaking on the score shall not lose the heat by so doing. IX. The Winning Horse. — A horse must win two heats to be entitled to the purse, unless he distance all other horses in one heat. A distanced horse in a dead heat shall not start again. X. Heats. — A horse not winning one heat in three, shail not start for a fourth heat, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. When a dead heat is made between two horses, that if cither had won the heat the race would have been decided, they two only shall start again. In races best three in five, a horse shall win one heat in five to be allowed to start in the sixth heat, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. Such horses as are prevented from starting by this rule shall be consilered drawn, and not dis- tanced. XI. Horses Drawn.— Horses drawn before the conclusion of a race shall bo considered distanced. XII. Difference of Opinion between Jcdoes. — Should a dif- ference of opinion exist between the Judges in the s;and on any question, the majority shall govern. XIII. Accidents. — In case of accident, but five minutes shall be allowed over the time speciacd in Rule XXV., W. C. T. C. Rules, unless the Judg's think more time necessary. XIV. Judges' Stand. — Xo person shall be allowed in the Judges' WESTERN CANADA TURF CLUB. 123 stand but the Judges, reporters, directors, and timers, at the time of trotting. XV. Judges — How Chosen. — All trots for matches, purses, and stalces, over the St. Lawrence Course, shall be presided over by the officers of " The Western Canada Turf Club," who shall be elected annually, in the month of March, as provided in Rule III., W. C. T. C. Rules. RULES FOR RUNNmG AND BETimG. 1. Four inches are a hand ; fourteen pounds are a stone. Catch weights are parties to ride without weighing. Feather weights signify the same. 2. A Post Match is to insert the terms of the race in the articles, and to run any horse, without declaring what horse until they come to the post to start. 3. A horse receiving forfeit or walking over shall not be deemed a winner. 4. A bet made after a heat is over, if the horse betted on does not start again, is no bet. 5. A conjfirmcd bet cannot be off without mutual consent, ex- cept in cases herrinafter mentioned. 6. Bets made are not determined until the purse is won, if the heat is not specified at the time of betting. 7. A bet made on a heat to come is no bet, unless all the horses qualified to start sh;ill run, and unless the bet shall be be- tween such named horses as do start. 8. Bets made on particular horses are void, if neither of them be the winner of the race, unless specified to the contrary. d A bet made on a horse is void if the horse betted on does not start. 10. All bets are understood to relate to the purse or stake, if nothing is said to the contrary. 11. Bets on the field are off, unless all the horses advertised to run start, sweepstakes excepted ; in them, if one hors'e is backed against the field, and only one of the field starts, the bets must stand. 12. A field shall comprise all the horses entered, except the one 124 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. who may be named against the remainder, unless in a stake, where one horse is a field. 13. The person who lays the odds can choose his horse or the field. The withdrawal of a horse will nullify the bet. 14. If the odds are bet without naming the horses before the race is over, it must be determined as the odds were at the time of making it. 1.5. When bets are made on a heat, the horse that comes first to the ending-post is best, provided no circumstance shall cause him to be deemed distanced. 16. When a race is postponed from one day to another, all by- bets, except they are play or pay, shall be off. 17. Either of the bettors may demand stakes to be made, and on refusal declare the bets to be void. 18. When a horse carries more than five pounds over his stipu- lated weight, and the' Judges announce the fact from the stand, all bets shall be void, except those made between the parties who en- ter the horses. 19. Horses drawu before the purse is won are distanced. 20. Horses that forfeit are beaten horses, where it is play or pay, and not otherwise. 21. All bets, matches, and engagements are void upon the de- cease of either party before determined. 22. A distanced horse in a dead heat shall not be allowed to start again in the race. 23. Horses that win a heat shall be considered better than those who do not win a heat ; and those that win two heats better than those that win but one, provided they be not distanced in the race. Of the horses that each win a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat in the races. Of the horses that have not won a heat, he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. 24. Distanced horses are beaten by those that are not distanced. Horses ruled out shall not be considered distanced. Horses dis- tanced in the same heat are equal. A horse distanced in a subse- quent heat beats a horse distanced in a previous heat. When a bet is made upon two horses against each other for ihe purse, if each win a heat and neither are distanced, they are equal ; but if one wins a heat and the other does not, the winner of the heat is best, unless he shall be distanced — in which case the other, if he WESTERN CANADA TURF CLUB. 125 saves his distance, shall be considered best. If a horse wins a heat and is distanced, he shall be better than a horse that does not win a heat and is distanced. 25. In running heats, if it cannot be decided which horse is first, it shall bo deemed a dead heat. 26. When a dead heat is made, all the horses not distanced may start again, unless the dead heat be made by two horses, that if cither of them had been winner of the heat the race would have bei'n decided ; in which case the two only shall start, to decide which shall be entitled to the purse or stake. Such as are pre- vented from starting by this Rule shall be considered drawn ; and all bets made on them against each other shall be drawn, except- ing those that are distanced. 2*7. The words "absolutely" or "play or pay" are necessary to be used to make a bet play or pay. " Done" and " done" are also necessary to confirm a bet. If a bet be made play or pay, and the horse die, the bet shall stand. But if the person entering the horse, or either of the parties making the engagement on him, dies, then the bet is void. When a bet is made on a horse play or pay, the horse must start or the party betting on him loses his bet. 28. In all matches made play or pay, moneys bet by outside bettors not to be considered play or pay unless so understood by the parties distinctly at the time of making the bet or bets. 29. All bets made by outside bettors on compromised matches are considered drawn. 30. If a bettor be absent on the day of running, a public declar- ation of the bet may be made on the Course to the Judges, and a demand whether any person will make stakes for the absent par- ties; and if no person consent to do so, the party present may declare the bet void. 31. Bets agreed to be paid or received elsewhere than at the place of running, or any other specified place, cannot be declared off on the Course. 32. Where the bettor undertakes to place the horses in a race, he must give each a specific place, as first, second, third, and so on. The word last shall not be construed to mean fourth and distanced, if four start, but fourth only and so on. A distanced horse must be placed nowhere or distanced. 33. If, in the final heat of a race, there be but one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the race. 126 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. 34. Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided, as they are placed in the official record of the Club. o5. In all cases of dispute not provided for by the Rules, tlie Judges will decide finally. 35. In the event of a race, trot or match being proved to the satisfaction of the Judges to have been made or conducted im- properly or dishonestly on the part of the principals, or any of them, they have the power to declare all bets void. 37. No rider or driver shall be allowed any other than a reason- able length of whip, viz., for saddle, two feet ten inches ; sulky, four feet eight inches ; wagon, five feet ten inches. 38. All matches, sweepstakes, and purses over the St. Lawrence Course, whether running, trotting, or pacing, shall be governed by the above Rules. EULES AND EEGULATIONS FOR THE OOVEKNMENT OF THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR HIPBOVEIENT IN THE BREED OF HORSES, DETROIT. MICH. HUISTNING- RULES. I. Pkitilege of Members. — Every member shall hare the privilege of introducing to the Course and to the stands the mem- bers of his family — tlie males not to be over twenty-one years of age. II. ScjPERiXTENDENT. — Thc Superintendent shall, under the direction of the President and A^'ice-Presidents, exercise a general supervision over the grouiids of the Association. He shall have thc outside track put in condition for trial runs two weeks before each race meeting ; but no one shall go upon tlie same at any time without his permission, he being the sole judge of the propriety of its being used. III. Judges. — There shall not be less than three Judges in the stand during the pendency of a heat, who shall decide all disputes that may arise, and no appe:xl shall bs allowed from their decision without their consent. In all questions relating to the race, and not provided for by these Rales, the Judges shall decide accord- ing to their best judgment and the usag -s of the turf ia like cases. IV. Judges MAY Postpone A Race, — The Judges for the day may postpone a purse race, on account of bad weather, ])ut for no other cause. No fresh entry of horses shall be allowed in such a case. V. During the pendency of a race, none but the Judges of the day, attended by the Secretary and Timers, shall be admitted to the Judges' stand. VI. Entries. — All entries of horses to be rim for any purse shall be in writing, sealed, and delivered to thc Secretary at such time and place as may be prescribed by the officers of the Associa' 128 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. tion. Each entry shall state the name, age, color, and sex of the horse entered, the name of its sire and dam, and a particular de- scription of the rider's dress. As soon as the entries shall be closed, the Secretary shall proceed to open the same, and make out a list and post them up. VII. En'traace-Money. — In all cases the entrance-money must accompany the entrance. VIII. No Negro to make a Nomination. — No negro or mu- latto shall be permitted to make a nomination in auy stake to be run for over this Course. IX. Death of Entered Horse. — If any horse nominated in a stake die, or the person nominating him die before the race, no forfeit shall be required. X. Joint Nominations. — Death. — In joint nominations, if one of the persons nominating die, the survivor shall be liable for the forfeit, and entftled to the benefit of the nomination. XI. No MORE THAN OnE HoRSE TO StART FROM THE SAME Stable. — Exception. — No two riders from the same stable shall be allowed to ride in the same race, except by special permission of the Judges ; nor shall more than one horse from any sta- ble be allowed to start in the same race, unless it be a single heat. Nor shall two or more horses, owned in whole or in part by the same person, be allowed to start in the same race, unless it be a single heat. XII. Rider's Dress. — At the time of entry, the colors in which each rider will appear shall be designated. XIII. Ages. — A horse's age shall be reckoned from the first of January; that is to say, that a horse foaled in 1859 shall be reckoned one year old on the first day of January, 1860. XIV. Weights and Weighing. — The following weights shall be carried : two year-olds, 80 pounds; three-year-olds, 90 pounds; four-year-olds, 101: pounds; five-year-olds, 115 pounds ; six-year-olda, 121 pounds ; aged, 124 pounds. There shall be allowed to mares, fillies, and geldmgs a deduction of three pounds from these weights. The Judges shall see that each rider has his proper weight before the start, and that he has within two pounds of it after each heat. Weights shiill not be made by wetting the blanket idaced on or under the saddle. At the close of each heat, every rider must re- pair with his horse to the Judges' stand and await their order to dismount, and no groom shall be permitted to clothe any horse MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION PARK. 129 until the rider shall have been dismounted by the Judges. The rider sh:dl then repair to the scales to be weighed. For any viola- tion of this rule the horse involved shall be declared distanced. XV. Placi.vg. — The placing of the horses at starting shall be determined as drawn by the Judges. XVI. Starting. — When the tap of the bell is once given by the Starting Judge, tliere shall be no calling back, unless ilie signal flag shall be hoisted for that purpose, and when so hoisted it shall be no start. To remedy the inconvenience of false starts, there shall be a signal flag placed at a point which can be readily seen by the riders at from one to three hundred yards from the Judges' stand. When a start is given and recalled, a flag from the Judges' stand shall be displayed, and the person having in charge the sig- nal flag shall hoist the same as a notice to pull up. It shall be the duty of the Starting Judge to give this rule to the riders. XVII. Time between Heats. — The lime between heats shall be twenty minutes for mile heats, twenty-five minutes for two-mile heats, thirty minutes for three-mile heats, and thirty-five minutes for four-mile heats. XVIII. Foul Riding. — A horse that has won a heat shall be entitled to the track in starting for the next heat, other horses taking position in the order of their placing in the previous heat. The leading horse in any part of the race shall have a right to select his ground, from which he shall not swerve to the right or left so as to impede any other horse. Should any rider cross, jostle, or strike another or his horse, run on his horse's heels, or da anything else that may impede his adversary, he will be deemed distanced, and, if intentionally, the offending rider shall never be permitted again to ride over or attend a horse on this Course. XIX. Of Aids. — No person other than the rider shall be per- mitted to strike a horse, or attempt, by shouting or otherwise, to assist a horse in getting a start or to increase his speed in running in any race, nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a patl for the rider, under penalty of exclusion from the Course for either oifence ; and if such person shall be the owner, trainer, or rub- ber of such horse, or instigated to the act by either of said persons, such hor.-e shall be declared distanced. But this rule shall not be construed to forbid the starter of any horse from striking him with an ordinary riding whip in order to get him off. XX. HoKSES TO Ron a Faib Race. — Every horse started shall 6* 130 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. run a hona-fidc race. If any horse shall run to lose, the owner, trainer, and rider shall forfeit all rights under the Rules of this As- sociation, and no longer be allowed to hold any connection with it. No compromise or agreeraeat between any two persons starting horses, or their ngents, or grooms, not to oppose cacli other, upon a promised division, shall be permitted, and no persons shall run their horses with determination to oppose jointly any other horse in the race. In either case, upon satisfactory proof of such agree- ment, the Judges shall award the purse to the next best horse, and the person offending shall never be permitted again to start a horse over this Course. XXI. Winner. — A horse that wins two heats, or distances the field in one, wins the purse ; but one that does not win a heat in three shall not be allowed to start for a fourth. When thus pro- hibited from starting, however, he shall not be deemed distanced. The race called "best three in five" is an exception to this rule, where the winner must win three heats, and all others are allowed to run five heats, if there be so many. Dead heats not to be counted against the horses making them. XXII. Of tee Beaten Horses. — He shall be declared the best that wins a heat. Of beaten horses tiiat have each won a heat, that one which is first in the last heat of the race shall be declared best in the race. Those not winning a heat shall be placed ac- cordingly as they come to the stand at the termination of the race. If the winner of a heat is afterwards distanced, he is beaten by those that save their distance. A horse distanced in a second heat is bet- ter than the one distanced in the first, and so on through the race. XXIII. Drawing. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse during the race, except by permission of the Judges, under the penalty of being excluded from the Club, and not being allowed any participation in its racing hereafter. A drawn horse shall be considered distanced. XXIV. Distance. — There shall be two Distance Judges appointed by the President, who shall repair to the Judges' stand after each heat and report the distanced horses and any foul riding, if any have been observed by them. A horse whose head reaches the distance as soon as the winner reaches the winning-post shall not be considered distanced. A horse who fails to bring in his proper weight, or is disqualified from winning by foul riding, is to be deemed distanced. The dis- KICmGAN ASSOCIATION PARK. 131 tance in a mile shall be GO 3-ards ; two miles, 80 yards ; three miles, 100 yards ; four miles, 120 yards. In match races there shall be a distance, unless the contr.iry bo expressly stipulated by tho parties. XXV. Doubtful Age, Ownership, etc. — On suggestion of any doubts as to the ag?, ownership, etc., of any iiorse entered for a race, it shall bo the duty of the Judges to iuquira into the factf, and, if satisfied that any rule of the Association is about to be viol.ited, to exclude such horse from I he iMce; and if the horse is pcr:niitcd to run from a doubt not being sustained, and any doubt remaining en the minds of the Judges, the purse, if won by such horse, shall be withheld until the doubt is couflnned or done away with. On being eventually sustained, the purse shall be awarded and paid to the next best horse in the race. XXVI. If any Fraud shall be Discovered, by which the win- ner shall have been improperly paid the purse, such as a deception as to weight, age, ownership, partnership, etc., the Judges shall demand its restoration, and it shall be paid over to tho owner of the next best horse. If not restored, the illegal holder of the purse, if a member, shall be expelled the Club, and he shall not be allowed to hold any connection with it. If not a member, no horse which has been trained by him, or in which he may be interested, shall be allowed to start on this Course. XXVII. Matches. — In match races, the Rules of this Associa- tion shall govern, unless the cor.trary be expressly stipul.itrd. All matches run over this Course shall be under the control of the ofn- cers of tliis Association. The parties to matches may change ihj weights and distances. XXVIII. Sweepstakes. — All sweepstakes advertised to be run over this Course shall be subject to tho cognizantjc of this Asso- ciation, and no change of nondnations once made shall be allowed after closing, unless by consent of all the parties. Tho Secrctavy shall receive all the forfeits, and enforce the rule against def.iult- ers. lie shall be allowed live per cent, on all forfeits paid him after the rice. XXIX. If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or attendant of a horse shall use any threats or other improper language towards any officer of the Association in the disc'.iarge of his official duty, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend a horse again on this Course. XXX. Gambling. — No gambling or implements of play slyiU be 133 RULES AND KESITLATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTISG. permitted on the grounds of the Association, and the officers shal see that this rale is regarded. XXXI. Females. — Xo female shall be admitted within the Course or upon the staud, unless she be under the escort of a gen- tleman. No person will be permitted to ride or drive on the Course ex- cept holders of season tickets and stockholders. TBOTTinSTG- I^ULES. All Rules provided for the running, so far as they are applica- ble, shall govern the trotting. Such changes and additions as are required are herein expressed : Rule I. Weights and Weighing. — Every trotting horse, mare, or gelding starting for match, purse, or stake, shall carry one hun- dred and forty-five pounds ; if in harness, the weight of the sulky and harness not to be considered. Pacing horses, mares, or geld- ings subject to the same rule. The Judges shall see that each rider has his proper weight before the start, and that he has within two pounds of it after each heat. Weight shall not be made by wet- ting the blanket placed on or under the saddle, nor on or in the sulky or wagon. At the close of each heat every rider must repair with his horse to the Judges' stand, and await their order to dis- mount ; and no groom or other person shall be permitted to cover any horse until the rider shall have been dismounted by the Judges. The rider shall then repair to the scales, with his saddle, to be weighed. For any violation of this rule, the horse involved shall be declared distanced. II. Placing. — The places of the horses at starting shall be deter- mined as drawn by the Judges. III. Stakting. — The Judges shall order the horses to be sad- dled or harnessed five minutes previous to the time appointed for starting. Any rider or driver causing undue detention after being called up, by making false starts or otherwise, the Judges may give the word to start without reference to the situation of the horse so offending, unless convinced such a delay is unavoidable on tlje part of the rider or driver-:— in which case not i»or,? MICHIGAN FARE ASSOCIATION. 133 than fifteen minutes shall be consumed in attempting to start, un- less othcrnisc decidjcl by the Judges, and at the expiration of that time the hor.=e or horue^ ready to start shall receive the word. IV. Time between IIkais. — The time between heats shdl be, for one mile, twenty minutes, and for every additional mile an addi- tional five minutes. V. FocL Riding. — A horse that has won a heat shall be entitled to the track in starting for the next heat, other horses taking posi- tion in the order of their placing in the previous heat. The leading horse, in any part of the race, shall have the right to select his ground, from which he shall not swerve, either to the right or left, so as to impede another horse. Should any rider or driver cross, jos!le, or strike another or his horse, run on his horse's heels, or do anything else that may impede his adversary, he shall be deemed distanced ; and if intentionally, the offending rider or driver shall never be permitted again to ride, drive over, or attend another horse on this Course. VI. Horses owned in part by the same person within three days shall not start for a purse, and horses so entered shall forfeit their entrance. Horses deemed by the Judges not fair trotting horses shall be ruled off previous to, or distanced at, the termination of the heat. VII. Bolting. — If any horse shall bolt from the track into the field, he shall be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he return and again enter the Course at the point from wliich he swerved. VIII. Of Aids* — No person other than the rider or driver shall be permitted to strike a horse, or attempt, by shouting or other- wise, to assist a horse in getting a start, or to increase his speed in any race. Nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for tlie rider or driver, under penalty of exclusion from the Course for either offence ; and if such person shall be the owner, trainer, or rubber of such horse, or instigated to the act by cither of the said persons, such horse shall be declared distanced. IX. Horses to go a Fair Race. — Every horse started shall go a bona-fide race. If any horse shall trot or pace to lose, the owner, trainer, and rider or driver shall forfeit all rights under the Rules of this Association, and no longer be allowed to hold any connection with it. No compromise or agreement between any two persons starting horses, or their agents or grooms, not to oppose each other, 134 RULES AND REGULATIONS TOR RACING AND BETTING. upon a promised division of the purse, shall be permitted ; and no person shall trot or pace their horses with a determination to op- pose jointly any other horses in the race. In either case, upon satisfactory proof of such agreement, the Judges shall award the purse to the next best horse, and the persons offending shall never be permitted again to start a horse over this Course. X. Winner — A horse that wins two heats or distances the field in one wins the purse ; but one that does not win a heat in three shall not be allowed to start for a fourth. When thus pro- hibited from starting, however, he shall not be deemed distanced. The race called "best three in five" is an exception to this rule, where the winner must win three heats, and all others arc allowed to start five heats, if there be so many, no horse having previously won three heats ; but no horse that has not won a heat shall start more than five heats, unless the horse should make a dead heat. XI. Placing Horsl*. — Of the beaten horses he shall be declared the best that wins a heat. Of beaten horses that have each won a heat, that one which is first in the last heat of the race shall he de- clared best in the race. Those not winning a heat shall bo placed, and the bets decided accordingly, as they come to the stand at the termination of the race. If the winner of n heat is afterwards distanced, he is beaten by those that save their distance. A horso distanced in a second heat is better than one distanced in the first, and so on through the race. XII. Drawing. — Xo person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse during the race, except by permission of the Judges, un- der the penalty of being excluded from the Club, and not being al- lowed any participation in its racing hereafter. A drawn horse shall be considered distanced. XIII. In the matches made against time, the parties making the match shall be entitled to three trials, unless expressly stipulated to the contrary, which trials shall be had on the same day. It is also understood that a trial horse may be used, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties making the match. XIV. Distance. — There shall be two Distance Judges appointed by the President, who shall repair to the Judges' stand after each heat, and report the distanced horses and any foul riding, if any has been observed by them. A horse whose head reaches the dis- tance as soon as the winner reaches the winning-post shall not be considered distanced. A horse who fails to bring in his proper MICHIGAN PARK ASSOCIATION. 135 •weight, or is disqualified from winning by foul riding, is to be deemed distanced. Tlio distance in a mile shall be SO yards ; mile heats, best three in live, 100 yards; two miles, ICO yards; three miles, 240 yards; four miles, 240 yards. In match races there shall be a distance, unless the contrary be expressly stipulated by the parties. XV. Dead Heats. — If a dead heat would have decided the race had either of the contending horses won it, they alone shall start for another heat. If the third heat be a dead heat, none but the contending horses in that heat, with such others as may have won a previous heat, shall start for the fourth heat. Horses distanced in a dead heat shall be treated as though the heat had been won. XVI. SnorLD any horse break from his trot cr pace, it shall bo the duty of the rider or driver to pull his horse to a trot or paco immediately ; and in case of the rider or driver refusing to do so, the penalty shall be that the next best horse shall have the heat. If the rider or driver should comply with the above, and he should gain by such break, twice the distance so gained shall be taken away on the coming out. A horse breaking on the score shall not lose the heat by so doing. XVII. No rider or driver shall be allowed any other than a reasonable length of whip, viz., for saddle horses, two feet tea inches; sulky, four feet eight inches ; wagon, five feet ten inches. XVIII. In case of accident, but five minutes shall be allowed over the time specified in Rule No. 3, unless the Judges think more time necessary. XIX. DocBTFUL Age, Ownership, etc. — On suggestion of any doubts as to the age, ownership, etc., of any horse entered for a race, it shall be the duty of the Judges to inquire into the facts, and if satisfied that any rule of the Association is about to be violated, to exclude such horse from the race ; and if a horse is permitted to start from a doubt not being sustained, and any doubt remains on the minds of the Judges, the purse, if won by such horse, shall be withheld until the doubt is confirmed or done away with. On be- ing eventually sustained, the purse shall oe awarded and paid to the next best horse in the race. XX. If any fiaud shall be discovered by which the winner shall have been improperly paid the purse, such as a deception as to weight, age, ownership, partnership, etc., the Judges shall demand its restoration, and it shall be paid over to the owner of tho next 136 RULES AND REGULATIONS TOR RACING AND BETTING. best horse. If not restored, the illegal holder of the purse, if a meral^er, shall be expelled from the Club, aud he shall not be al- lowed to hold any connection with it. If not a meral)cr, no horse which has been trained by him, or in which he may be interested, shall be allowed to start on this Course. XXI. Matches. — In match races the Rules of this Association shall govern, unless the contrary be expressly stipulated. XXII. Sweepstakes. — All sweepstakes advertised to be trotted or paced over this Course shall be subject to the cognizance of this Association, and no change of nominations once made shall be allowed after closing, unless by consent of all the parties. The Secretary shall receive all forfeits, and enforce the rule against defaulters. He shall be allowed five per cent, on all forfeits paid after the race. XXIII. Draw Gates. — No person will be permitted inside the draw gates except stockholders, invited guests by the Judges, and the owners, riders, or drivers, and grooms of horses then contend- ing for premiums. XXIV. If ant owner, trainer, rider, starter, or attendant of a horse shall use any threats, or other improper language, towards any officer of the Association in the discharge of his official duty, the per- son so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, drive, turn, or attend a horse again on this Course. XXV. Gambling. — Xo gambling or implements of play shall be permitted on the grounds of this Association. XXVI. Xo female shall be admitted within the Course or upon the stands unless she be under the escort of a gentleman. Xo per- son will be permitted to ride or drive on the Course except holders of season tickets and stockholders. EULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TKOTTING- AND PACING OVER THE Article I. All trotting and pacing over tlieFasliion Course shall be governed by the following Rules and Regulations, unless other- wise agreed upon by parties making matches or sweepstakes. II. Entries. — All entries must be made uuder seal, inclosing the entrance-money for the purse and forfeit in sweepstakes, and be addressed to the Secretary, or some person authorized by the As- sociation, Jit such time and place as may have been announced by public advertisement ; an accurate and satisfactory description of all unknown entries will be required. After the time has expired for closing the entries, the Secretary, or some person authorized, shall open and make known the entries in public, and publish them in one or more newspapers. No purse will be given for a walk- over. All entrance-money for purses is one-half forfeit to the Association, and when only one entry appears on the Course he shall receive the other half. III. In Case of Death. — Ail engagements are void upon the decease of either party. If a race is made " play or pay," or with a forfeit, the death of a horse shall not affect the engagement. IV. Qualifications. — As many entries may be made by one owner, or as many horses trained in the same stable, as may be de- sired, but only one that has been owned in whole or in part by the same person or persons, or trained in the same stable within ten days previous to tlie race, can start in any race of "heats;" and all such forfeited entries will be added to the purses, or given to the second best horse in the race, at the option of the Association, v. Weights. — Every norse starting for a purse, sweepstakes, or match, or in any trotting or pacing race, shall carry, if to wagon 138 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING, or sulky, 150 lbs., exclusive of harness; and if under the saddle, 145 lbs., tbe saddle and whip only to be wcigh"d. Vr. Distances. — In heats of one mile, 8:) yard? shall be a dis- tance; in heats of two miles, 150 yards shall be a distanc:' ; in heats of three miles, 220 yards shall be a distance ; in heats of one mile, best three in five, 100 yards shall be a distance. All horses whose heads have not reached the distance stand as s'lon as the leading horse arrives at the winning-post shall be decLired dis- tanced. If any jockey shall ride or drive foul, his horse shall be declared distanced. AVhenever the winner of a heat is distanced by any default in riding, weight, or otherwise, the heat shall be awarded to the next best horse. VII. Time between Ueats. — The time between heats shall be, twenty-five uiinutes for mile heats, best three in five; and for mile heats, twenty minutes ; for two-mile heats, thirty minutes ; for three-mile heats, thirty-five minutes; and should there be a racL of i'ourniilo heats, the time shall be forty minutes. VIII. Size of Whips. — Riders and drivers will be allowed whips of the following lengths: for saddle-horses, two feet ten inches; sulkies, four feet eight inches ; wagons, five feet ten inches. IX. Selection of Judges — There shall be chosen by tlie Fash- ion Association thgse Judges for the day or race, from among the members of the Pleasure Ground Association, except in matches, when the parties making the race can select their Judges, who must be members of the Association. X. Power of Judges. — The Judges of the day or race shall have power to appoint Distance and Pairol Judges ; they shall de- cide all questions and matters of dispute between the parties to the race that are not provided for in the Rules and Regulations ; when deemed requisite they may call to their assistance compe- tent and disinterested persons for consultation and advice ; when any rider or driver shall cause unnecessary delay after the horses are called up, either by neglecting to prepare for the race in time, or by making false starts or otherwise, the Judges may give the word without regard to the ofiendin.,' party or parties ; v.'hen any horse or horses keep so far ahead of others that the Judges can- not give a fur start, they shall give the offending party or parties notice of the penalty attached to such offensive conduct, and, should they still persist in their ofTensive course, the Judges may give the word, and such offending parties shall not wiu tbe heat, AMENDMENT TO FASHION COURSE RULES. Rule XIII. of this Association has l)een amended so as to read as follows : XIII. Power of Postponemext. — In cases of unfavorable weather or other unavoidable cause, the Proprietor shall have power to postpone to a future time all purses or sweepstakes, to which he shall have contributed, upon giving- notice thereof. And if darkness shall intervene during any race, it shall be the duty of the judges to continue the race over until next day, when it shall be resumed and decided, and all the bets shall go with the race. But, in order to obviate the necessity for such continuation, it shall be the duty of the judges to give the word to as good a start as can be had, when there has been a reasonable amount of scoring. In matches, the race can only be postponed Ijy the consent of the parties thereto. This rule to take effect Monday, June nth, 1807. JOHN' SIMMONS, Proi)rietor. FASHIO» COURSE. 135 although they come to the score ahead of all others, and shall be pl.iced behind all others ia the heat ; when hocses are refractory, or from other causes which may prevent the Judges from giving the word, they may, after a rcason:iblc time, give the word, with- out reference to the position of the refractory horse or horses, or, after a lapse of twenty-five minutes, may call them to the score and start them. XI. Distance and Patkol Judges. — In all races of heats, there shall be a Distance Judge appointed by the Judges of the day, who shall remain in the distance' stand during the heats, and im- mediately after each heat shall repair to the Judges' stand, and re- port to the Judges the horse or horses thrst may be distanced, and any act of foul, if any has occurred under his observation; the Patrol Judges shall ri'pairin like manner to the Judges' stand, and report any act of foul, if any has occurred under their observa- tion ; the report of the Distance and Patrol Judges shall be alone received. XII. Judges' Duty. — The Judges should be in the stand fifteen minutes before the time of starting; they shall weigh the riders or drivers, and draw for the positions of the horses ; ring the bell or give other notice five minutes previous to the time announced for the race to come off, which shall be notice to all parties to pre- pare for the race at the appointed time, when all the horses must be riady, and any party failing to comply with this rule shall be liable to forfeit or be ruled out. The Judges shall not notice or receive complaint-^ of foul from any person or persons except those appointed by the Judges for that purpose and riders and drivers in the race ; the result of a heat shall not be announced until the Judges are satisfied as to the weights of the riders or drivers, and sufficient time has elapsed to receive the reports of the Patrol and Distance Judges. XIII. PowEn OF Postponement. — In case of unfavorable weather, or other unavoidable causes, the Fashion Association shall have power to postpone to a future time all purses or sweepstakes, or any race towhioh they have contributed, u[)on gi^ ing noiiec tlicreof. But there shall be no postponement after the race is started. la matchc-:, the race can only bo postponed by the consent of the par- ties thereto, after being started. XIV. Judges' Stand. — None but the Judges shall be allowed ia the Judijes' stand. 140 RITLES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. XV. Accidents. — In case of accidents, ten minutes eliall be al- lowed ; but the Judges may allow more time when deemed neces- sary and proper. XVI. Disputes and Contingencies. — When disputes and con- tingencies arise which are not provided for in the Rules and Regu- lations, the Judges shall have power to decide in such cases. XVII. Starting and keeping Position.s. — The Judges shall in- form the riders and drivers of their positions in starting for the race ; tlie horse winning the heat shall take the pole the succeed- ing heat, and all others shall take their positions in the order in which they came home in the last heat. When two or more horses shall make a dead heat, the horses shall start for the succeeding heat in the same positions they occupied at the finish of the dead heat. In coming out in the home-stretch, each horse shall keep the position first selected, except the hindmost horse, who, when there is sufficient room to pass on the inside, or anywhere in the home- stretch, without interfering with others, shall be allowed to do so ; and any party interfering to prevent him shall be distanced, or lose the heat, as the Judges may determine ; any party violating this rule wilfully shall be distanced. If a horse should at any time cross or swerve on the home-stretch, so as to impede the progress of a horse beliind him, he shall not be entitled to beat him in that heat ; and if, in the opinion of the Judges, such crossing or swerv- ing was wilful on the part of the rider or driver, he shall be dis- tanced. XVII. Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, driver, or attend- ant of a horse use improper language to the officers of the Course, or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending may be, by the Judges of the day or race, ruled off the Course, and not be permitted to ride, drive, or attend a horse on this Course again, in any race under the control of the Association, unless such rul- ing-off be rescinded at a regular monthly meeting of the members of the Pleasure Ground Association, by a majority vote of the mem- bers then present. XIX. Placing Horses. — Horses distanced in the first heat are equal in the race ; but in all succeeding heats, horses that are dis- tanced in the same heat shall rank in the race in the order which they were entitled to at the start of the heat ; that is, horses hav- ing won two heats better than those winning one ; ahorse that has won a heat better than a horse only making a dead heat ; a FASHION COURSE. 141 horse winning one or two heats and making a dead heat better than one winning an equal number of heats, but not making a dead heat. When horses winning an equal number of heats shall be distanced in tlie same heat, they shall rank in the race in the order in wliii.-h they started for the heat in which they were distanced. When two or more horse? shall have won an equal number of heats, they shall rank in the race as they are placed in the last heat in which they contend ; horses not winning or making a dead heat the same. In case this article should not give a specific decision as to second or third money, etc., the Judges are to decide according to the best of their ability and turf usages in general, and all outside bets to be governed thereby. XX. IlousES Breaking. — When any horse or horses break from their gait, in trotting or pacing, tlieir riders or drivers shall imme- diately pull them to the gait in which they were to go the race ; and any party refusing or neglecting to comply with this rule shall lose the heat, and the next best horse shall win the heat, and all other horses shall be placed ahead in the heat ; the Judges shall also have discretionary power to distance the offending horse or horses. Should the rider or driver comply with this rule, and a horse should gain by breaking, twice the distance so gained shall be taken from him or them at the coming out. A horse breaking at the score shall not lose the lieat by so doing. XXI. Winning Horses. — A horse must win a majority of the heats to be entitled to the purse or stakes, unless such horse should have distanced all others in one heat. XXII. Relative to Heats and Houses Eligible to Start. — In heats, one, two, three, or four miles, a horse not winning one heat in three shall not start for a fourth, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. In heats best three in five, a horse not win- ning a heat in five shall not start for a sixth, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. A dead heat shall be considered a heat as regards all excepting the horses making such dead heat, and those only shall start for the next heat which would have been entitled had the heat been won by either horse )naking the dead heat, ; a horse prevented from starting by this rule shall not be dis- tanced, but ruled out. XXIII. Collusions or Frauds. — When the Judges are satisfied 142 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. that any race is being, or has lieen, conducted improperly or dis- honestly, either on the part of the ridors, drivers, or the parties controlling the horses or r:ice, they shall have the power to declare that neither horse nor horses have won the race nor the money ; and all outside bets sliall be declared null and void. Also, when there is any interference with riders, drivers, their horses or vehicles, either at the start or during the race, the Judges shall have power to decide equitably between the horses, and their decision shall be final and conclusive, and all outside bets shall be governed thereby. XXIV. Dress of Riders and Drivers. — Judges may require riders and drivers to be properly dressed. XXV. Weights and Weighing. — Riders and drivers shall weigh in the presence of one or more of the Judges previous to starting for any race, and after each heat shiU come to the Btarling stand, and not dismount or leave his vehicle without permission of the Judges. Any p.;rty violating this rule shall be di--;tanccd, if not of as much bodily weight as the rules of the Cjurso require ; and when of i^ufSeient bodily weight, it shall be discretionary with the Judges to rule him off, or distance him, for a contempt of the Rules and Regulations. But a rider or driver thrown or taken by force from his horse or vehicle, after having passed the winning- post, shall not be considered as having dismounted without per- mission of the Judges ; and if disabkd may be carried to the Judgos' stand to be weighed, and the Judges may take the circum- stances into consideration, and decide accordingly. XXVI. Foul — If a horse, driver, or rider shall cross, jostle, or strike another horse, driver, or rider, or do anything that impedes another horse, accidentally or not, it is fjul, and the horse that impedes the other may be adjudged distanced. Although a Lad- ing horse is entitled to any part of the track, except after select- ing his position on the home-stretch, if he crosses from the right to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the track, when a horse is so near him that, in changing his position, he compels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, or if he causes the rider or driver to pull him out of his stride, it is foul; and if, in passing a leading horse, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse pissed to shorten his stride, it is foul. A rider or driver committing any act which the Judges may deem intentionally fuul must be declared distanced ; this rule should at all times be rigidly enforced. All complaints of foul by FASHION COURSE. 143 riders and drivers must be made at the termination of the heat, and before the rider or driver dismounts or leaves liis vehicle, by order of the Judges. XXVII. Handicaps and Miscellaneous WEiGnxs. — In matches or handicaps, where extra or lesser weights are to be carried, the Judges shall carefully examine and ascertain, before starting, whether the riders, drivers, or vehicles arc of such weights as have been agreed upon or required by the match or handicap, and the riders or drivers who shall carry during the race and bring home with them the weights which have been pronounced correct and proper by the Judgss, there shall be no penalty attached to any party for light weight in that heat, provided the Judges are satis- fied of their mistake, and that there has been no deception on the part of the rider or driver who shall be deficient in weight. But all parties thereifter shall carry ful weight. XXVIII. All races shall be started at 3 o'clock p. m., from the 1st d;iy of April to the 15th day of September; and after that date at 2 o'clock p. si , until the season closes. XXIX. All races to which the Association adds money shall be started from the new stand. Also all matches, uidess otherwise agreed upon by parties making said matches, in which case they shall give the proprietor three days' notice of their agreement. BETTINQ RULES. Rule 1. All bets are understood to relate to the purse, or stake, or match, if nothing be said to the contrary at the time of making Ihe bet. 2. A bet made on a horse is void if the horse betted on does not start. 3. Ilorses shall bo placed in a race, and bets decided as they are placed in the official records. 4. When a race is postponed beyond the first day published for it to com? o.T, all by-bet^, except they are play or pay, shall be off. 5. A bet made during the running of a heat is not determined until tho race is over, if the heat is not mentioned at tha time of linking the bet. 6 When a play or pay bet is made on a horse or horses, they Bust start, or the party betting on thera loses. 144 UtTLES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. 7. Either of the bettors may ia person demand stakes to be made, and on a refusal declare the bet to be void. 8. Outside bets cannot be declared oiF on the Course, unless that place was named for staking the money, before the race should take place, and then it must be done by tiling such declaration in writing with the Judges, who shall read it from the stand before the race comtneuces, and demand if any person will make stakes for the absent party, and if no person consent to do so, the bet may be declared void. 9. When a bet is made on one horse against the field, he must start, or the bet is off, and the field is what starts against him ; but there is no field unless one start against him. 10. When a bet is made between two horses, they both must start, or the bet is off. 11. A person betting odds has the right to choose a horse or the field, and when he has chosen his horse, the field is whatever starts against him ; but there is no field unless one or more start with him. 12. Parties wishing all the horses to start for a bet must so name it at the time the bet is made. 13. If, in the fiualheat of a race, there be but one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the race. 14. All races made play or pay, outside bets not to be consid- ered play or pay, unless so understood by the parties. 15. If a race of a single dash at any distance is made, and the horses make a dead heat, the race is a draw. 16. When a bettor undertakes to place the horses in a race, he must give each a specific place, as first, second, third, and so on. The word "last" shall not be construed to mean fourth and distanced, if four start, but fourth only, and so on. A distanced horse must be placed distanced. 17. If a bet is made on any number of straight heats, and there is a dead heat made, the heats are not straight, and the party bet- ting on straight heats loses. 18. It is optional with the Judges of the race to decide disputes left to their arbitration by bettors, but it is their duty to decide disputes between parties to the race. 19. 'When a bet is made between two or more horses in a rac2, and neither wins a heat, nor makes a dead heat, and neither is dis- tanced, the horse coming out ahead in the last heat is best. FASHION COURSE. 145 A horse distanced in a dead heat is beaten by one tliat is drawn at the termination of the same heat. A horse making a dead heat is better than one not winning a heat, nor making a dead heat, if neither is distanced, or both distanced in the same heat. A dis- tanced horse, although having made a dead heat or won a heat, is beaten by a horse that is not distanced, or distanced in a succeed- ing heat. 20. liETTiNG ON Time. — When a race is coming off, and a party bets that a heat will be made in two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30), and they shall make two-thirty (2:.'>0), hie would win. If he bets they will beat two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30), and they make exactly two-thirty (2:30), he loses; but if he takes two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30) against the field, and they make exactly two-thirty (2:30), it is a tie, or draw bet. All time bets to bo decided accordingly. 21. Horses drawn before the conclusion of a race shall be con- sidered distanced. 22. Bets between outside bettors are void on the decease of either party. 23. All horses that are ruled out or drawn before the conclusion of a race sliall be considered distanced, in betting and placing, un- less the contrary is specified at the time the bet is made. 24. In pools and pool-betting, the pool stands good for all the horses that start ia the race ; but for those horses that do not start, the money must be returned to the purchaser. RULES AND EEGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TI^OTTING- AISTID PACING- OVER THE Winwn Course, W^xiq |slantr» At a meeting of the supporters and admirers of Trotting ana Pacing, held at the house of Messrs. Green and Jessel, in Xcw York, on the first day of March, 1843, the following Rules and Regulations for the government of all Trotting and Pacing Matches to come off on the Union Course, Long Island, were un- animously agreed upon : RdLE I. Nature of Rulks. — All matches or sweepstakes which shall come off over this Course will be governed by these Rules, unless the contrary is mutually agreed upon by the parties making such match or stake. II. Power of Postponement. — In case of unfavorable weather, or other unavoidable causes, all purses, matches, or sweepstakes announced to come off, to which the proprieI,or3 contribute, they shall have the power to postpone to a future day, upon giving notice of the same. III. Qualification of Horses Starting. — Horses trained in the same stable, or owned in part by the same person, within three days, shall not start for a purse ; and horses so entered shall for- feit their entrance. A horse starting alone shall receive but one- half of the purse. Horses deemed by the Judges not fair trotting horses shall be ruled off previous to, or distanced at the termina- tion of, the heat. IV. Entries. — All entries shall be made under a scfJ, inclosing the entrance-money (ten per cent, on the purse), and addressed to the proprietor, at such time and place as may have been previous- ly designated by advertisement. v. Weigut to be Carried. — Every trotting horse s^vrting for UNION COURSE. 14V matcb, purse, or stake, shall carry one hundred and forty-five pounds ; if in harness, the weight of the sulky and harness not to be considered. Pacing horses liable to the same rule. VI. Distances. — A distance for mile heats, best three in five, shall be one hundred yards ; for one-mile heats, eighty yards; and for every additional mile, an additional eighty yards. VII. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be,- for one mile, twenty minutes; and for every additional mile an ad- ditional five minutes. VIII. Power of Judges. — There shall be chosen, by the pro- prietor of the Course, or Stewards, three Judges to preside over a race for purses, and by them an additional Judge shall be appoint- ed for the distance stand ; they may, also, during or previous to a race, appoint Inspectors at any part of the Course, whose reports, and theirs alone, shall be received of any foul riding or driving. IX. Difference of Opinion between Judges. — Should a dif- ference of opinion exist between the Judges in the starting stand on any question, a majority shall govern. X. Judges' Duties. — The Judges shall order the horses saddled or harnessed five minutes previous to the time appointed for start- ing ; any rider or driver causing undue detention after being called up, by making false starts or otherwise, the Judges may give the word to start without reference to the situation of the horse so offending, unless convinced such delay is unavoidable on the part of the rider or drivcjr, in which case not more than thirty minutes shall be consumed in attempting to start ; and at the ex- piration of that time, the horse or horses ready to start shall re- ceive the word. XI. Starting Horses. — The pole shall be drawn for by the Judges ; the horse winning a heat shall, for the succeeding heats, be entitled to a choice of the track ; on coming out on the last stretch, each horse shall retain the track first selected ; any horse deviating shall be distanced. XII. Riders or Drivers. — Riders and drivers shall not be per- mitted to start unless dressed in jockey style. XIII. WEKiHTS OF Riders and Drivers. — Riders and drivers shall weigh in the presence of one or more of the Judges previous to starting; and after a heat, are to come up to the starting stand, and not dismount until so ordered by the Judges ; any rider or driver disobeying shall, on weighing, be precluded from the bene. 148 RULES AND KEQULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. fit of the weight of his saddle and whip, and if not full weight, shall be distanced. XIV. Pknalty for Foul Riding or Driting. — A rider or driver committing any act which the Judges may deem foul riding or driving shall be distanced. XV. Houses Breaking. — Should any horse break from his trot or pace, it shall be the duty of the rider or driver to pull his horse to a trot or pace immediately, and in case of the rider or driver re- fusing to do so, the peilalty shall be that the next best horse shall have the heat; if the rider or driver should comply with the above, and he should gain by such break, twice the distance so gained shall be taken away on the coming out ; a horse breaking on the score shall not lose the heat by so doing. XVI. The Winning Horse. — A horse must win two heats to be entitled lo the purse, unless he distance all other horses in one heat. A distanced horse in a dead heat shall not start again. XVII. Relative to Heats. — A horse not winning one heat in three shall not start for a fourth heat, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. When a dead heat is made between two horses, that if cither had won the heat the race would have been decided, they two only shall start again ; in races best three in five, a horse shall win one heat in five to be allowed to start for the sixth heat, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat ; such horses as are prevented from starting by this rule shall be considered drawn, and not distanced. XVIII. On Heats and Distances. — If two horses each win a heat, and neither are distanced in the race, the one coming out ahead on the last heat to be considered the best. The same rule to be applied to horses neither winning a heat and neither dis- tanced. If one horse wins a heat, he is better than one that does not, providing he does not get distanced in the race ; then the other, if not distanced, shall be best. A horse that wins a heat and is distanced is better than one not winning a heat and being distanced in the same heat. A horse distanced in the second heat is better tiian one distanced in the first heat. XIX. Horses Drawn. — Horses drawn before the conclusion of a race shall be considered distanced. XX. Outside Bets. — In all matches made play or pay, outside bets not to be considered play or pay, unless so understood by the parties. UNION COURSE. 149 XXI. Op Plat or Pat Matches. — All moneys bet on play or pay matches by outside betters, are not considered play or pay. XXII. Bettino. — Absent Bettors. — A confirmed bet cannot be let off without mutual consent. If either parly be absent at the time of trotting, and the money be not staked, the party present may declare the bet void in the presence of the Judges, unless some party will stake the money betted for the absentee. XXIII. CoMPROMisKo Matches. — All bets madeby outside bettors oil uiatclu's which are compromised, or the conditions of which are altered, are considered drawn; otherwise, to follow the main stake. XXIV. Bettors of Odds, etc. — The person who bets the odds has a right to choose the horse or the field. When he has chosen bis horse, the field is what starts against him ; but there is no field unless one starts with him. If odds are bet without naming the horses before the trot is over, it must be determined as the odds were at the time of making it. Bets made in trotting are not de- termined till the purse is won, if the heat is not specified at the time of betting. XXV. — Horses Excluded from Startino or Distanced. — All bets made on horses precluded from starting (by Rule 19), being distanced in the race, or on such horses against each other, shall be drawn. XXVI. Is Cases of Dispute and Improper Conduct. — In all cases of dispute not provided for by the Rules, the Judges for the day wiil decide finally. In case of a trot or match being proved to their satisfaction to have been made or conducted improperly or dishonestly on the part of the principals, they shall have the power to declare all bets void. XXVII. Size op Whips to be Used — Xo rider or driver shall be allowed any other than a reasonable length of whip, viz., for saddle horses, two feet ten inches; sulky, four feet eight inches ; wagon, five feet ten inches. XXVIII. In Ca^e of Accidents. — In case of accidents, but five minutes shall be allowed over the time specified in Rule No. 10, unless the Judges think more time necessary. XXIX.— Judges' Stand. — No person shall be allowed in the Judges' stand but the Judges, reporters, and members, at the time of trotting. XXX. In Case of Death. — All engagements are void upon the decease of either party before being determined. EULES AND EEGULATIONS OF THE ST. LOUIS, MO. Rule I. Membership. — N'o person, after the adoption of these Rules, shall be admitted as a member cf this Club unless nomi- nated by a member, and admitted by a vole of the members, at a meeting of the Club;' provided, however, that the President — Vice- Presidents, Treasurer, and Secretary unanimously agreeing — may admit a person as member until the next regular meeting, when his name shall be placed iu nomination and voted on. In voting upon the admission of new members, one blackball in ten shall ex- clude the applicant. II. Officers. — The officers of this Club shall consist of a Presi- dent, three Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, and Secretary, all of •whom shall be elected for one year, and shall serve until their successors are duly elected. III. Officers make Rules. — The President and Vice-Presidents, a majority of ihern concurring, shall have the power to make all useful Rules for the preservation of good order and decorum on the Course, and to employ such persons as they may deem neces- sary to enforce them. IV. Duties of Officers. — The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club ; shall have general supervision and control of the track ; in the absence of the Treasurer or Secretary shall appoint a person or persons to perform their duties ; shall appoint the Judges of all races for purses given li / the Club, and with the Vice-Presidents, a mujority of theai concurring, shall have the power to give purses and order repairs or alterations on the track. In his absence his duties shall be performed by the olde.-t Vice- President present; provided, however, that nothing in this Rala shall authorize the giving of purses or the making of repairs or al- MO0ND CITT TROTTING CLUB. J61 terations, the cost of which shall exceed the funds in the hands ol the Treasurer. V. The Treasurer shall receive all the funds of the Club, and shall disburse the simc under the direction of the President and Vice-Presidents. He shall give bond, with security to be approved bv the President, in such sum as he shall require, for the faithful performance of his duties. He shall, at each annual meeting, make a detailed statement of the iinancial condition of the Club. VI. The Secretary shall attend the Judges on each dny's race, keep a book in which shall be recorded the names of the mem- bers, the Rules of the Club, the proceedings of each meeting, the entries of horses and the names of their respective owners, and also an account of each day's race and the time of each heat. VII. Salaries.— The salaries to be paid by the Club shall be regulated by the President and Vice-Presidents, a majority con- troiling. VIII. Elkctions. — All elections shall be by ballot. Elections for officers shall be held on the second Monday in March of each year. A majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to elect. IX. Vacancies. — When a vacancy shall occur in any office, the appointment of which is reserved to the members, the President and Vice Presidents, a majority controlling, shall fill the vacancy unlil the next regular election. X. Meetings. — There shall be one regular meeting of the Club on the first Monday in March of each year. Notice of time and place to be advertised by the Secretary for at least two weeks pre- ceding the meeting. XI. Called Meetings. — A members' meeting may be called at any time by the President or any three members, and signed by the Secretary. Notice of time and place to be advertised as in the preceding rule. XII. QuonnM. — Ten members, including the officers present, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but no alterations of the rules shall be made, or new rules adopted, un- less by a two-thirds vote of the members. XIII. Expulsion of Memdeks. — To expel a member, not less than a quorum shall be present and two-tliirds of the members present shall vote for expulsion. A member on beiiig expelled shall not be eligible to membership for six months from the date of such expulsion. 152 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. XIV. Judges. — There shall not be less than three Judges in the stand during the pendency of a heat, who shall decide all disputes that may arise, and no appeal shall be ailoived from their decision without their consent. In all questions relating to the race, .and not provided for by these Ruh.s, the Judges shall decide accord- ing to their best judgment and the usago of the turf in like cases. XV. The Judges for the day may postpone a purse race, on ac- count of bad weather, but for no other cause. No fresh entry of horses shall be allowed in such a case. During the pendency of a race, none but the Judges of the day and the Timers, attended by the Secretary, shall be admitted in the Judges' stand. The Timers shall be appointed by the Judges of the day by tlie con- sent of the President or acting President present, or by the Presi- dent or acting President who may be present. XVI. ExTuiEs. — All entries of horses for any purse shall be in writing, sealed, and delivered to the Secretary at such time and place as may be prescribed by the officers of the Club. Each entry shall state the name, age, color, and sex of the horse entered. The entrance fee (ten per cent, on the purse) shall accompany the entry. As soon as the entries shall be closed, the Secretary shall proceed to open the same, and make out a list and post them up. XVII. Death of Entered IIorse. — If any horse nominated in a stake or purse die, or the person nominating him die before the race, no forfeit shall be required. XVIII. Joint Entries. — Death. — In joint nominations, if one of the persons nominating die, the survivor sliall be liable for the forfeit, and entitled to tlie benefit of the nomination. If the horse dies no forfeit shall be required. XIX. Defaulters. — No person shall be permitted to start a horse in a race over this Course who shall have failed to pay all forfeits due by him on account of stakes gone over this Course ; nor sluiU any horse be permitted to go over this Course in the name of any person whatever, so long as forfeits incurred by the horse remain unpaid. Nor shall a nomination bo made by another per- son of a horse in which a defaulter has an interest, and all .caten by one that is drawn at the termination of the same heat. A horse making a dead heat is better than one not winning a heat, nor making a dead heat, if neither is distanced, or both distanced in the same heat. A dis- tanced horse, although having m:ide a dead heat or won a heat, is beaten by a horse that is not distanced, or distanced in a succeed- ing heat. 20. Uetting on Time. — When a race is coming off, and a party bets that a heat will be made in two minutes and thirty seconds (2:.30), and they shall make two-thirty (2::)0), he would win. If he bets they will beat two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30), and they make exactly two-thirty (2:30), he loses; but if he takes two FOREST CITT TROTTING PARK. 177 minutes and thirty seconds (2:30) against the field, and they make exactly two-thirty (2:30), it is a tie, or draw bet. All time bets to be decided accordingly. 21. Horses drawn before the conclusion of a race shall be con- sidered distanced. 22. Bets between outside bettors are void on the decease of either party. 23. All horses that are ruled out or drawn before the conclusion of a race shall be considered distanced, in betting and placing, un- less the contrary is specified at the time the bet is made. 24. In pools and pool-betting, the pool stands good for all the horses that start in the race ; but for those horses that do not start, the money must be returned to the purchaser. 8* EULES AND EEGULATIONS OF THE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. Article I. Name. — This organization shall be called the Chi- cago Driving Park Association. II. Capital STOCK.-^The capital stock of this Association shall be ten thousand dollars, divided into shares of two hundred and fifty dollars each — the money to be called in as needed. III. Distribution of Shares. — No one member shall own more than ten shares of the capital stock of this Association. IV. What Constitutes a Member. — No subscriber to the stock of this Association shall receive or be entitled to a certificate of the same, except by a two-thirds vote of the other subscribers present ; and no vote shall be called unanimous in which there is a one-third negative vote of the subscribers or members present voting. This Rule shall apply, not only in effecting the organization, but in the election of members who may hereafier be nominated. No person can be a member of the Association who is not a stockholder. V. Transfer of Stock. — No transfer of stock shall be made, nor any certificate of transfer be given, except by a two-thirds affirmative vote of members present ; and no vote is requisite to transfer stock to members, to the number of ten shares. VI. To Expel a Member. — It shall require a two-thirds vote of the members present at any regular meeting of the Association to expel a member ; and no member expelled shall be eligible for re- election during the year following his expulsion. VII. A Quorum. — Nine members, including officers of the Asso- ciation, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. VIII. Annual Meeting. — The annual meeting of the Associa- tion, for the election of officers, shall be held the first Saturday in CHICAGO DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATIOS. 1Y9 January of each year, at such time and place as the Directors may specify in the call to be issued by the Secretary. IX. How Notices of Meetings auk to be Given. — The Secre- tary siiail mail a written (or printed) notice of any annual, regular, or special meeting that may bo called to each member of the Asso elation, at least three days before the time specified in the call for the meeting. X. Who mat Call a Meetinr. — A majority of the Board of Director^, or any five members of the Association, m ly direct the Secretary to call a special meeting at any time, giving three days' notice ; provided always, that the call for the meetinj^ be made in writing, signed by the members calling it, and filed with the Sec- retary as his voucher. XI. Officers. — The officers of this Association shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, five Directors, a Treasurer, and a Secretary ; and the Secretar}', in lieu of being elected, shall be ap- pointed and employed by the President, Vice-President, and Board ot Directors. XII. How AND WHEN ELECTED. — Thc officcTS of this Association shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Associa ion, and shall Berve one year, and until tlieir successors are elected. All elec- tions shall be by ballot. A majority of the voters present shall elect. Each member shall be entitled to as many votes as he holds shares of capital stock. XIII. Vacancie.s. — When a vacancy shall occur in any office, it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to provide for the dis- charge of its duti''s until the rext annual meeting and election. XIV. Board of Directors. — The President and Vice-Prc=ident, with the Directors of the Association, shall constitute a Board of Directors, endowed with all executive power in the direction and management of the business of the Association and of the Chicago Driving Park. The President shall be, ex officio, President of the Board ; and the Secretary of the Board shall be, ex officio^ Secre- tary of the Board of Directors, but without a vote therein. XV. Quorum op the Board. — Five members of this Board shall constitute a quorum for the transnction of business. XVI. PfcESPONsiBiLiTY OF THE BoARD. — Thc Board of Directors shall be responsible to the members of the Association for the manner in which its business is conducted, and for the acts of tho Secretary and Treasurer, over whom it shall exercise control. 180 EtJLES AND REGCLATIOMS TOE RACING AND BETTING. XYII. Reports. — At the annual meeting of the Association the Board shall make, or cause to be made, a detailed report of its transactions during the year, embracing the reports of the Secre- tary and Treasurer. XVIII. President's Duties. — It shall be the duty of the Presi- dent to preside at all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Directors, and, assisted by the Vice-President, to act as Judge at all exhibitions, races, etc., on the grounds of the Association. In the absence of the Vice-President and Directors, he shall ap- point such assistant Judges as may be necessary. XIX. Vice-President's Duties. — In the absence of the Presi- dent, his duties shall be discharged by the Vice-President. XX. Treasurer's Duties. — The Treasurer shall receive the funds of the Association, and disburse the same, in such a manner and by such order as the Board of Directors may designate. He shall Ijeep a detailed afnd accurate account of receipts and expen- ditures, with vouchers, and make statements of the same to the Board of Directors, from time to time, as it shall direct. He shall give bond, with security, to be approved by the Board, for the faithful performance of his duties. XXI. Secretary's Duties. — The Secretary shall keep a faithful record of all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Di- rectors. He shall keep a record of the names of members, of the issue and transfer of all certificates of stock, attend the Judges at the exhibitions of the Association, and keep such records and file such papers as the Board of Directors may direct. XXII. Salaries. — The salary of the Secretary, Treasurer, and such other employees as may be needed, shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. XXIII. Meetings or the Board of Directors. — The President shall have power to call a meeting of the Board of Directors at any time ; and any three members of the Board may unite in directing the Secretary to call the Board together, whenever they may deem it necessary. In all such cases, a written notice shall be served to each men.bcr of the Board, stating the time and place of meeting. XXIV. Privileges of Members. — Every member of the Associ- ation shall have free access or entrance to the grounds, to the Course, and to the stands, at all times, for himself, his family — no male member of the family so introduced to be over twenty-one CHICAGO DRITING PARK ASSOCIATION. 181 years of age — and his team ; also the privilege of exercising and training his horses upon the track when it does not interfere with races, or is not forbidden by the Board of Directors. lie may also introduce a stranger or friend to the grounds, at any time except upon days of exhibition or racing. XXV. Annual Subscribers' Privileges. — Any person whose name has been proposed by a member and approved by the Board of Directors, may, upon the payment of twenty-five dollars to the Secretary of the Association, become an annual subscriber, and enjoy all the privilege of free access to the grounds of the Associ- ation for himself, his family — except males over twenty-one years of age — and his team, at all times during the year for which the ticket is given, including days of exhibition ; except at such time and times as the grounds may be closed for repairs of track, build- ings, or other necessary specific purpose, by the Board of Direc- tors. He is also entitled to the privilege of exercising or training his horses upon the track, when it does not interfere with races, or is not forbidden by the Board of Directors. He may, at any time except on days of exhibition or races, introduce a stranger or friend accompanying him to the grounds. In the enjoyment of the priv- ileges thus conferred by the Association, he is to be governed by its Rules and Regulations. If he violate them, he is subject to the penalties herein specified. XXVI. Ladies must hate an Escort. — No female shall be ad- mitted to the grounds of the Association, unless under the escort of a gentleman. XXVII. Improper Characters Excluded. — No improper char- acter, known to be such, shall be admitted to the grounds under any circumstances ; and, if found upon the grounds, shall be promptly removed, together with the party introducing her. XXVIII. No Gambling shall be permitted upon the grounds of the Association. Any person detected gambling shall be expelled from the grounds. XXIX. Liquors may be sold by sanction of the Board of Di- rectors. XXX. Ungentlemanlt Conduct. — It shall be the duty of the officers of the Association to promptly arrest and expel from the grounds of this Association any person guilty of ungentlemanly conduct, or indulging in boisterous, profane, or obscene language. It shall be the duty of the Directors to report to the Association 182 EtJLES AND REGDLATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. the name of any member so offending, and recommending his ex- pulsion as a member. XXXI. How THESE Articles mat bk Amended. — These Articles of Association may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any regular meetinsc of the Association, provided the proposed amendment be incorporated in the call for the meeting mailed to each member, as prescribed in Article IX. XXXII. Transient Visitors. — Xo person will be admitted to the grounds, except on days of exhibition, who is not a member or an annual subscriber, unless introduced by a member or annual subscriber personally, or has a pass signed by a member of the Board of Directors, or the Secretary. RULES REGULATING TROTTING. I. These Rules Govern. — There may be trotting for a purse, or for purse and stakes, or for stakes, or trotting matches, on the Course of the Chicago Driving Park Association, on such days as the Board of Directors may think proper ; provided, always, that such matches and stakes are made under the auspices of the Asso- ciation, and subject to the rules hereafter given. II. Who shall act as Judges. — The President, if present, and Vice-President of this Association, together with one or more of the Directors, shall act as Judges of all races or matches made on its Course. The presiding officer of the day shall have power to appoint one or more Associate Judges of all races or matches made on its Course, and not more than three Judges shall occupy the stand, as such, during the pendency of any race. III. Power to fill Vacancies. — The President, or Vice-Presi- dent in the absence of the President or acting presiding officer, shall appoint assistant Judges to act in the place of any officer who may be absent ; provided, always, that no gentleman shall be al- lowed to act as Judge of a race if it be shown that he is in any- wise interested pecuniarily in its results. IV. Number of Jddges Necessary. — There shall not be less than three Judges on the stand during the pendency of a race. V. Duty of Judges. — The Judges shall decide all disputes that may arise ; and no appeal shall be allowed from their decision, CHICAGO DRITINO PARK ASSOCIATION. 183 without their consent. In all questions relating to the race, and not provided for in the Rules, the Judges shall decide according to their best judgment and the usages of the turf in such cases, and the majority shall govern. VI. WnosE Testimony SHALL THE Judges Receive. — The Judges shall not receive testimony of foul riding or driving from any per- son except Patrolmen and Distance Judges. VII. Distance Judges' Duties. — The President, or acting pre- siding officer, may appoint two Distance Judges. They shall re- main at the distance stand during the heats ; and immediately after each heat they shall repair to the Judges' stand, and report to the Judges the horse or horses that may be distanced, and any foul riding or driving that may have occurred under their observation. VIII. Patrolmen. — The President may appoint as many Patrol Judges as may be necessary, whose duty it shall be to watch for and report to the Judges at the Judges' stand, immediately after a heat, any foul riding or driving that may occur under their obser- vation. IX. Timers. — The President may appoint one or more Timers, who shall occupy the stand with the Judges. The time of each heat shall be reported to the Secretary, who shall make a record of the same on the books of the Association. X. Who mat Postpone a Race. — The Judges for the day, and they alone, may, on account of bad weather or other unavoidable cause, postpone a race advertised to take place on the grounds of this Association. No fresh entry of horses shall be allowed in such case ; and when once horses start, the race cannot be post- poned. XI. Who shall Occupy the Judges Stand. — During the pen- dency of a race, no one but the Judges of the day, attended by the Secretary and Timers, shall be admitted to the Judges' stand. XII. How Entries shall be Made. — All entries of horses for any purse shall be made in writing, accompanied by the entrance- fee, sealed, and delivered to the Secretary at such time and place as shall be named by the Board of Directors. Each entry shall state name, age, color, and sex of the horse entered, and the pedi- gree so fir as known. As soon as the entries are closed, the Sec- retary shall proceed to open the same, and post them up. XIII. Entry-Fees. — Any member entering a horse for his own benefit shall pay an entry-fee of five per centum on the amount of 184 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. the purse ; but where a horse is entered by or for the benefit of a person not a member, the entry shall be ten per centum of the amount of the purse. XIV. What Horses shall Start. — Horses trained in the same stable, or owned in part by the same person, within three days, shall not start for a purse ; and horses so entered shall forfeit their entrance. Horses deemed by the Judges not fair trotting horses shall be ruled off previous to, or distanced at the termination of, a heat. XV. Starting Alone. — A horse starting alone shall receive one- half the purse, unless the purse was otherwise posted or advertised. XVI. Weights to be Carried. — Every trotting horse, mare, or gelding starting for match, purse, or stake shall carry one hundred and forty-five pounds ; if in harness, the weight of the sulky and harness shall not be considered. Pacing horses, mares, or geldings shall be subject to the'same rules. XVII. Weighing Riders or Drivers. — Riders or drivers shall weigh in the presence of one or more of the Judges, previous to starting ; and, after a heat, are to come up to the starting stand, and await the Judges' order to dismount; and no groom or other person shall be permitted to clothe any horse until the rider or driver shall have been so ordered by the Judges. Any rider or driver disobeying shall be precluded from the benefit of the weight of liis saddle and whip ; and if not full weight, shall be declared distanced. XVIII. Placing Horses. — The pole shall be drawn for by the Judges. The horse winning a heat shall, for the succeding heats, be entitled to a choice of the track. On coming out on the last stretch, each horse shall retain the track first selected ; any horse deviating shall be distanced. XIX. Starting tue Horses. — The Judges shall order the horses saddled or harnessed five minutes previous to the time appointed for starting. Any rider or driver causing undue detention after being called up, by making false starts or otherwise, the Judges may give the word to start without reference to the situation of the horse so offending, unless convinced such delay is unavoid- able on the part of the rider or driver, in which case, not more than thirty minutes shall be consumed in attempting to start, and, at the expiration of that time, the horse or horses ready to start shall receive the word. CHICAGO DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION. 185 XX. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be, for one-mile, twenty minutes, and for every additional mile an additional five minutes. XXI. Foul Riding or Driving. — A rider or driver commit- ting any act which the Judges may deem foul riding or driving shall be declared distanced. Should any rider or driver cross, jostle, or strike another or his horse, or shout at his adversary's horse, or do anything else that may impede his adversary, or cause his horse to break or bolt, he shall be deemed distanced, and, if in- tentionally, the offending rider or driver shall never be permitted again to ride, drive over, or attend a horse on this Course. Any horse distanced by foul driving can be placed back with another driver. XXII. Horses Breaking. — Should any horse break from his trot or pace, it shall be the duty of the rider or driver to pull his horse to a trot or pace immediately ; and in case the rider or dri- ver omits to do so, tlie next best horse shall have the heat. If the rider or driver should comply with the above, and he should gain by such break, twice the distance so gained shall be taken away on the coming out. If, by running, a horse maintain his position, it is discretionary with the Judges to distance him or not. A horse breaking on the score shall not lose the heat by so doing. XXIII. The Horse that Wins. — A horse must win two heats to be entitled to the purse, unless he distance all other horses in one heat. XXIV. What Horses shall Start again. — A distanced horse in a dead heat shall not start again. A horse that does not win one heat in three shall not start for a fourth heat, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. When a dead heat is made between two horses, that if cither had won the heat the race would have been decided, they two only shall start again. In races best three in five, a horse shall win one heat in five to be allowed to start for the sixth heat, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. Such horses as are prevented from starting by the rule shall be considered drawn, and not distanced. XXV. The Best Horse — If each of two horses win a heat, and neither is distanced in the race, the one coming out ahead on the last heat is to be considered best. The same rule is to be applied to horses, neither of which wins a heat, nor is distanced. If one horse wins a heat, he is better than one that does not, providing 186 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACINa AND BKTTING. he doi\s not get distanced in the race; if he be distanced, tl'.o other, if not distanced, shall be the best horse. A horse that wins a heat and is distanced is better than one that does not win a heat and is distanced iu the same lieat. A horse distanced in the second heat is better than one distanced in the first heat. XXVI. Drawing. — No person shall lae permitted to draw or sell his horse during the race, except by permission of the Judges, under penalty of being expelled from the grounds, and, if a member, from the Association ; and any horse in which he is in- terested shall be excluded from the track. XXVII. Matches against Time. — In the matches against time, the parties making the match shall be entitled to three trials (unless cxpre.-sly stipulated to the contrary), which trials shall take place on the same day. A trial horse may be used, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties making the match. XXVIII. Distances. — A distance for mile heats, best three in five, shall be one hundred yards; for one-mile heats, eighty yards; for two-mile heats, one hundred and sixty yards; for three-mile lieats, two hundred and forty yards. XXIX. Length of Whips — Xo rider or driver shall be allowed any other than a reasonable length of whip, viz., for saddle horses, two feet ten inches ; sulky, four feet eight inches ; wagon, five feet ten inches. XXX. Time allowed in case of Accidents. — In case of acci- dent, but five minutes over the time specified in Rule No. 19 shall be allowed, unless the Judges think more time necessary and that it is proper to grant it. XXXI. Doubts as to Age, Ownership, etc. — On the suggestion of any doubts as to the age, ownership, partnership, etc., of any horse entered for a race, the Judges shall inquire into the facts, and, if satisfied that any rule of the Association is about to be violated, shall exclude sucli horse from the race; and if a horse is permitted to start from such doubt not being sustained, or any doubt remains on the minds of the Judges, the purse, if won by such horse, shall be withheld until the doubt is confirmed or re- moved. If the doubt is sustained, the purse shall be awarded and paid to the next best horse In the race. XXXII. The Penalty for Fraud. — If any fraud shall be dis- covered, by which the winner shall have been paid the purse im- properly, sucli as a deception as to weight, age, ownership, partner- CHICAGO DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION. 181 ship, etc., the Judges sliall demand its restoration, and it shall be paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If not restored, the illegal owner of the purse, if a member, shall be e.xpclled from the Association, and shall not be allowed to hold any connection with it. If not a member, no horse owned in whole or in part, or in which he is interested, or which has been trained by hun, shall be allowed to start again on this Course. XXXIII. Horses to go a Bona-Fide Race. — Every hoi'se started shall go a bona-Jide race. If any horse shall trot or pace to lose, the owner, agent, trainer, and rider or driver shall forfeit all rights under the Rules of this Association, and shall no longer be allowed to hold any connection with it. No compromise or agreement be- tween any two persons starting horses, or their agents or grooms, not to oppose each other upon a promised division of the purse, shall be permitted, and no persons shall trot or pace their horses with a determination to oppose jointly any other horses in the race. In cither case, upon satisfactory proof of such agreement, the Judges shall award the purse to the next best horse, and the per- sons offending shall never be permitted again to start a horse over this Course. When it is satisfactory to the Judges that there is a collusion on the part of all the riders or drivers in a race to allow a certain horse to win, the purse will not be in part, but wholly, withheld. XXXIV. Threats toward Jitdges. — If any owner, trainer, rider, driver, starter, or attendant of a horse shall use any threats or other improper language toward any officer of the Association ia the discharge of his official duty, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, drive, turn, or attend a horse again on this Course. XXXV. Timing Horses. — If any person shall time a horse whilst training on this Course, or being trained by his owner or agent, un- less expressly requested to do so by such owner or agent, the per- son so doing shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, drive, turn, or attend a horse again on this Course ; and, if a member of this Association, shall be expelled from his membership. XXXVI. Death of Parties to Engagements. — All engage- ments are void upon the decease of either party before being de- termined. The death of a horse does not release either party. XXXVII. Bolting. — If any horse shall bolt from the track he shall be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, un- 188 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACINO AND BETTING. less he return and again enter the track from the point at which he swerved. XXXVIII. Outside Aids. — No person other than the rider or driver shall be permitted to strike a horse, or attempt, by shouting or otherwise, to assist a horse in getting a start or to increase his speed in any race ; nor shall any person stand in the track or Course, or go to any point in the track or Course, to point out a path for the rider or driver, nor to give any instructions after the start- ing for the heat, under a penalty of expulsion from the Course for either oifence ; and if such person shall be the owner, trainer, agent, or rubber of such horse, or instigated to the act by either of the said persons, such horse shall be declared distanced, aud the per- son so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, drive, or attend a horse again on or at this Course. RULES REGULATING RUNNING. I. These Rules shall Govern. — There may be running races ' for a purse, or for purse and stakes, or for stakes, on the Course of the Chicago Driving Park Association, on such days as the Board of Directors may think proper : provided, always, that such races are made uuder the auspices of the Association, and subject to its Rules. II. Who shall Act as Judges. — The President and Vice-Presi- dent of this Association shall act as Judges of all races run over the Course of this Association. III. Power to fill Vacancies. — Rule No. Ill of " Rules Regu- lating Trottiuf" shall govern in all cases where there are vacancies to all. IV. Number of Judges Necessirt. — There shall not be less than three Judges on the stand during the pendency of a heat. V. Duty of Judges. — Rule No. V. of "Rules Regulating Trot- ting " shall apply here. VI. Whose Testimony Shall Judges Receive. — Rule No. VI. of " Rules Regulating Trotting " shall govern here. VII. Distance Judges' Duties. — Rule No. VII. of " Rules Reg- ulating Trotting" shall apply here. CHICAGO DRIWNG PARK ASSOCIATION. 189 Vni. Patrolmen.— Rule Ko. VIII. of "Rules Regulating Trot- ting" shall govern here. IX. Timers.— Rule No. IX. of " Rules Regulating Trotting" shall apply here. X. Who mat Postpone a Race. — Rule X. of " Rules Regulating Trotting " shall govern here. XI. Wno SHALL Occupy the Judges' Stand. — Rule No. XI. of " Rules Regulating Trotting " shall apply here. XII. How Entries Shall be Made. — All entries of hoj-ses to be run for any purse shall bo in writing, accompanied by the entry- fee, sealed, and delivered to the Secretary, at such time and place as shall be named by the Board of Directors. Each entry shall state name, age, color, and sex of the horse entered, the names of its sire and dam, and a particular description of the rider's dress. As soon as the entries are closed, the Secretary shall proceed to open the same, make out a list, and post th^ra up. XIII. Entry-Fees. — See Rule XIII. of " Rules Regulating Trot- ting" on this Course. XIV. What Horses shall Start. — No two riders from the same stable shall be allowed to ride in the same race, except by special permission of the Judges; nor shall more than one horse from any stable be allowed to start in the same race, unless it be in a single heat ; nor shall two or more horses owned in whole or in part by the same person be allowed to start in the same race, uniess it be a single heat. XV. Jockey's Dress. — Every person, before starting horses over this Course, shall be required to report to the Secretary the colors in which his jockey will ride ; but no oerson shall adopt the same combination of colors previously selected and reported by another member. Jockeys' caps and jackets shall be made of silk, satin, merino, or velvet ; pants of linen, cotton, or other appropriate ma- terial. For any violation of this rule, a penalty of ten dollars shall be assessed by the Judges, and the amount added to the purse or stakes of the occasion. XVI. CoJtPOTATioN OF Age. — A horsc's age shall be reckoned from the fir.st of January — i.e., ahorse foakd in 1SG2 shall be reckoned one year old on the first of January, 1863. XVII. Weights and Weigliing. — The following weights shall be carried : Two-year-olds, 86 lbs. ; three-year-olds, 90 lbs. ; four- year-olds, 104 lbs. ; five-year-olds, 115 lbs. ; six-year-olds, 121 lbs. ; 190 RtTLES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. aged, 124 lbs. There shall be allowed to mares, fillies, and geld- ings a deduction of three pounds frorn these weights. The Judges shall see that each rider has his proper weight before the start, and that he has within two pounds of it after each heat. Weigh' s shall not be made by wetting the blanket placed on or under the sad- dle. At the close of each heat every rider must repair to the Judges' stand, and await their order to dismount ; and no groom shall be permitted to clothe any horse until the rider shall have been dismounted by the Judges. The rider shall thea repair to the scales to be weighed. For any violation of this rule, the horse involved shall be declared distanced. XVIII. Placing. — The placing of the horses at starting shall be determined as drawn from the entry-box ; and in stakes, they shall start as they are nominated. XIX. Startin(*. — In every race run over this Course, the mode of starting shall be this : The Judges of the day shall have the horses taken back a proper distance from the stand, under the care of one of the Patrolmen; from that point they shall, in the order of their placing, bs led at a walk until the signal to start is given. The Judge may give the signal at any mome.it while the horses are approaching the stand ; and should the signal not bo given before reaching the stand, the horses shall be agiin taken back to the place whence they were led. Should any groom, while approach- ing the stand, fail or refuse to obey the order.? of the officer in charge, or intentionally let his horse go, so that he shall break away, the owner of such horse shall, for every such offence, be fined five dollars, which shall go to the treasury of the Associa- tion. Unruly and vicious horses may be assigned any position in the start which the Judges may deem necessary to secure the safety of the other horses and riders. The sigial for starting shall bo the tap of the drum ; after which there shall be no recall. The officer in charge shall report to the Judge? any disobedience or misconduct of the persons starting the horses. XX. Time Between Heats. — The time between heats shall be, twenty miimtes for mile heats ; thirty minutes foi' two-mile heats forty minutes for three-mile heats ; and forty-five minutes for four- mile heats. XXI. Foul Riding. — A horse that has won a heat shall be enti- tled to the track in starting for the next heat, other horses taking positioaia the order of their placing in the previous heat. The CHICAGO DRITING PARK ASSOCIATION. 191 leading horse, in any part of the race, shall have the right to select his ground, from which he shall not swerve to the right or left, so as to impede any other horse. Should any rider cross, jos.le, or strike another or iiis horse, run on his horse's heels, or do anything else that may impede his adversary, he will be deemed distanced ; and if intentionally, the offanding rider shall never be permitted again to ride over, or attend a horse on this Course. XXII. About Aids. — Xo person other than the rider shall be permitted to strike a horse, or attempt, by shouting or otherwise, to assist a horse in getting a start, or to increase his speed in running in any race. Nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider, under penalty of exclusion from the Course for either offence ; and if such person shall be the owner, trainer, or rubber of such horse, or instigated to the act liy cither of said persons, such horse shall be declared distanced. But this rule shall not be construed to forliid the starter of any liorse from striking him with an ordinary riding whip, in order to get him off. XXIII. Horses to run a Fair Race. — Every horse started shall run a bona-fide race. If any horse shall run to lose, the owner, agent, trainer, and rider shall forfeit all rights under the Rules of this Association, and shall no longer be allowed to hold any connection "with it. No compromise nor agreement between any two persons starting horses, or their agents or grooms, not to oppose each other, upon a promised divij;ion of the purse, shall be permitted ; and no person shall run their horses with a determination to oppose jointly any other horses in the race. In cither case, upon satisfactory proof of such agreement, the Judges shall award the purse to the next best horse, and the persons offending shall never be permit- ted again to start a horse over this Course. XXIV. Winner. — A horse that wins two heats or distances the field in one wins the purse; but one that does not win a heat in three shall not be allowed to start for a fourth. When thus pro- hibited from starting, however, he shall not be deemed distanced ; and all bets on being distanced shall be void. The race called '" best tliree in five" is an exception to this rule ; there the winner must win three heats, and all others are allowed to start five heats, if there be so many. Dead heats are not to be counted against the horses making them. XXV. Beaten Horses. — He shall be declared the best that wins a heat. Of beaten horses that have each won a heat, that one 192 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. which is first in the last heat in the race shall he declared best in the race. Those not winning a heat shall be placed, and bets de- cided, according as they come to the stand at the termination of the race. If the winner of a heat is afterwards distanced, he is beaten by those that save their distance. A horse distanced in a second heat is better than one distanced in the first, and so on through the race. XXVI. Drawing. — Xo person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse during the race, except by permission of the Judges, un- der the penalty of being excluded from the Association, and not al- lowed any participation in its racing hereafter. A drawn horse shall be considered distanced. XXVII. Distance. — There shall be two Distance Judges ap- pointed by the President, who shall repair to the Judges' stand af- ter eacli heat, and report the distanced horses and any foul riding, if any, that may occur under their observation. A horse whose head reaches the distance as soon as the winner reaches the winning- post shall not be considered distanced. A horse Avho fails to bring in his proper weight, or is disqualified from winning by foul riding, is to be deemed distanced. A distance in a mile shall be sixty yards ; for two miles, eighty yards ; for three miles, one hundred yards ; for four miles, one hundred and twenty yards. In match race?, there shall be a distance, unless the contrary be expressly stipulated by the parties. XXVIII. Doubts as to Age, Ownership, etc. — On the suggcs- ion of any doubts as to tlie age, ownership, partnership, etc., of any horse entered for a race, the Judges shall inquire into the facts, and if satisfied that any rule of the Association is about to be violated, shall exclude such horse from the race ; and if a horse is permitted to start because such doubt is not sustained, or any doubt remains on the minds of the Judges, the purse, if won by such horse, shall be withhold until the doubt is confirmed or re- moved. If the doubt is sustained, the purse shall be awarded and paid to the next best horse in the race. XXIX. The Penalty for Fraud. — If any fiaud shall be discov- ered, by which the winner shall have been paid the purse improper- ly, such as a deception as to weight, age, ownership, partnership, 2tc., the Judges shall demand its restoration, and it shall be paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If not restored, tho illegal owner of the purse, if a member, shall be expelled from the CHICAGO DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION. 193 Association, and shall not be allowed to hold any connection with with it. If not a moTiibpr, no horse owned in whole or in part, or .'n which he is interested, or which has been trained by him, shall be allowed to start again on this Course. XXX. Matches. — In match races, the Rules of this Association shall govern. All matches run over this Course shall be under the control of the officers of this Association. The parties to matches may change the weights and distances. XXXI. SvvEEPSTAKKS. — All swcGpstakes advertised to be run over this Course shall be subject to the cognizance of this Associa- tion, and no change of nominations once made shall be allowed after closing, unless by consent of all the parties. The Secretary shall receive all forfeits, and enforce the rule against defaulters. He shall be allowed five per cent, ou all forfeits paid him after the race. XXXII. Defaulters. — No person shall be permitted to start a horse in any race over this Course who shall have failed to pay all forfeits due by him on account of stakes run over this Course ; nor shall any horse be permitted to run over this Course in the name of any person whatever, so long as forfeits incurred by the horse remain unpaid. No defaulter shall he permitted to make a nomi- nation in any stake to be run over this Course ; nor shall a nomi- nation be made by another person, of a horse in which a defaulter has an interest; and all such nominations are hereby declared void. After each day's race, the Secretary shall make out and record on the books of the Association a list of the defaulters. XXXIII. Threats toward Judges. — If any owner, trainer, rider, driver, starter, or attendant of a horse shall use any threats or other improper language toward any officer of the Association engaged in the discharge of his official duty, the person so offend- ing shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, drive, turn, or attend a horse again on this Course. 9 194 RCLKS AND REGPLATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. BETTinSTG RULES. RuLK 1. What Bets Relate to. — All bets are understood to re- late to the purse or stake, if nothing is said to the contrary at the time of making the bet. 2. When a Horse does not Start. — A bet upon the purse or a heat is void if tlie horse betted on does not start. 3. Bets Against the Field. — Wliere a bet is made against the field, it is understood to be on one horse against as many as start ; but one other must start, or it is no bet. 4. Play or Pay. — Wlien a bet is made on a horse, play or pay, the horse must start, or the party betting on him loses the bet. 6. Betting on a Heat to Come. — A bet made on a heat to come shall be void unless all the horses that have the right shall start, unless the bet be between such named horses as do start. 6. Bets Made During a Heat. — A bet made during the trotting of a heat is not determined until the race is over, unless the heat is mentioned at the time of making a bet. 7. Staking the Money — When both parties are present, either party has a right to demand that the money be staked before the horses start; and if one refuses, the other may, at his option, de- clare the bet void. 8. If a Party is Absent. — If either party be absent on the day of a race (the money not being staked), the party present may, in the presence of respectable witnesses, declare the bet void before the race commences ; but if any person offer to stake for the ab- sentee, it is confirmed. 9. Outside Bets. — In all matches made play or pay, outside bets are not to be considered play or pay unless so understood by the parties. 10. No Let Off. — A confirmed bet cannot be let oft' without mutual consent. 11. Cjmpiioviis^.d Matoh^s — All bets made by outsi le bettors on compromised \natclies arc considered drawn. 12. Bettors of Odds — The person Avho bets the o .d"? lias a right to choose the horse or lii Id. When ho has chosci. liii horse the field is what starts againit him; but there is no 'x.cia unless one starts with him. If odds are bet without naming .no horses CHICAGO DFIVING PARK ASSOCIATION. 195 before the trot is over, it must be determined as the odds were at the time of making it. 13. Bets ON Distanced Horses — All bets on horses precluded from starting (by Rule XX ), being distanced in the race, or on such horses against each other, shall be drawn. 14. T(iE JuDGKS SHALL DECIDE DisPOTES. — In all cases of dispute not ))rovided for by these Rules, the Judges of the day shall decide finally. 15. When the Judges may Decide Bets Void. — In case a race is proved to their satisfaction to have been made or conducted improperly or dishonestly oa the part of the principals, theJudgea shall have the power to declare all bets void. 16. In Case of Postponement. — When a race is postponed, all by-bets, except they be play or pay, shall be off. EULES AND EEGULATIONS OF THE HARTFOKD, CONN. Article I. All trotting and pacing over the Hartford Trotting Park shall be governed by the following Rules and Regulations, except as agreed between parties making matches or sweepstakes. II. Entries. — All entries must be made under seal, inclosing the entrance money for thef purse and forfeit in sweepstakes, and be addressed to the Proprietor, or some authorized person, at such, time and place as may have been announced by public advertise- ment ; an accurate and satisfactory description of all unknown entries will be required. After the time has expired for closing the entries, the Proprietor, or some person duly authorized, shall open and make known the entries in public, and publish them in one or more newspapers. No purse will be given for a walk- over. All entrance-money for pur.ses is forfeit to the Proprietor, and when only one entry appears on the Park to go for the purse, he shall receive two-thi'ds of the entrance-money. III. In Case of Death. — All engagements are void upon the decease of either party. If a race is made "play or pay," or with a forfeit, the death of a horse shall not affect the engagement. IV. Qualifications. — In purses and sweepstakes, as many en- tries may be made by one owner, or as many horses trained in the same stable, as may be desired, but only one that has been owned in whole or in part by the same person or persons within ten days previous to the race, can start in any race of " heats ;" and all such forfeited entries will be added to the purses, or given to the second best horse in the race, at the option of the Proprietor. V. Ages of Horses. — The ages of horses shall be computed from the first day of January next preceding their being foaled; that is, a colt or filly foaled on any day in the year 1860 will be considered one year old on the first day or January, 1861. HARTFOKD TKOTTINO PARK. 197 VI. Weights. — Every hor.«e starting for a purse, sweepstakes, or match, or in any trotting or pacing race, shall carry one hundred and forty-five pounds (145), if in harness, exclusive of harness and vehicle ; and if under the saddle, the saddle and whip only can he weighed with the rider. VII. Distances. — In heats of one mile, 80 yards shall be a dis- tance ; in heats of one mile, best three in five, 100 yards shall be a distance; in heats of two miles, 150 yards shall be a dis- tance ; in heats of three miles, 220 yards shall be a distance ; for every additional mile an additional 70 yards. All horses whose heads have not reached the distance stand as soon as the leading horse arrives at the winning-post shall be declared distanced. If any jockey shall ride or drive foul, his horse shall be declared distanced. Whenever the winner of a heat is distanced by any default in riding, weight, or otherwise, the heat shall be awarded to the next best horse. VIII. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be, for mile heats, twenty minutes; for mile heats, best three in five, twenty-five minutes ; for two-mile heats, thirty minutes ; for three- mile heats, thirty-five minutes ; and for every additional mile an additional five minutes. IX. Size of Wnips. — Riders and drivers will be allowed whips not to exceed the following lengths: for saddle-horses, three feet; for sulkies, five feet ; for wagons, with single horse, six feet ; for wagons, with pair of horses, eight feet ; and in all other cases, such length of whip as the Judges may approve. Objections to the size of whips may be made previous to starting in any heat, but not after the heat. X Selection of Judges. — In all purses and sweepstakes to which the Proprietor shall contribute he shall have the appoint- ment of the Judges ; but any party to the race shall have the right to object to any Judge who may have been appointed. la other cases, the parties to the race may agree upon the Judges, XI. Power of Judges. — The Judges of the day or race shall have power to appoint Distance and Patrol Judges ; they shall de- cide all questions and matters of dispute between the parties to the race that are not provided for in the Rules and Regulations ; when deemed requisite they may call to their assistance compe- tent and disinterested persons for consultation and advice ; when any rider or driver shall cause unnecessary delay after the horses 198 RULES AND EEGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. are called up, either by neglecting to prepare for the race in time, or by making false starts or otherwise, the Judges may give the word without regard to the offending party or puvtics ; when any horse or horses keop so far ahead of others that the Judges can- not give a fnir start, they shall give the offending party or purties notice of the penalty attached to such offensive conduct, and, should they still persist in their offensive course, the Judges may give the word, and such offending parlies shall not win the heat, although they come to the score ahead of all others, and they shall be placed behind all others in the heat ; when horses are re- fractory, or from other causes shall prevent the Judges from giving the word, they may, after a reasonable time, give the word with- out reference to the position of the refractory horse or horses, or, after the lapse of twenty-five minutes, may call them to the score and start them. Should a difference of opinion exist between the Judges in the starting stand on any question subject to their de- cision, a majority shall govern. XII. Distance and Patrol Judges. — In all races of heats, there shall be a Distance Judge appointed by the Judges of the day or race, who shall remain in the distance stand during the heats, and immediately after each heat shall repair to the Judges' stand, and report to the Judges the horse or horses that may be distanced, and any act of foul, if any has occurred under his observation; the Patrol Judges shall repair in like manner to the Judges' stand, and report any act of foul, if any has occurred under their obser- vation ; the reports of the Distance and Patrol Judges shall be alone received. XIII. Duty of Judges. — The Judges should be in the stand fif- teen minutes before the time for starting; they shall weigh the riders or drivers, and draw for the positions of the horses ; ring the bell or give other notice five minutes previous to the time announced for the race to commence, which shall be notice to all parties to pre- pare for the race at the appointed time, when all the horses must be ready, and any party failing t;> comply wit'a this rule shall be liable to forfeit or be ruled out. The Judges shall not notice or receive complaints of foul from any person or persons except those appointed by the Judges for that purpose and riders or drivers in the race. The result of a heat shall not be announced until the Judges are satisfied as to the weights of the riders or drivers, and HARTFORD TROTTING PARK. 199 sufficient time has elapsed to receive the reports of the Patrol and Distance Judges. XIV. Jddges' Stand. — Xone but the Judges shall be allowed in the Judges' stand. XV. Poweh of Postponement. — In case of unfavorable weather, or other unavoidable causes, but not for other reasons, tlic Pro- prietor shall have the right to postpone to a future time all purses or sweepstakes, or any race to which he has contributed, upon giving notice thereof. But there shall be no postponement after the race is started. In matches, after tlie race has been started, there shall be no postponement except by consent of the parties to the race. XVI. Accidents. — In case of accidents, ten minutes shall be al- lowed ; but the Judges may allow more time when deemed neces- sary and proper. XVII. Starting and keeping Positions. — The Judges shall in- form the riders and drivers of their positions in starting for the race ; and in order to secure a fair start, they shall not require the horses to come to the score exactly " head and head " ; neither shall they give the word if the liorsos arc not so nearly togt'ther as to be " lapped," except in cases provided by these Rules, or when they are requested to give the word by the rider or driver who shall be behind. The horse winning the heat shall take the pole the succeeding heat, and all others shall take their positions in the order in which they came home in the last heat. When two or more horses shall make a dead heat, the horses shall start for the succeeding heat in the same positions they occupied at the finish of the dead heat. In coming out in the home-stretch, each horse shall keep the position first selected, except th^ hindmost horse, wiio, when there is sufficient room to pass oa the inside, or anywhere in the home-stretch, without interfjring with others, shall be allowed to do so; and any party interfering to prevent him shall be distanced, or lose the heat, as the Judges may deter- mine ; any party violating this clause wilfully shall be distanced. If a horse should at any time cross or swerve on the home-stretch in finishing the heat, so as to impede the progress of a horse be- hind liim, he shall not bo entitled to beat him in that heat; and if, in the opinion of the Judges, such crossing or swerving was wilful on the part of the rider or driver, he shall bo distanced. XVIII. Horses Breaking. — When any horse or horses break 200 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. from their gait, in trotting or pacing, their riders or drivers shall promptly pull them to the gait in which they were to go the race ; and any party rel'iising or neglecting to comply with tlii.s rule s'.iall lose the heat, and the next best horse sliall win the ln'at, and all other horses shall be placed ahead in the heat; and if there bo a gross or wilful violation of this rule, the Judges s'aall have discre- tionary power to distance the offending horse or horses. Should the rider or driver comply with this rule, and a horse should gain by breaking, twice the distance so gained shall be taken from him or them at the coming out. A horse breaking at the score shall not lose the heat by so doing. XIX. Relative to Heats and Horses Eligible to Start. — In heats, one, two, three, or four miles, a horse not winning one heat in three shall not start for a fourth, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. In heats best three in five, a horse not win- ning a heat in five shall not start for a sixth, unless sucii horse shall have made a dead heat. A dead heat shall be considered a heat as regards nil excepting the horses making such dead heat, and those only shall start for the next heat which would have been entitled to start had the heat been won by cither horse making the dead heat ; a horse prevented from starting by this rule shall not be distanced, but ruled out. XX. Winning Hokses. — A horse must win a majority of the heats to be entitled to the purse cr stakes, unless such horse should have distanced all competitors in one heat. 1 KXI. Placing Horses after Race. — Horses distanced in the first heat are equal in the race ; but in all succeeding heats, horses that are distanced in the same heat shall rank in the race in the order which they were entitled to at the start of the heat ; that is, horses having won two heats better than those winning one; a horse that has won a heat better than a horse only making a dead heat ; a horse winning one or two heats and making a dead heat better than one winning an equal number of heats, but not making a dead heat. When horses winning equal numbers of lieats shall be distanced in the same heat, they shall rank in the race in the order in which they started for the heat in which they were dis- tanced. "\7hen two or more horses shall have won an equal num- ber of heats, they shall rank in the race as they are placed in the conclusion of the last heat in which they contend ; horses not win- ning nor making a dead heat the same. In case this article should HARTFORD TROTTING PARK, 201 not give a specific decision as to second and third money, etc., the Judges are to decide according to the best of their ability and turf usages in general, and all outside bets to be governed thereby. XXII. DitEss OP KiDERS AND DuiYERS. — Judgos may require riders and drivers to be properly dressed. XXIII. Collusions, Frauds, and Interferenck. — When satis- factorily shown to the Judges that any race is being, or has been, conducted improperly or dishonestly, either ou the part of the riders, drivers, or the parties controlling the horses or race, they shall have the power to declare that neither horse nor horses have won either the race or the money ; and all outside bets shall be de- clared null and void. Also, when there is any interference with riders, drivers, their horses or vehicles, either at the start or dur- ing the race, the Judges shall have power to decide equitably be- tween the horses, and their decision shall be final and conclusive, and all outside bets shall be governed thereby. XXIV. Weights and Weighing. — Riders and drivers shall weigh in the presence of one or more of the Judges previous to starting for any race, and after each heat shall come to the starting stand, and not dismount or leave their vehicles without permission of the Judges. Any party violating this rule shall be distanced, if not of as much bodily weight as the Rules of the Park or terms of the race require ; and when of sufficieut bodily weight, it shall be dis- cretionary with the Judges to rule him oiT, or distance him, for a contempt of the Rules and Regulations. But a rider or driver thrown or taken by force from his horse or vehicle after having passed the winning-post, shall not be considered as having dis- mounted without permission of the Judges ; and if disabled may be carried to the Judges' stand to be weighed, and the Judges may take the circumstances into consideration, and decide accordingly. XXV. IIandicaps, Miscellaneous Weights, etc. — la matches or handicaps, where different conditions are required, or extra or lesser weights are to be carried, the Judges shall carefully e.Kamine and ascertain, before starting, whether the weights of the riders, drivers, or vehicles, and all the other conditions, are such as have been ngreed upon, or such as are required by the terms of tho match or handicap ; and the riders or drivers who shall carry dur- ing the race aud bring home with them the weights which have been pronounced correct and proper by the Judges, shall not bo subject to any penalty for light weight or other deficiency caused 9* 202 RtlLES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. by the error of the Judges ; provided the Judges are satisfied the mistake was theirs, and that there has been no deception on the part of the rider or driver who shall be deficient in wei.;ht or other condition. But upon a discovery of the error, all parties thereafter shall carry full weight, and otherwise comply with all the condi- tions stipulated in the race. XXVI. Foul. — If a horse, driver, or rider shall cross, jostle, or strike another horse, driver, or rider, it is foul ; and if, in passing a leading horse, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse passed to shorten his stride, it is foul. A rider or driver committing any act which the Judges may deem intentionally foul must be declared distanced ; this rule sliould at all times be rigidly enforced. All complaints of foul by riders and drivers can only be made at the termination of the heat, and be- fore the rider or driver making such complaints dismounts or leaves his vehicle, by order of the Judges. BETTING RULES. Rule 1. All bets are understood to relate to the purse or stakes or match, if nothing be said to the contrary at the time of making ihe bet. 2. A bet made on a horse is void if the horse betted on does not start. 3. Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided as they are placed in the official records. 4. When a race is postponed, all by-bets, except they are play or pav, shall be off, unless the postponement is in accordance with the conditions of the race ; and all outside bets on compromised races are considered drawn. 5. A bet made during the running of a heat is not determined until the race is over, if the heat is not mentioned at the time of making the bet. 6. When a play or pay bet is made on a horse or horses, they must start, or the party betting on them loses. 7. Either of the bettors may in person demand stakes to be made, and on a refusal declare the bet to be void. 8. Outside bets cannot be declared off on the Course, unless that place waa named for staking the money, before the race should HARTTOan TR0TTIS6 PARK. 20^ take place, and then it must be done by filing such declaration in writing with the Judge?, who shall read it from the stand before the race commeucea, and demand if any person will make stakes for the absent party, and if no person consent to do so, the but may be declared void. 9. When a bet is made on one horse against the field, he must start, or the bet is off, and the field is what starts against him ; but there is no field unless one start against him. 10. When a bet is made betwee.i two horses, they both must start, or the bet is off. 11. A person betting odds has the right to choose a horse or the field, and when he has chosen his horse, the field is whatever starts against him ; but tlicre u no field unless one or more start wi'h him. If odds arc bet without naming the horses before the race is over, tlie bet must be determined as the odds were at the time of making it. Bets made in trotting ;ind pacing are to be de- termined as the race is decided, unless the heat was specified at the time of betting. 12. Parties wishing all the horses to start for a bet must so name it at the time the bet is made. 13. If, in the conclusion of the final heat of a race, there be but one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the race. It. All races made play or pay, outside bets not to be consid- ered play or pay, unless so understood by the parlies. 15. If a race of a single d.ish at any distance is made, and the horses make a dead heat, they shall contend again to decide t!ic race. 16. When a bettor undertakes to place the horses in a r.ice, bo must give each a pLicc, as first, second, third, and so on. Cut the word "last" shall be construed to mean the hindmost horse in the race, whether he be distanced or not. 17. If a bet is made on any number of straight heats, and there IS a dead heat m;ido, the heats are not straight, and the party bet- ting on straight heats loses. 13 It is optional with the Ju(lg3s of the race to decide disputes left to their ar'uitratioi byb'tt^rs, but it is their duty to decide disputes between parties to the r.ic;. 19. When a bet is made between two or moro horses in a race, and neither wins a heat, nor mikes a dead heat, and neither is dis 204 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. tanced, the horse coming out ahead in the last heat is best. A horse distanced in a dead heat is beaten by one that is drawn at the termination of the same hoit. A horso making a dead lieat is better than one not winning a heat, nor making a dead beat, if neither i? distanced, or both distanced in the same heat. A dis- tanced horse, although having made a dead heat or won a heat, is beaten by a horse that is not distanced, or is distanced in a suc- ceeding heat. 20. Betting on Time. — "When a race is coming off, and a party bets that a heat will be made in two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30), and they shall make two-thirty (2:-S0), he would win. If he bets they will beat two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30), and they make exactly two-thirty (2:30), he loses; but if he takes two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30) against the field, and they make exactly two-thirty (2:80), it is a tie, or draw bet. All time bets to bo decided accordingly. 21. Horses having started in a race, and being drawn before its conclusion, shall be considered distanced. 22. Bets between outside btttors are void on the decease of either party. 23. All horses that are ruled out or drawn before the conclusion of a race shall be considered distanced in betting and placing, un- less the contrary is speclfioJ at the time the bet is made. 24. In pools and pool-betting, the pool stands good for all the horses that start in the race ; but for those horses that do not Btart, the money must be returned to the purchaser. BULBS AND EEGULATIONS OF THE MYSTIC RIDING PARK, MEDFORD (near BOSTON), MASS. Article I. All trotting and pacing over the Mystic Riding Park shall be governed by the following Rules and Regulations, unless otherwise agreed upon by parties making matches or sweepstakes. II. Entries. — All entries must be made under seal, inclosing the entrance money for the purse and forfeit in sweepstakes, and be addressed to the Managers or some person authorized by the As- sociation, at such time and place as may have been announced by public advertisement ; an accurate and satisf;ictory description of all unknown entries will be required. After the time has expired for closing the entries, the Managers, or some person authorized, shall open and make known tlie entries in public, and publish them in one or more newspapers. No purse will be given for a walk-over. All entrance-money for purses is one-half forfeit to the Association, and when only one entry appears on the Park, he .•ihall receive the other half. III. In Case ok Death. — All engag?raents are void upon the decease of either party. If a race is made " play or pay," or with a forfeit, the death of a horse shall not affect the engagement. IV. Qualifications. — As many entries may be made by one owner, or as many horses trained in the same stable, as may be desired, but only one that has been owned in whole or in part by the same person or persons, or trained in the same stable, within ten days previous to the race, can start in any race of " heats ;" and all such forfeited entries will be added to the purses, or given to the second best horse in the race, at the option of the Managers. V. Ages of Horses. — The ages of horses shall be computed from the first day of January next preceding their being foaled ; that is, a colt or filly foaled on any day in the year 1860 will bii considered one year old on the first day or January, 1861. VI. Weights. — Every horse startiag for a purse, dweepstaket, ot 205 RDLES AND KKOITLATIONS FOR nACINO AND BKTTINO. match, or in any trotting or pacing race, shall carry, if to wag or sulkj', one hundred and fifty (150) pounds, exclusive of harness and if under the saddle, one hundred and forty-five (145) pounds, the saddle and whip only to be weighed. VII. Distances. — In heats of one mile, 80 yards shall be a dis- tance ; in heats of two miles, 150 yards shall be a distance; in heats of three miles, 220 yards shall be a distance ; in heats of one mile, best three in five, 100 yards shall be a distance. All horses whose heads have not reached the distance stand as soon as the leading horse arrives at the winning-post shall be declared distanced. If any jockey shall ride or drive foul, his horse shall be declared distanced. Whenever the winner of a heat is dis- tanced by any default in riding, weight, or otherwise, the heat shall be awarded to the next best horse. VIII. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be twenty-five minutes for mile heats, best three in five ; and for mile heats, twenty minutes ; for two-mile heats, thirty minutes ; for three-mile heats, thirty-five minutes ; and should there be a race of four-mile heats, the time shall be forty minutes. IX. Size ok Whips. — Riders and drivers will be allowed whips of tho following lengths: for saddle-horses, two feet ten inches; sulkies, four feet ei;iht inches ; wagons, five feet ten inches. X Selection of Jcdcjes — There shall be chosen by the Mystic liiding Park Association three Judges for the day or race, from among the inenibers of the Riding Park Association, except in matches, when tho parties making the race can select their Judges, who must be laeni iters of the Association. XI. PoWKU OF Jcdges. — The Judges of the day or race shall have power to appoint Distance a;id Patrol Judges ; they shall de- cide all questions and matters of dispute between the parties to tho race that, are not provided for in the Rules and Regulations ; when deemed requisite they may call to their assistance compe- tent and disinterested persons for consultation and advice ; when any rider or driver shall cause unnecessary delay after the horses are entiled up, either by neglecting to prepare for the race in time, or by making false starts or otherwise, the Judges may give the word without regard to the offending party or parties; when any horse or horses keep so far ahead of others that the Judges can- not give a fair start, they shall give the ofl'ending party or parties) notice of the penalty attached tp such offensive oonduci , aad, MTSTIC RIBINS PARK. 207 should tlie.v still persist in their offensive course, the Judges may give the word, and such offending parties shall not win the heat, although they come to the score ahead of all others, and tliey shall he placed l;ehind all others in the heat ; when horses are re- fractory, or from other causes which may prevent the Judges from giving the word, they may, after a reasonable time, give the word without reference to the position of the refractory horse or horses, or, after the lapse of twenty-five minutes, may call them to the score and start them. XII. Distance and Patrol Judges. — In all races of heats, there shall be a Distance Judge appointed by the Judges of the day, who shall remain in the distance stand during the heats, and immediately after each heat shall repair to the Judges' stand, and report to the Judges the horse or horses that may be distanced, and any act of foul, if any has occurred under his observation; the Patrol Judges shall repair in like manner to the Judges' stand, and report any act of foul, if any has occurred under their obser- vation ; the reports of the Distance and Patrol Judges shall be alone received. XIII. Judges' Duty. — The Judges should be in the stand fifteen minutes before the time for starling; they shall weigh the riders or drivers, and draw for the positions of the horses ; ring the bell or give other notice five minutes previous to the time announced for the race to come off, which shall be notice to all parties to pre- pare for the race at the appointed time, when all the horses must be ready, and any party failing to comply with this rule shall be liable to forfeit or be ruled out. The Judges shall not notice or receive complaints of foul from any person or persons except those appointed by the Judges for that purpose and riders or drivers in the race. The result of a heat shall not be announced until the Judges are satisfied as to the weights of the riders or drivers, and sufficient time has elapsed to receive the reports of the Patrol and Distance Judges. XIV. Power of Postponement. — In case of unfavorable weather, or other unavoidable causes, the Managers shall have power to postpone to a future time all purses or sweepstakes, or any race to which they have contributed, upon gi>^ ing notice thereof. But there shad be no postponement after the race is started. In matches, the race can only be postponed by the consent of the parties there- to after being started. 20S RULES AND EEGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. XV Judges' Stand. — None but the Judges shall be allowed in the Judges' stand. XVI. Accidents. — In case of accidents, ten minutes shall be al- lowed ; but the Judges may allow more time when deemed neces- sary and proper. XVn. Disputes and Contingencies. — When disputes and con- tingencies arise, which are not provided for in the Rules and Regu- lations, the Judges shall have power to decide in such cases. XVIII. Starting and keeping Positions. — The Judges shall in- form the riders and drivers of their positions in starting for the race; the horse winning the heat shall take the pole the succeed- ing heat, and all others shall take their positions in the order in which they came home in the last heat. When two or more horses shall make a dead heat, the horses shall start for the suc- ceeding heat in the sUme positions they occupied at the linish of the dead heat. In coming out in the home-stretch, each horse shall keep the position first selected, except the hindmost horse, who, when there is sufficient room to pass on the inside, or any- where in the home-stretch, without interfering with others, shall be allowed to do so ; and any party interfering to prevent him shall be distanced, or lose the heat, as the Judges may deter- mine ; any party violating this rule wilfully shall be distanced. If a horse should at any time cross or swerve on the home-stretch in finishing the heat, so as to impede the progress of a horse be- hind him, he sliall not be entitled to beat him in that heat; and if, in the opinion of the Judges, such crossing or swerving was wilful on the part of the- rider or driver, he shall be distanced. XIX. Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, driver, or attend- ant of a horse use improper language to the officers of the Course, or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending may be, by the Judges of the day or race, ruled off the Course, and not permitted to ride, drive, or attend a horse on this Course again in any race under the control of the Association, unless such ruling ofl' be rescinded at a regular monthly meeting of the members oi the Riding Park Association, by a majority of the members ther present. XX. Placing Horses. — Horses distanced in the first heat aro equal in the race ; bat in all succeeding heats, horses that are dis- tanced ia the same heat shall r^uik in the race in the order which they were entitled to at the start of the heat ; that is, horses hav MYSTIC RIDING PARK. 209 ing won two heats better than those winning one ; a horse that has won a heat better than a horse only making a dead heat ; a horse winning one or two lieits and making a de.id heat better than one winning an equal uumbL-r of lie.its, but not making a dead. heat. When liorieH winning equal numbers of heals shall bo distanced in the same heat, ihcy shall rank in the race in the order in wliiuh they started for the heat in which they were dis- tanced. When two or more horses shall have won an equal num- ber of heats, they shall rank in the race as they are placed in the last heat in which they contend ; horses not winning nor making a dead heat the same. In case this Article should not give a specific decision as to second and third money, etc., the Judges are to de- cide according to the best of their ability and turf usages in gen- eral, and all outside bets to be governed thereby. XXI. HoKSKS Breaking. — When any horse or horses break from their gait, in trotting or pacing, tlieir riders or drivers shall immediately pull them to the gait in wliicli they were to go the race ; and any party rel'using or neglecting to comply with this rule shall lose the heat, and the next best horse shall win the heat, and all other horses shall be placed ahead in the heat ; the Judges shall also have discretionary power to distance the offending horse or horses. Should the rider or driver comply with this rule, and a liorse should gain by bi-eakiug, twice the distance so gained shall be taken from him or them at the coming out. A horse breaking at the score shall not lo£3 the heat by so doing. XXII. Winning Houses.— A horse must win a majority of the beats to be entitled to the purse or stakes, unless such horse should have distanced all others in one heat. XXIII. Relative to Heats and Horses Eligible to Start. — In heats, one, two, three, or four miles, a horse not winning one heat ;.n three shall not start for a fourth, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. la heats best three in five, a horse not win- ning a heat in five shall not start for a sixth, unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. A dead heat shall be considered a heat as regards all excepting the horses making such dead heat, and iliose only shall start for thenext heat which would have been eutitied had the heat been won by cither horse making the dead heat ; a horse prevented from starting by this rule shall not ba distanced, but ruled out. XXIV. Collusions or Frauds. — When the Judges are satisfied 210 KULES AND EEGULATIOXS FOR RACING AND BETTING. that any race is being, or has been, conducted improperly or dis- honestly, cither oa the part of the riders, drivers, or t!ie par'/ka controlii g the horses or rice, tbey shall have the power t;> de- clare that neither horse nor horses have won (he race nor the money; and all outside bets shall be declared null and void. Also, when there is any interference with riders, dris^ers, their horses or vehichs, either at the start or during the race, the Judges shall have power to decide equitably between the horses, and their decision shall be final and conclusive, and all outside bets shall be governed thereby. XXV. Dress of Riders and Drivers. — Judges may require riders and drivers to be properly dressed. XXVI. Weights and Weighing. — Riders and drivers shall weigh in the presence of one or more of the Judges previous to starting for any race, and after each heat sh ill come to the starting stand, and not dismount or leave his vehicle without permission of the Judges. Any p.irty viohiting this rule shall be distanced, if not of as much bodily weight as the Rules of the Park require ; and when of sufficient bodily weight, it sh;ill be discretionary with the Judges to rule him off, or distance him, for a contempt of the Rules and Regulations. But a rider or driver thrown or taken by force from his horse or vehicle after having passed the winning- post, sliall not be considered as having dismounted without per- mission of the Judges ; and if disabled may be carried to the Judges' stand to be weighed, and the Judges may take the circum- stances into consideration, and decide accordingly. XXVII. Foul. — If a horse, driver, or rider shall cross, jostle, or strike another horse, driver, or rider, or do anything that impedes another horse, accidentally or not, it is foul, and the horse that impedes the other may be adjudged distanced. Although a lead- ing horse U entitled to any pirt of the track, except after selecting his position on the home-stretch, if he crosse-^ from the rig'it to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the track, when a horse is so near him that in changing his position ho compels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, or if he causes the lider or driver to puil him out of his stride, it is foul ; and if, in passing a lead- ing horse, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse p.issed to shorten his stride, it is foul. A rider or driver committing any act which the Judges may deem intentionally foul must be declared distanced ; this rule should at MYSTIC RIDING PARK. 211 all times be rigidly enforced. All complaints of foul by riders and drivers must be made at the terminatiou of the heat, and before the rider or driver dismounts or leaves liis vehicle, by order of the Judge's. XXYIII. IlAxniCAPS AND Miscellaneous Weights. — In matches or handicaps, where extra or lesser weights are to be carried, the Judges shall carefully examine and ascertain, before starting, whether the the riders, drivers, or vehicles r.re of such weights as have been agreed upon, or required by the match or handicap • and the riders or drivers who shall carry during the race and bring home with them the weights which have been pronounced correct and proper by the Judges, there shall be no penalty at- tached to any party for light weight in that heat; provided the Judges are satisfied of their mistake, and that there has been no deception on the part of the rider or driver who shall be deficient in wei lit. But all parlies thereafter shall carry full weight. XXIX. All races shall be started at 3 o'clock p. m., from the first day of April to the 15ih day of September ; and after that date, at 2 o'clock p. M., until the season is over. BETTINQ I^ULES. RcLE 1. All bets are understood to relate to the purse or stakes or match, if nothing be said to the contrary at the time of making the bet. 2. A bet made on a horse is void if the horse betted on does not start. 3. Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided as they are placed in the official records. 4. When a race is postponed beyond the first day published for it to come off, all by-bets, except they are play or pay, shall be off. 5. A I)et made during the running of a heat is not determined until tho race is over, if the heat is not mentioned at the time of making the bet. 6 When a play or pay bet is made on a horse or horses, they must start, or the party betting on them loses. 7. Eitlier of the bettors may in person demand stakes to be made, and on a refusal declare the bet to be void. 8. Outside bets cannot be declared off on the Course, unless that 212 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. place was named for staking the money, before the race should take place, and then it must b3 done by tiling such declaration in wri'iing with the Judges, who shall read it from the stand before the race commences, and demand if any person will make stakes for Ihc absent party, and if no person consent to do so, the bet may be declared void. 9. When a bet is made on one horse against the field, he must stai't, or the bet is off, and the field is what starts against him ; but there is no field unless one start against him. 10. When a bet is made between two horses, they both must start, or the bet is off. 11. A person betting odds has the right to choose a horse or the field, and when he has chosen his horse, the field is whatever starts against him ; but there is no field unless one or more start with him. 12. Parties wishing all the horses to start for a bet must so name it at the time the bet is made. 13. If, in the final heat of a race, there be but one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the race. 11. All races made play or pay, outside bets not to be consid- ered play or pay, unless so understood by the parties. 15. If a race of a single dash at any distance is made, and the horses make a dead heat, the race is a draw. IG. When a bettor undertakes to place the horses in a race, he must give each a specific place, as first, second, third, and so on. The word "last" shall not be construed to mean fourth and dis- tanced, if four start, but fourth only, and so on. A distanced horse must be placed distanced. 17. If a bet is made on any number of straight heats, and there is a dead heat made, the heats are not straight, and the party bet- ting on straight heats loses. 18. It is optional with the Judges of the race to decide disputes left to their arbitration by bettors, but it is their duty to decide disputes between parties to the race. 19. AVhen a bet is made between two or more horses in a race, and neither wins a heat, nor mikes a dead heat, and neither is dis- tanced, the horse coming out ahead in the last heat is best. A horse distanced in a dead heat is beaten by one that is drawn at the termination of the same heat. A horse making a dead heat is better than one not winning a heat, nor making a dead heat, if MTSTIC RIDING PARK. 213 neither is distanced, or both distanced in the same heat. A dis- tanced horse, although having made a dead heat or won a heat, is beaten by a horse that is not distanced, or is distanced in a suc- ceeding heat. 20. Betting on Time. — When a race is coming off, and a party bets that a heat will be made in two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30), and they shall make two-thirty (2:30), he would win. If he bets they will beat two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30), and they make exactly two-thirty (2:30), he loses; but if betakes two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30) against the field, and they make exactly two-thirty (2:30), it is a tie, or draw bet. All time bets to be decided accordingly. 21. Horses having started in a race, and being drawn before its conclu.''io::, shall be considered distanced. 22. liets between outside bettors are void on the decease of either party. 23. All horses that are ruled out or drawn before the conclusion of a race shall be considered distanced in betting and placing, un- less the contrary is specified at the time the bet is made. 24. In pools and pool-betting, the pool stands good for all the horses that start in the race ; but for those horses that do not start, the money must be returned to the purchaser. (JTiissiiirgs C'^arlvm") §3-ftifos. ORGANIZATION. RuLK I. A Club or an Association shall be organized by the election of a President ; First, Second, Third, and Fourtli Vice- Presidents; Treasurer, and Corresponding Secretary, and an Official Secretary, who shall rank in the order named ; who shall comprise the Executive Committee of the Club or Association. II. The President, or two Vice-Presidents, and Official Secretary, shall be empowered to call a meeting of the Club, or tr.injact the business of the Committee, provided the Secretary shall send written notice to each member of the Committee, staling when and where the meeting will be held ; said notice shall be sent three days previous to the meeting. III. When there is a difference of opinion among the Committee in regard to any measure, the question shall be put to vote, and the majority shall govern. When the vote is a tie, the President shall have the casting vote. When there are six of the Committee present, the junior officer may take part in discussing any measure; but he shall not be allowed to vote. IV. The Executive Committee shall be elected annually, some time between the 1st of January and the 20t,h of February, by a vote of a majority of the members present, provided a notice of the meeting for the election of officers shall be published three days in three of the most prominent daily newspapers, one week previous to the meeting ; and it shall be the duty of the Official Secretary to see that such notice is given. DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. V. The Executive Committee shall transact all the business of the racing department ; they shall select the Course, and fix the time of the meetings ; and shall determine the number and nature of races, and the amount of money to be given for each race. VI. The President shall elect the Judges of the day, the Stewards, a Superintendent of police regulations, and such other cassadt's by-laws. 215 officers as he may deem necessary. In the absence of the Pres- ident, the senior officer present shall be the executive officer of tlie day, and shall rank as President. DUTIES OP THE OFFICIAL SECRETART. VII. The Secretary shall attend the Judges on each day's race ; keep a book in which he shall record the names of the members, the Rules of the Club, the proceedings of each meeting, and the entries of horses for each day's race. lie shall keep an account of each day's race, and shall publish the result ; he shall see that the riders are weighed before starting in the race, and after each heat ; it shall also be his duty to see that the horses start with and bring in their appropriate weights, DUTIES OF TREASURER AND CORRESPONDINO SECRETARY. VIII. The Treasurer shall collect the subscriptions of members, employing assistance for that purpose when necessary, and shall furnish the Official Secretary with all necessary information. IX. When there is no regularly-organized Club or Association, the racing may be conducted by a Manager, who shall be invested with all the power of an Executive Committee. rOSTPO.VEMENT. X. The Executive Committee may postpone a race in case of bad weather overhead, or upon any very extraordinary occasion that would justify them in so doing. MKMBEKS. XI. When anyone is proposed as a member of the Club or Association, any member present may object to the reception, stating his reasons for objecting. The question of reception or rejection shall be put to vote, and if one-third of the mem- bers present vote against the nominee, he shall be rejected. In case of a question of the expulsiv.n of a member, if a mnjority of the members present vote for expulsion, he shall be expelled. If it can bo proved that any member, or any proposed member, owes cither a forfeit or a bet, lost on a race, and refuses to pay, it shall be deemed sufficient reason for rejection or expulsion, with- 215 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. out voting, and the Executive Committee shall declare such r^ jection or expulsion. XII. Members wi.^hing to resign shall enclose their resignation to the Treasurer at least thirty days previous to a race-meeting ; aud the names of members not resigning, and failing to pay their subscription when applied to, shall be reported by the Treasurer to the next meeting of the Club. OFFICERS OP THE DAT. XIII. The Officers of the day shall be three Judges and the Official Secretary in the main stand, and two Judges in the distance stand. The Judges may appoint a timer to come in the stand with them, or they may select one of their own number to act as timer, and no other person should be permitted in the stand during the pendency of a heat, excepting in case of some extraordinary occasion, when the Judges of the day, or senior officer of the Executive Committee, may extend an invitation, as a mark of honor, to a seat in the Judges' stand, as it is at all times desirable to keep the Judges' stand as clear as possible of any intrusion. DUTIES OF JUDGES. XIV. When the Judges have been selected, and have taken their places in the stand, the race and all police regulations of the track shall be under their control, and any jockey, trainer, or owner, wlio shall use abusive or insulting language to the Judges, or who shall refuse to comply with their orders or inr structions, may be by them suspended from any participation . the racing, or any privileges of the Course, for six or twel\f months, or indefinitely, at their discretion ; and any member ot the Club or Association who shall use abusive or insulting language to the Judges, shall, on their written protest to the Executive Committee, be expelled ; and it shall be the duty of the Official Secretary to give the members so offending a written notice of expulsion. XV. The Judges shall see that the riders are dressed in jockey style ; instruct the riders before starting. They shall appoint two or three official timers, and proclaim from the stand the time aud result of each heat, and the result of the race. They shall decide all disputes; they shall receive no evidence of foul riding, cassadt's by-laws. 21Y except from the officers of the day, and from their decision there shall be no appeal. XVI. The presiding Judge shall decide which horse wins a heat; but should he be unable to decide, he shall call for the opinions of his assistants, and the majority shall govern. DISTANCE JUDGES. XVII. During the heats, the Distance Judges shall remain in the distance stand. At the termination of each heat they shall repair to the Judges' stand and report the horse or horses that may be distanced, and any foul riding they may detect. The Distance Judges should be strict and exact in the performance of their duty. If a horse is only a head out of the distance allowed, he should be reported to the Judges of the day, and he should not be allowed to start again in the race. OWNERS, TRAINERS, AND RIDERS. XVIII. No compromise or agreement between two or more persons not to oppose each other in a race, or to run jointly against any other person or persons, will be permitted. Upon satisfactory proof of the same l;eing produced before the Judges, they shall declare the horses of such persons distanced and the parties so offending shall be ruled off the Course. Every horse started shall run a bona-Jide race. If any fraud be discovered, and the purse, stakes, or match-money has been paid, the same shall be restored on demand of the Judges, and by them paid over to the owner of the next best horse. XIX. No persoJi shall be permitted to strike a horse with a whip over three feet in length, to get him from the stand in the start, nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a paAh to the rider. XX. No person sliall be permitted to draw or sell his horse (if by the sale the horse be drawn) during tlie pendency of a rivce, except with the permission of the Judges, under penalty of being expelled from the Club. XXI. After a horse shall be entered in a race, he shall be con- sidered to be under the control of the Judges of the day, and shall not be withdrawn until the conclusion of the race, as far as he is concerned, without their consent, which consent they are at I'berty to give, if the owner or trainer can give satisfactory 10 218 RULES AND REOULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. reasons why his horse should be drawn ; and any owner or trainer who shall refuse to start his horse in compliance with this rule, when ordered to start by the Judges, will not be again permitted to start or enter a liorse on this Course. RIDERS. XXII. All riders must be dressed in jockey style ; must be weighed, and receive their instructions from the Judges before starling. At the termination of the heat, they must return to the Judges' stand, and must not dismount without permission from the Judges; nor shall they allow anyone to cover their horses or take anything off until they receive permission to dismount, and then shall repair to the scales to be weighed. XXIII. In all single-lieat races, there may be as many riders or as many horses from the same stable as may be wished. But, in races of heats, two or more riders will not be permitted to start, without special permission from the Judges. XXIV. If a jockey fall from his horse, and another person of suflScient weight ride him in, it shall be considered the same as if he had not fallen; provided from or beyond where the jockey fell. Or a rider thrown or taken by force from his horse, after passing the winning-post, shall not be considered as dismounted without permission from the Judges, and if disabled, be carried to the Judges' stand to be weighed. INSTRUCTIONS TO RIDERS. XXV. If a rider or horse shall jostle or strike another horse or rider, or do anything that impedes an adversary, whether by accident or not, it is foul riding, and the horse that impedes the other shall be adjudged distanced. A leading horse is entitled to any part of the track ; yet, if he crosses an adversary, or swerves towards him, so near that he compels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, or if he causes the rider to pull him back from his stride, it is foul riding; the horse must be declared distanced. All complaints of foul riding must be made before the horses start in another heat, and if it happen in the last heat, before the Judges leave the stand. No evidence of foul riding shall be received, except from the officers of the day. ENTRIES. — FORFEITS. Rule I. Entries must be made at such time and place as the Executive Committee may appoint, subject to such conditions as Cassady's by-laws. 219 the Gommittee may impose, by advertisement. Every entry shall describe the age, name, color, sex, sire, and dam of the horse, with the owner's name and colors. Any horse having run under a name, if said name be changed, the entry shall state the fact the first time of entering after said change ; and if sire or dam bear a name, said name must be stated, except for a Post Stake, in which no entry need be named until the day of the race. In sweepstakes or matches, stakes shall be put up or forfeits paid before the riders are weighed for the race, in the order in which the horses are to be placed in the start ; the order of starting to be determined by lot. After the rider has been officially weighed, forfeit cannot bo paid ; and when a stake has been closed, no nomination shall be changed without the consent of all parties to the stake. Four inches are a hand. Fourteen pounds are a stone. Catch weiglits are parties to ride without weighing. An untried stallion or mare is one whose produce has never won. A maiden horse or mare is one that has never run. AGES. WEIGHTS. n. A horse's age shall be reckoned from the first of February, and the following weight shall be carried : Two-year-olds, ; three-year-olds, ; four-year-oids, ; five-year-olds, ; six-year-olds, . Mares and geldings allowed three pounds. No horse shall be allowed to start in a race carrying more than five pounds overweight ; if any horse carry five pounds overweight, it shall be the duty of the Judges to announce it from the stand. Nothing shall be weighed off that was not weighed on. And any rider who returns to the stand two pounds short of weight shall not be entitled to win the heat ; and if three pounds short shall be declared distanced. III. Where there is a doubt about the age of a horse, the Judges may call in the assistance of persons in whose knowledge and honesty they have confidence, to aid them in deciding the question. When a clear case of disqualification is made out, the entrance-money is forfeited, and they shall not allow the horse to start in the race ; but if they have doubts, they may allow the horse to run ; and if he prove a winner, they shall retain the money or purse, and give the parties sixty days to procure testi- mony touching the case. If the disqualification is made out, they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed 220 RULES AND EEGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. second in the race ; and if it is not made out, they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed best in the race. DISTANCES. TIME BETWEEN HEATS. IV. la heats of one mile, fifty yards shall be a distance; in mile heats, best three in five, sixty yards shall be a distance; in two-mile heats, seventy-five yards shall be a distance ; in three-mile heats, ninety yards shall be a distance; in four-mile heats, one hundred yards shall be a distance ; in single dashes, there shall be no distance. TIME BETWEEN HEATS. V. The time between heats shall be twenty minutes for mile heats ; thirty minute^ for two-mile heats ; thirty-five minutes for three-mile heats ; forty-five minutes for four-mile heats ; and twenty-five minutes for mile heats, best three in five. VI. The Judges may start the horses by the tap of the drum, or the word go. In case of a false start, the horses shall be recalled by the bell. When a false start is made, the riders shall not be allowed to dismount, nor shall any clothing be placed on any of the horses, and no delay shall be permitted ; but the horses shall be started as soon as they have arrived at the start- ing post. Horses making a false start shall return to the stand by the nearest way. Any infringement of this rule shall be punished by not allowing the party or parties violating it to start in the race. If an accident happen to a horse or a rider at a start, the Judges may grant as much delay as there is time allowed between the heats in the race in which the horses are about to contend, PLACES OF HORSES AT. STARTING. VII. Places shall be drawn for at such time and place as the Executive Committee may appoint. The horse to which the track is allotted shall take his place on the inner or left-hand side of the Course ; the others shall take their places on his right, accord- ing to allotment. The winner of a heat shall, at the next start, have the track ; the others shall take their positions on his right, in the order in which they came out in the previous heat. Cassady's by-laws. 221 places op horses in a race. VIII. In a race, best two in three, a horse thatrwins two heats or distances the field in one heat wins the race. In a race, best three in five, the horse that wins three heats or distances the field wins the race. The horse tliat first gets his head to the winning-post shall be considered the winner of the heat, unless disqualified from foul riding, or lack of proper weight, in which case the heat must be given to the next best horse. In heats best two in three, a horse not winning one heat in three shall be ruled out ; and in heats best three in five, a horse not winning one heat in five shall be ruled out A dead heat shall be considered a heat, except with the horses that make it. When a dead heat is made, and the winning of the heat by any of the horses making the dead heat would have terminated the race, then the horses making the dead heat only shall be allowed to start for another heat, and the others iu the race shall be ruled out. IX. Horses making dead heats shall have the pole over all other horses in the next heat, but their own relative position for the pole shall be the same as in the start of the dead heat. A horse that has won a heat, or made a dead heat, shall rank better in the race than one not winning or making a dead heat ; a horse winning a heat better than one making a dead heat. When two or more horses shall have won an equal humber of heats, they shall rank in the race as they are placed in the last heat in which they contend. Horses not winning, or making a dead heat, the same. X. In all sweepstakes or purse races of a single dash, or so many miles out, if there should be a dead heat, the horses making the dead heat must run the distance over again, unless the owners should agree lo divide the stakes, in which case all bets in which said horses were antagonistic would be off, though all bets on either or both of them against all the other horses engaged in the race would stand good ; when a match shall be made between two horses, a single dash at any distance, and result in a dead heat, the race is a draw, and all bets are off. DISTANCED HORSES. XI. All horses that are drawn or ruled out before the conclusion of a race shall be considered distanced in betting and placing, un- 222 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND BETTING. less the contrary is specified at the time the bet is made. Horseti that are distanced or drawn at the conclusion of a heat are beateu in the race by those that start afterward. A horse that is dis- tanced in a heat is beaten by one drawn at the termination of the same heat. If, in the final heat of a race, there be but one horse placed, no horse shall be entitled to receive second money, but the whole amount goes to the winner. XII. If any horse shall run from the track into the field, he will be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he turn and again enter the Course at the point from which he swerved, or unless the Judges believe he lost ground by swerving. XIII. Horses distanced in the first heat are equal in the race ; but in succeeding heais, horses that are distanced in the same heat shall rank in the race in the order in which they are entitled to at the start of the heat ; that is, horses having won two heats better than those winning one ; a horse that has won a heat better than a horse only making a dead heat ; a horse winning one or two heats, and making a dead heat, better than one winning an equal number of heats, but not making a dead heat. When horses win- ning equal numbers of heats shall be distanced in the same heat, they shall rank in the race in the order in which they started for the heat in which they were distanced. Horses not winning or making a dead heat governed by the same rule. Of the horses not winning, or making a dead heat, the one that is placed best in the last heat shall rank best in the race. BETTING RULES. XIV. In all sweepstakes for two or three-year-olds, or in han- dicaps, when one or more horses are taken against the field, a representative on each side starting shall bind the bet, but a stake open for horses over three years old shall be governed by the rules of purses ; that is, the party losing the aid of a horse may declare the bet off. XV. Any party losing the aid of a horse in a purse race that was eligible to start on his side may declare any and all bets off that such horse is in any way embraced in ; provided they shall make such declaration openly to the Judges in the stand, or to the stakeholder or principal in the bet, before the horses start, for any action on the bet. If no declaration shall be made, all bets stand Bets made on a play or pay race are off on the part of the horse cassady's by-laws. 223 not starting, unle&s the bet was specified play or pay. All engage- ments are void on the decease of either of the parties making them. If a race is made play or pay, or with a forfeit, the death of the horse does not affect it ; the engagement stands. XVI. When a bet shall be made with the agreement that the money is to be put up before the horses start, should any of the parties be absent at the time of the race, the party present may deposit his stake in the hands of the Judges of the day, who shall make public declaration of the fact, and the party absent shall be bound to stand the bet. If there is no money deposited with the Judges, the bet is off. XVII. If a bet is made on a horse winning a heat in the race, and the horse named makes a dead heat, but does not win any, the party backing the horse to win a heat loses ; but if a bet is made on a horse winning a specified heat, and the horse named should make a dead heat of the heat he was named to win, the bet shall stand for decision the next heat. If a bet is made on any number of straight heats, and there is a dead heat made, the heats are not straight, and the party betting on straight heats loses. If a bet is made that a heat will be made in a specified time, say 1:50, and the heat is made in just 1:50, the party betting on time wins ; but if the bet is made that 1:50 is beaten that heat, the party betting on time loses. XVIII. In a case where a bet shall be laid one horse against two, a specified sum against each, the bet shall be considered a conjunctive one; and if either of the horses should not start, either party may declare the bet off; but if a specified sum shall be bet on one horse against three or more horses, the bets shall be considered separate, and shall stand against the horse or horses that start. Where a bet shall be laid on two or more horses beating a named horse ia a race, if all the horses embraced in the bet arc distanced the first heat, the bet shall be drawn. If one horse shall get a place, aud the horse on each side shall be dis- tanced, the bet is off. XIX. In a double event — that is, where any party may bet on naming two separate events — where there shall be no action on the first event in order, in consequence of forfeit or other causes, the bet is off; but when there is au action on the bet, and the party betting on the double event shall have won the first one, tha bet shall then stand ia the relation of a play or pay bet for the 224 KULES AND REGCLATIONS FOH RACING AND BETTING. second event, and the party who is not represented on that occa- sion shall be considered beaten, and loses. When one or more horses are matched against time, the parties matching against time may start as many horses to accompany and encourage them as they think proper ; and shall be allowed three trials, at such intervals of time between trials as would be allowed in a race be- tween heats. XX. In all cases where one or more parties shall "go in," or take an interest in any bet, made by another party, if there is a forfeit or compromise made, such parties are entitled to receive, or bound to pay their proper proportion, according to the amount at issue; and in all cases outside parties are bound by the actions of the principal, in ratio to the amount of interest they have. In a case where a party shall give a stipulated amoimt for an interest in a bet, if there is 'a forfeit attached, the amount given in cases of forfeiture shall be in ratio to the interest held, as shall also be the amount of forfeit received. When there is no forfeit attached, the money given for an interest shall be refunded, as the party does not get the benefit of the chance he has paid for. XXI. Where a bettor undertakes to place the horses in a race, he must give each a specific place, as first, second, third, and so on. The word last shall not be construed to mean fourth and dis- tanced, if four start, but fourth only, and so on. A distanced horse must be placed distanced. XXII. Either of the bettors may demand stakes to be made ; and on refusal, declare the bet to be void. XXIII. If a race shall be postponed, it shall not affect the bets that may have been made on it. They shall stand till the race comes off, unless the contrary shall be agreed on between the parties betting ; provided the race takes place within fifteen days of the time first named for the race. XXIV. Should any contingency occur not provided for by these rules, the Judges of the day shall exercise the authority vested in them and decide the matter, in conformity with the principhs of equity and common sense. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE METAIRIE JOCKEY CLUB OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. I. ITAirE. — This Association shall be known by the name of the " Metairie Jockey Club of the State of Louisiana." II. Officers. — The officers of the Club shall consist of a Presi- dent, first and second Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall be elected annually at a meeting previous to the Spring races. III. Members. — Members of the Club shall be elected by ballot, and three blackballs shall exclude the applicant. The names of all persons proposed, together with the names of the proposers, shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose by the Secretary, and no one shall be balloted for unless he has been nominated at a previous meeting, and his proposer be present at the balloting for his admission. IV. Dues, Badges, etc. — Members of the Club shall pay $50 a year, payable $25 prior to each race-meeting, for which thej"- will receive a badge entitling them to the privileges of the course. No badge shall be delivered until paid for. Members shall also have the privilege of introdncing, at each race-meeting, two non- residents of the State, by procuring badges of the Treasurer, which badges shall have printed on them the word " invitation," and have ivritten the names of the wearers and the names of the introducers. The price of these badges shall be $10 each. All badges shall be personal, and not transferable under any circum- stances. None but members of the Club and their guests, as herein provided, shall be allowed in the members' stand. 226 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND TROTTING. V. Eesignations, Back Dues. — Members wishing to resign, shall enclose their resignation to the Secretary at least ninety days previous to a race-meeting; and the names of members not re- signing, and failing to pay their subscriptions when applied to, shall be reported by the Treasurer at the next meeting of the Club thereafter. VI. Quorums and Meetings. — Fifteen members shall consti- tute a quorum, except for the alteration of Rules, when one- third of the members of the Club shall be present, and the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present shall be required to adopt any new rule, or to rescind or alter any existing rule. The President or acting President shall be authorized to call a meeting of the Club whenever he may deem it proper, or a meeting may be called upon the vsTitten requisition of five mem- bers of the Club. VII. Duties of Officers — President and Vice-Presidents. — The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club ; shall act as juge in aU races of the Club, assisted by the Vice-Presidents ; he shall appoint from among the members of the Club five Stew- ards, three Timers, a Ladies' Committee of five, and Patrol and Distance Judges. In the absence of the President the first Vice-President shall preside and perform all the functions of the President; and in his absence the second Vice-President shaU preside. The presiding Judge shall decide which horse wins a heat ; but should he be unable to decide, he shall call for the opinions of his assistants, and the majority shall govern. The Judges shall keep their stand clear of any intrusion during the pendency of a heat ; see that the riders are dressed in jockey style ; instruct the riders before starting, and proclaim from the stand the time and result of each heat and the result of the race. They shall decide all disputes, and from their decisions there shall be no appeal. VIII. Secretary. — The Secretary shall attend the Judges on each day's race ; keep a book in which he shall record the names of the members, the rules of the Club, the proceedings of each meeting, and the entries of horses for each day's race. He shall keep an account of each day's race, and at the end of each meet- ing shall publish the result in a newspaper pubhshed in New Or- leans. He shall see that the riders are weighed before starting in METAIRIE JOCKEY CLUB. 227 a race, and after each heat. It shall also be hia duty to see that the horses start with and bring in their appropriate weights. IX. Treasurer. — The Treasurer shall collect the subscriptions of members, employing assistants for that purpose when neces- sary. He shall submit to the Club a statement of its finances whenever required. X. Stewards. — The Stewards shall attend on the Course, pre- serve order, clear the track, keep the crowd from the horses when returning to the stand after the close of each heat, exercise vigi- lance to prevent disorder and detect foul riding. They may call to their aid such assistance as they may deem necessary on ex- traordinary occasions ; and, in the absence of the President and Vice-Presidents, shall appoint Judges for the day from among the members. On the track during races, they shall be designated by red rosettes. The police of the course shall be under their con- trol. During the running of a heat, they shall see that only the owners and trainers of horses are allowed on the track. XI. Patrol Judges. — The Patrol Judges, preceding each heat, shall repair to the places designated by the President, and watch if there is any foul riding ; and after the heat immediately repair to the stand and make their report, before which report the heat shall not be decided. XII. Distance Judges. — The Distance Judges during heats hall remain in the distance stand. At the termination of each heat they shall repair to the Judges' stand and report the horse or horses that may be distanced and any foul riding they may detect. XIII. Ladies' Comhitteh. — The Ladies' Committee shall receive ladies visiting the Course, escort them to the ladies' stand, and attend to their comfort while on the track. They shall be desig- nated by white rosettes. XIV. Entries. — All entries of horses to run for a purse shall be made by a member of the Club, sealed and deposited in a box (kept for the purpose by the Secretary) before 4 o'clock p. m. of the day previous to the race, unless the race of the day be not finished ; and in such case, fifteen minutes after the close of the race. Every entry shall describe the age, name, color, sex, sire, and dam of the horse, with the owner's name and colors. Any horse having run under a name, if said name be changed, the entay shall state the fact the first time of entering after said 228 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND TROTTING. change. Xo entry shall be received after the time specified ; and the box shall not be opened unless in the presence of two mem- bers of the Association. XV. Horses in the Same Stable. — Xo two horses from the same stable shall be allowed to run in the same race, except in a single-heat race. XYI. Of Ages. — A horse's age shall be reckoned from the first day of May ; that is to say, a colt foaled in the year 18G6 shall be considered one year old on the first day of May, ISGT. XVII. Disqualification as to Age. — "Where there is a doubt about the age of a horse, the Judges may call in the assistance of persons in whose knowledge and honesty they have confidence, to aid them in deciding the question. "When a clear case of disquali- fication is made out, the entrance-money is forfeited, and they shall not allow the hoi'se to start in the race ; but if they have doubts they may allow the horse to run ; and it he prove a win- ner they shall retain the money or purse, and give the parties sixty days to procure testimony touching the case. If the disqualifica- tion is made out, they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed second in the race ; and if it is not made out, they shall pay the money to the owner ot the horse that was placed best in the race. XVIII. "Weights. — The following weights shall be carried, viz.: two-year-olds, 75 pounds rthree-year-olds, 93 pounds; four- j'ear-olds, 108 pounds; five-year-olds and upwards, 114 pounds. In sweepstakes for two-year-olds they shall carry 90 pounds. In sweepstakes for three-year-olds, they shall carry 100 pounds. Three pounds allowed to mares and geldings. If any horse carry three pounds over his proper weight, it shall be the duty of the Judges to announce it from the stand ; but no horse shall be al- lowed to start in any race carrying more than five pounds over weight. In making weight, nothing shall be weighed from which a liquid can be wrung, and nothing shall be weighed off that was not weighed on. XIX. Places of Horses. — The horse to which the track is allotted shall take his place on the inner or left-hand side of the Course ; the others shall take their places on his right according- to allotment. The winner of a heat shall at the next start have the track ; the others shall take their positions on his right in the order in which they came out in the previous heat. METAIRIE JOCKEY CLUB. 229 XX. Of Starting. — The places of horses at starting shall be determined by the order in which they are drawn from the entry box. They shall be started by a tap of the drum, after which there shall be no recall. Horses, after being started in a race, shall be under the control of the Judges, and between heats they shalll)e cooled off in view of the public, in front of the public stand. XXI. False Starts. — "When a false start is made, the riders shall not be allowed to dismount, nor shall any clothing be placed on any of the horses, and no delay shall be permitted, but the horses shall be started as soon as they have returned to the starting-post. Horses making a false start shall return to the stand by the nearest way. Any infringement of this rule may be punished by not allowing the party or parties violating it to start in the race. XXII. Of Assistants at Starts. — No person shall be per- mitted to strike a horse with a whip over three feet in length, to get him from the stand in the start, or to assist his speed in the running of a race ; and no person shall stand in the track to point out a path for the horse. XXIII. Colors. — All riders shall be dressed in jockey costume. The cap and jacket to be of silk, satin or velvet ; the breeches of corduroy, or white drilling, with white-topped boots. Turfmen will record the colors selected by them with the Secretary of the Club ; and when thus recorded, no one else shall be permitted to use them. Jockej's shall not ride in colors not announced in bills of the day. The Secretary shall post in the Judges' stand all colors that have been recorded. XXIV. Selling and Drawing. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse (if by the sale the horse be drawn) during the pendency of a race, except with the permission of the Judges. XXV. Time between Heats. — The time between heats shall be twenty minutes for mile heats ; thirty minutes for two-mile heats ; thirty-five minutes for three-mile heats ; forty-five minutes for four-mile heats ; and twenty-five minutes for mile heats, best three in five. XXVI. Distances. — In heats ot one mile, 50 yards shall be a distance. In heats of one mile, best three in five, 50 yards shall be a distance. 230 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND TROTTING In heats of two miles, 60 yards shall be a distance. In heats of three miles, 80 yards shall be a distance. In heats of four miles, 100 yards shall be a distance. XXVII. Distanced Horses. — All horses whose heads have not reached the distance stand as soon as the leading horse arrives at the winning post, shaU be declared distanced. AU horses not bringing out their proper weight, or within two pounds of it, shall be declared distanced. If any jockey ride foul, his horse shall be declared distanced. "Whenever the winner ot a heat is distanced by any default in riding, weight or otherwise, the heat shaU be awarded to the next best horse. XXVIII. Riders in the Same Stable. — Two riders from the same stable will not be permitted to ride in the same race, except by consent of the Judges. XXIX. Duty op Riders. — Riders, after a heat is ended, shall repair to the Judges' stand, but must not dismount until ordered by the Judges, nor suffer any person to touch or put cover upon their horses unlQ ordered by the Judges to dismount, on pain ot being distanced ; and then, with their saddles, shall repair to the scales to be weighed. A rider thrown, or taken by force from his horse after passing the winning post, shall not be considered as having dismounted without permission of the Judges ; and it disabled, may be carried to the Judges' stand to be weighed. XXX. Accidents to Rider or Horse. — If an accident happen to a horse or rider at a start, the Judges may grant as much delay as there is time allowed between the heats ot the race in which the horses are about to contend. XXXI. Rider Falling. — If, while running a heat, a horse throw his rider, or the jockey faU, and another person ot the pre- scribed weight ride the horse in, it shall be considered as though the jockey had not fallen, provided the horse return to the place where the jockey fell. XXXII. Bolting. — If any horse shall run from the track into the field, he will be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he turn and again enter the Course at the point from which he swerved, or unless the Judges believe he lost ground by swerving. XXXIII. Foul Riding and Track. — If a horse or rider shall cross, jostle, or strike another horse or rider, or do anything tliat impedes another horse, accidentally or not, it is foul riding, and METAIRIE JOCKEY CLUB. 231 the horse that impedes the other shall be adjudged distanced. And if, in passing a leading horse, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse passed to shorten his stride, it is foul riduig. Although a leading horse is entitled to any part of the track, if he crosses from the right to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the track, when a horse is so near him that in changing his position he compels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, or if he causes the rider to pull him out of his stride, it is also foul riding. All complaints of foul riding must be made before the horses start in another heat ; and if it happen in the last heat, then before the Judges leave the stand. XXXIV. Collusion. — No compromise or agreement between two or more persons not to oppose each other, or to run jointly against any other person or persons, will be permitted. Upon satisfactory proof of the same being produced before the Judges, they shall declare the horses of such persons distanced, and the parties so offending shall be ruled off the Course. XXXV. Of Frauds. — Every horse started shall run a hoTia- fide race ; and any jockey preventing a horse from winning shall be punished for false riding. If any fraud be discovered, and the purse, stakes, or match-money has been paid, the same shall be restored on damand of the Judges, and by them paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If the money be not restored by the illegal holder, he shall be expelled from the Club, and shall ever thereafter be ineligible as a member. If not a member of the Club, he shall be prohibited from ever running a horse over the Course again. XXXVI. Winners op Heats and of a Eace. — In a race best two in three, a horse that wins two heats or distances the field in one heat wins the race. In a race best three in five, the horse that wins three heats or distances the field wins the race. The horse that first gets his head to the winning post shall be con- sidered the winner of the heat. XXXVII. Of Horses not Winning Sufficient Heats, and Ruling Out. — In heats best two in three a horse not winning one heat in three shaU be ruled out, and in heats best three in five a horse not winning one heat in five shall be ruled out. XXXVIII. Dead Heats. — In running heats, if it cannot be decided wnich horse is first, it shall be deemed a dead heat, 232 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND TROTTING. and shall not be counted between the horses that make it, but shall be considered a heat as regards all the rest of the horses in the race ; and those only shall start for the next heat which would have been entitled to do so had it been won by either horse making the dead heat. XXXIX. Op Forfeits. — A person owing a forfeit in any stake or match run over, or agreed to be run over, any Course, shall not be allowed to start a horse for a purse or sweepstake ; but no charge that such forfeit is due shall be heard unless before starting. XL. Sweepstakes and Matches; Death. — In sweepstakes or matches, stakes shall be put up or forfeits paid before the riders are weighed for the race, in the order in which the horses are to be placed in the start- the order of starting to be determined by lot. All sweepstakes and matches advertised by the Club are to be under its control and governed by its Rules ; and when a stake has been closed no nomination shaU be changed without the con- sent of all parties to the stake. If a horse entered in a stake or match die, or a subscriber entering him die before the race, no forfeit shall be required. XLI. Handicap. — A handicap race is a race in which the horses are weighted according to their supposed ability to carry weight without reference to age. The President, or acting President, shall handicap the horses, and the weights shall be announced immedi- ately after the race of the day, previous to the handicap race. Par- ties designing to run shall, within one hour after the announce- ment, deposit their entries in the box, XLII. The Field. — A field comprises all the horses entered, except the one which may be named against the remainder ; but in a stake one horse is a field. XLIII. Post Match. — In post matches or stakes, the nomina- tions must be made known to the Secretary of the Club by 4 o'clock p. M. on the day previous to the race. XLIV. Postponement. — The President and Vice-President may postpone a race for a purse, but only in case of bad weather or upon some extraordinary occasion. XLY. Of Persons Expelled from other Courses. — Any person who has been expelled from a Jockey Club, or ruled ofi" any Course, shall not be permitted to enter, turn, ride, or attend METAIRIE JOCKET CLUB. 233 in any capacity a horse on this Course, in any race under the con- trol of the Club. No horse owned by a person prevented from starting one under the rules of the Club shall be allowed to run, though said horse be entered in another name or found in another stable. XLVI. Decorum and Penalties. — Any violation of these rules, or of proper decorum, shall be punished by the Judges by repri- mand, suspension, exclusion from the privileges of the Course, or in such other manner as they may see fit. XL VII. Cases unprovided for. — In all things relating to any race or other matters not provided for in these rules, the Judges for the day will decide and direct according to the best of their judgment and the usages of the turf in similar cases. BETTHSTG^ RULES. I. Principles of Betting. — Deceptions. — The principle of betting is, that a party must have a chance to win, or he cannot lose. This does not apply, however, to bets made on past events. Any fraud or deception practised to induce a bet to be made ren- ders the bet void. II. Bets and Purses. — Bets go as the purse or stake goes. In an ordinary bet on a race, the bet is off unless the horse betted on starts ; but in a bet made play or pay, the bet stands, although the horse does not start. III. Confirmed Bets. — A confirmed bet cannot be oflf but by mutual consent, except in cases hereinafter mentioned. IV. Bets not off by declaration. — Bets agreed to be paid or received elsewhere than at the place of running, or any other specified place, cannot be declared off on the Course. V. Bets off by Postponement. — "When a race is postponed from one day to another, all by-bets, except they are play or pay, shall be ofif. VI. Declaring Off. — If a bettor be absent on the day of run- ning, a public declaration of the bet may be made on the Course to the Judges, and a demand whether any person will make stakes for the absent party ; and if no person do so, the bet may be de- clared void. 234 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND TROTTING. VII. Making Stakes. — Either ofthe bettors may demand stakes to be made ; and on refusal, declare the bet to be void. VIII. Bets During a Heat. — Bets made during the running of a heat are not determined until the conclusion of the race, if the heat is not mentioned at the time. All bets made between heats are off, unless all the horses that have the right so to do start in the next heat. IX. Bets on the Field. — Bets on the field are off, unless all the horses advertised to run start, except in sweepstakes, in which, if one horse is backed against the field, and only one of the field starts, the bet stands. The person who bets the odds can choose his horse or the field. X. "Winners — Best Horse. — Horses that win a heat shall be considered better than those that do not win a heat ; and those that win two heathi better than those that win but one, provided they be not distanced in the race. Of the horses that each win a heat he shaU be considered best that is best placed in the final of the race. XI. Placing Horses — Second Horse. — "Where a bettor un- dertakes to place the horses in a race, he must give each a spe- cific place, as 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th. The word last shall not be con- strued to mean fourth and distanced if four start, but fourth only. A distanced horse must be placed distanced. If, in the final heat of a race, there be but one horse placed, no horse shall be con- sidered as second in the race. XII. Distanced and Drawn Horses. — Distanced horses are beaten by those that are not distanced. Drawn horses shall be considered distanced ; horses ruled out shall not be considered distanced. A horse distanced in a subsequent heat beats a horse distanced or ruled out in a previous heat. Horses distanced in the same heat are equal. XIII. Untried and Maiden Horses. — An untried stallion or mare is one whose prudence has never won. A maiden horse or mare is one that has never won. XIV. Catch "Weights. — Catch weights are, parties to ride without weighing. XV. Weights — Measures. — Fourteen pounds are a stone, and four inches are a hand. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BUCKEYE C LUB, CINCINNATI, OHIO. Transfer of Stock. — No member shall sell his Stock without first offering it, through the Executive Committee, to the Associa- tion, at par. Interests op Stockholders. — It is agreed that the interest of all owners of Stock is such, that neither a Stockholder, nor a per- son claiming the interest of a Stockholder, shall be entitled to any more of the assets of the Association than a x>^o rata share of all dividends that may be declared, until a final dissolution of the Association is effected. Death of Member. — Upon the death of a member, his Stock shall revert to the Association, it paying par for the same. Officers. — The Officers shall consist of a President, four Vice- Presidents, Treasurer, and Secretary, aU of whom shall be an- nually elected on the last day of each Fall Meeting. Elections. — All elections for Officers shall be by ballot, each member casting one vote, in person or by proxy, for every Share of Stock standing in his name upon the books of the Secretary. Upon aU other matters, the voting shall be viva voce at the Club meetings, and no member shall cast more than one vote. Executive Committee. — The Officers shall constitute an Execu- tive Committee, and shall hold over till their successors are elected. Expulsion of Officer or Member. — A majority of all the Stockholders may remove an officer or expel a member, after ten days' notice in writing to the officer or member, with a copy of the charges to be preferred, at any regular meeting, after paying the member the par value of his Stock. Election of Members. — New members, not exceeding the 236 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND TROTTING. maximum number, may be admitted by the Executive Committee, three-fourths of them coucurring. The Executive Committee shall elect members by ballot, each committee-man casting one vote. Powers and Duties of Officers. — The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club, and be Chairman of the Executive Committee. He shall sign and execute for and in the name of the Club all papers necessary to be executed, and he shall countersign all checks or other papers drawn by the Treasurer before the same shall be valid, with the exception of money paid to the Treasurer. He shall be the supreme officer during the semi-an- nual meetings at the Course, and his directions shaU take prece- dence during their continuance. He shall act as Judge of all con- tests in running over, the Course ; shall appoint daily two Assist- ant Judges; two Timers; two Distance Judges, and any number of Patrols he may deem requisite. In the absence of the President, his duties shall be discharged by the senior Vice-President present. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to attend the Judges in each day's contest, weigh the riders, keep a book in which shall be recorded the names and residences of all Stockholders, with the number of shares held by each ; the rules of the Club ; the pro- ceedings of each meeting; the entries of horses; the names of their respective owners ; the color, name, age, sire, and dam of each horse, and shall discharge such other duties as the Executive Com- mittee shall direct. The Treasurer shall receive all the funds of the Association, and in connection with the President disburse the same, and shall perform such other duties as the Executive Committee may direct. Powers and Duties of Executive Committee. — The Execu- tive Committee shall have the general management of the affairs of the Club; such as making rules, governing the Course and con- tests upon it, not inconsistent with these by-laws ; taking care of the property of the Association, and erecting improvements upon it; appointing all employees, and controlling them ; fixing the days for the semi-annual contests in running; and oflering purses and get- ting up stakes for horses, to be run upon the Course, and to do generally everything to advance the interests of the Club within the purview of its object. But the Committee shall have no power to bind the Club for expenditures beyond the cash on hand. THE BUCKEYE CLUB. 237 Called Meetings of the Club. — The E.-ecutive Committee may call the Club together at any time, upon ten days' notice, by circular letter, through the post-office, to each member, and by advertisement in one or more papers in Cincinnati. Quorum op Executive Committee. — A majority of the Execu- tive Committee shall constitute a quorum, and a majority of those present shall decide all matters before them, unless a greater num- ber is herein elsewhere required. Executive Committee Meetings. — The Executive Committee shall meet on the first Monday in each month, at such time and place as they may determine. Called Meetings op Executive Committee. — Called Meetings of the Committee maj'- be held upon notice by two members, to all members then in Hamilton County. At Called Meetings of the Executive Committee, a quorum of five officers shall be requisite. Semi-annual Meetings op Club. — The Club shall meet semi- annually, at such place as shall be provided by the Executive Com- mittee, upon the last day of the Spring and Fall Meetings, in run- ning. Twelve members shall constitute a quorum to transact business. Trotting. — No trials of speed in trotting shall be permitted upon the Company's grounds. Gaming. — No gaming of any kind shall be permitted on the Company's grounds. Certificates op Stoce. — The receipts given by the Treasurer to subscribers of Stock may be replaced by certificates signed by the Secretary and Treasurer. Certificates to future subscribers shall be similarly signed, and the fact that the Stock is not assign- able shall be stated on the face of such certificates. RULES, Powers and Duties of Judges. — The Judges shall decide what horse wins each heat and race, and all questions which may arise in regard thereto, proclaiming results, or otherwise giving notice thereof from the stand ; and from their decisions no appeal to the Club shall be allowed. They shall have entire control and author- 238 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND TROTTING. ity over the horses about to start and the jockeys and all assist- ants of the horses, and any such person refusing to obey their or- ders shall be ruled off the Course. They shall have the power of postponing the races, for weather or other sufficient cause ; and upon all questions relating to a race, and not provided for by these rules, they shall decide according to their best judgment and the usages of the Turf in like cases. Entries — Colors. — All entries of horses for purses or stakes shall bo made as required from time to time by the Club, and each entry shall describe the horse by giving the sex, color, age, sire, and dam, and shall also give the color to be worn by the rider. No other colors than those described shall be worn without the assent of the Judges. All entries for purses must be made in the name of a member, to whom the Club will look primarily for the jsroper management of the horse ; but will, in addition, punish other parties connected with any improper transactions upon the Course. Entrance-Money. — The amount of entrance-money shall be such as may be fixed from time to time by the Executive Com- mittee, and pubhshed in the semi-annual programmes of the Club. Forfeits. — A horse that has incurred a forfeit cannot start un- til the forfeit is paid ; a person owing a forfeit must pay it before he can run a horse in a race. This rule shall apply to a forfeit in- ^ curred on any other recognized Jockey Club Course, having a rule similar in purport to this. Complaint must be made before the race begins. Responsibility for Entries. — The entry of a horse becomes void with his death. A nomination dies with the person making it, unless the responsibilities of the nomination are provided for by the will of the deceased ; except in case of sale, with engagements. In case of the death of one of the parties to a joint nomination, all the privileges and all the responsibilities attach to the sur- vivor. When the seller of a horse pays the forfeit, the horse and the purchaser shall remain liable for it upon complaint of seller. Riders and Horses that may Ride and Run. — Two riders from the same stable will not be permitted to ride in the same race, except by consent of the Judges ; nor shall two horses from the same stable run in the same race, if it be one of heats ; neither shall two horses run in the same race, owned in whole or in p£irt by one person, unless it be a dash race. THE BUCKEYE CLUB. 239 Age op Horse. — The age of a horse shall be reckoned from the first day of January preceding the period of his foaling. Weights. — The following weights shall be carried : Two-year- olds, 86 pounds; three-year-olds, 90 pounds; four-year-olds, 104 pounds; five-year-olds, 110 pounds; six-year-olds and over, 115 pounds. Mares and geldings will be allowed 3 pounds. Every rider shall bring in within two pounds of his weight, and none shall carry more than five pounds over his proper weight. If he carries over-weight to the extent of five pounds, it shall be an- nounced from the stand. In making weight, nothing sh^ll be weighed from which a liquid can be wrung, and nothing shall be weighed off that is not weighed on. Duties op Eiders. — No rider shall dismount after he is mount- ed, unless by consent of the Judges, and must then, after a heat, repair at once to the scales; if he is thrown, remounts, starts from where he fell, and brings in his weight, the horse shall be judged as though the accident had not happened. Until the rider is permitted to dismount, no person shall cover or touch his horse, unless to lead back one that is refractory, under the penalty of be- ing ruled off and the horse distanced. Time between Heats. — The time between the heats shaU be twenty minutes for mile heats ; thirty minutes for two-mile heats ; forty minutes for three-mile heats, and fifty minutes for four-mile heats. Defaulters. — The Secretary shall cause to be published in one or more papers devoted to the interests of the Turf, within sixty days after each meeting, the names of defaulters at such meet- ing. Placing Horses on the Start. — For all purses the horses shall be placed as their names are drawn from the entry -box ; for stakes, as the nominations are received. The horse to wliich the track is allotted shall take his place on the inside of the Course; the others shall take their places on his right according to allot- ment. The winner of a heat shall, at the next start, have the track ; the others shall take their positions on his right in the or- der in which they come out in the previous heat. Foul Riding. — A horse that impedes another shall be declared distanced. If intentionally caused by the rider, he and all others guilty of comphcity in the matter shall be ruled off. "Where a horse is distanced under this rule, every other horse in the race iu 240 RULES AND REGtILATIONS FOR RACING AND TROTTING. ■U'hlch his on^ner or part-owner has an interest, shall be distanced likewise. Distance. — Tlie distance in a mile shall be fifty yards ; in two miles, seventy yards ; in three miles, ninety yards ; in four miles, one hundred 3-ard3 ; in mile heats, three best in five, sbcty yards. Decokum. — Any jjerson who shaU use threatening or other im- proper language toward an officer of the Association, in regard to the official action of such officer, shall' be expelled from the Course, and never again be permitted to come upon it or participate in its privileges. Purse or Stake paid wroxglt. — A jjerson receiving a stake or purse through fraud shall be ruled off; if through mistake, he shall be ruled off, unless lie returns it to the Treasurer upon de- mand ; the money so received by the Treasurer shall be paid to the owner of the next best horse in the race. Placing the Horses in a Race. — Horses distanced in the first heat are equal in the race ; but in all succeeding heats, horses that are distanced in the same heat shall rank in the race in the order gov- erning them at the start of the heats ; that is, horses having won two heats, better than those winning one ; the horse that has won a heat better than a horse only making a dead heat ; a horse win- ning one or two heats, and making a dead heat, better than one winning an equal number of heats, but not making a dead heat. When horses winning an equal number of heats shall he distanced in the same heats, they shall rank in the race in the order in which they started for the heat in which they were distanced. When two or more horses shall have won an equal number of heats, they shall rank in the race as they were placed in the last heat in which they contended ; horses not winning or making a dead heat, the same. When a Race is at an end, and the Number of Heats a Horse JIAY start for without winning one. — In the race best two in three, a horse that wins two heats, or distances the field, wins the race. In heats best two in three, a horse not winning one heat in three shall not be entitled to start for a fourth heat; and in heats three best in live, a horse not winning one heat in five shall not be allowed to start for the sixth. When thus prohibited from starting, however, a horse , shall not be deemed distanced, and all ventures upon his being distanced shall bo void. A dead heat shall be considered a heat, except as against the horses that make it. THE BUCKEYE CLUB, 241 Pools. — The Pools go with the race. Of Persons Expelled from other Courses. — Any person who has been expelled from a recognized Jockey Club or Associa- tion, having a rule similar in purport to this one, or ruled off any of their Courses subsequent to the adoption of these rules, shall not be permitted to enter a horse for a race to be run upon this Course, nor shall he be permitted to ride or attend a horse in any capacity on this Course, nor shall a horse be permitted to run in which he is interested. Starting Horses. — Every horse must be started by his rider alone, unless, by pei'mission of the judges, an aid is allowed. One attendant only for each horse shall be permitted in the quarterstretch during the pendency of a heat. Every one else must be compelled to leave the stretch before the horses are start- ed. The gates must then be closed, and not be re-opened until the result of the heat is announced by the Judges. No attendant will be permitted to use a whip in starting his horse, nor will he be permitted to do anything during the time the horses are running beyond crying an order to his rider. On Compromises. — Every race must be run to a conclusion. No compromise between parties to a race shall be allowed to ter- minate it. Instructions to Eiders. — The presiding Judge shall, previous to each race, caution each rider as to his duties and responsibih- ties, and explain to him, fully and plainly as he can, the require- ments of the rules as applicable to him. Drawing or Selling a Horse during a Race. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse during a race, except by permission of the Judges, under the penalty of being ruled off the Course. A drawn horse shall be considered distanced, but shall be placed better than a horse distanced in the last heat he run, and not equal in position to those that shall start in a succeed- ing heat, they being otherwise equal. Horses Sold with Engagements. — The seller of a horse sold with his engagements has not the power of striking him out. In cases of private sale the written acknowledgment of the parties that the horse was sold with the engagement is necessary to en- title the buyer to the benefit of this rule. Protection of Employers and Employees. — A person em- ploying a rider, rubber, or helper from another stable, without 242 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RACING AND TROTTING. ■written or other satisfactory evidence of his discharge from his last employer, shall be suspended by the Judges from enjoying the privileges of the Course until the Executive Committee may think proper to restore him. A person owing a trainer, rider, rubber, or helper more than three months' wages shall bo so suspended likewise. Complaint op Foul Reding. — All complaints of foul riding must be made before the heat is decided in which it is alleged to have occurred. RULES AND REGULATIONS rOR THE GOYERNMENT OF THE RACE-COURSE OF THE LACLEDE ASS0CL4.TI0N, OF SAINT LOUIS. A-dopted. August 6tli, 1S67. RULE I. Jtjdges. — The presidig Judge shall decide which horse wins a heat ; but, should he be unable to decide, he shall call for the opinions of his assistants, and the majority shall govern. The Judges shall keep their stand clear of any intrusion during the pendency of any heat ; see that the riders are dressed in jockey style ; instruct the riders before starting, and proclaim from the stand the time and result of each heat and the result of the race. They shall decide all disputes, and from their decision there shall be no appeal ; they shall receive no evidence of foul riding except from the officers of the day. They shall have entire control and authority over the horses about to start, the jockeys and all assistants of the horses ; and any such person refusing to obey their orders shall be fined or ruled off ,the course, at the dis- cretion of the judges; if the person fined does not pay the same within twelve hours from its imposition, he shall be ruled oflf the course. They may postpone a purse-race on account of bad weather, but for no other cause, and when postponed, the entries then made are to be considered void, and the race re-opened the day previous to its being run. RULE II. Clerk of the Course. — The Clerk of the Course shall attend the Judges on each day's race ; keep a book in which shall be re- corded the entries of horses, the names of their respective owners, 244 THE LACLEDE ASSOCIATION. the color, name, age, sire, and dam of each horse, with a descrip- tion of each rider's dress; also, an account of each day's race, and the time of each heat. He shall also weigh all the riders and keep a record thereof At the end of each meeting he shall fur- nish the Secretary with a copy of his record, to be entered in the record-book of the Association. RULE III. Patrol Judges. — The President is authorized and empowered to appoint any member or members as Patrol Judges, when by the Presiding Judge deemed necessary, and, upon refusal of any mem- ber to serve, to assess against him a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars. When appointed it shall be their duty, preceduig each heat, ' to repair to the place designated by the Presiding Judge, to see if there be foul riding; and after the heat immediately to return to the stand and make their report, before which report the heat shall not be decided. RULE IV. Distance Judges. — During heats, the Distance Judges shall remain in the distance stand. At the termination of each heat they shall repair to the Judges' stand and report the horse or horses that may be distanced, and any foul riding they may detect. The distances shall be as follows : In races of mile heats the distance shall be 50 yards. In races of two-mile heats the distance shall be. . . .65 yards. In races of three-mile heats the distance shall be. .80 yards. In races of four-mile heats the distance shall be... .100 yards. In races of mile heats, 3_best in 5, the distance shall be 50 yards. In dash races, no distance. RULE V. Timers. — Timers shall occupy a separate stand, and report to the Judges the time of each heat run, which shall be the official time to be recorded. RULE VL Riders. — Two riders from the same stable will not be permitted to ride in the same race, except by consent of the Judges ; nor shall two horses from the same stable be allowed to run in the same race, except in a single-heat race. Provided this rule shall RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACINfl AND BETTING. 245 not apply to horses trained in a public training stable located at the Laclede Course : two horses may then start if under different management on the track and owned by different parties. RULE YII. Duty of Riders. — Riders, after the heat is ended, shall repair to the Judges' stand ; they must not dismount until ordered by the Judges, nor suffer any person to touch or put cover on their horses until ordered by the Judges to dismount, on pain of being dis- tanced — and then, with their saddles, shall repair to the scales to be weighed. A rider thrown or taken by force from his horse, after passing the winning-post, shall not be considered as having dismounted without permission of the Judges ; and, if dis- abled, may be carred to the Judges' stand to be weighed. RULE VIII. Stewards. — The Stewards shall attend on the Course, preserve order, clear the track, keep the crowd from the horses when ap- proaching the stand, exercise vigilance to prevent disorder, detect foul driving and other misconduct, and to enforce the observance of rule seven. RULE IX. Rider Falling. — If a jockey fall from his horse while riding a heat, and another person of sufficient weight ride him in, he shall be considered as though the jockey had not fallen, provided he re- turn to the spot where the jockey fell. RULE X. Jockey Dress. — Each member of the Association, before start- ing horses in races over the Association Course, shall be required to report to the Secretary the colora in which his j ickey will ride ; but no member shall adopt the same combination of colors pre- viously selected and reported by another member. Persons not members of this Association making entries in stakes to be run over this Course shall be required to report to the Secretary, at least ten days before the races, the colors in which their jockeys will ride. The declaration that the rider's dress will he fancy is not a proper designation of colors. Jockeys' caps and jackets shall be made of silk, satin, merino, or velvet ; the pants of linen, cotton, or other appropriate material. For any violation of this rule a penalty of ten dollars shall be assessed by the Judges, and the amount added to the purse or stake of the occasion. 246 THE LACLEDE ASSOCIATION. RULE XI. "Weights. — Two-year-olds to carry 86 pounds ; three-year-olds to carry 90 pounds; four-year-olds to carry 104 pounds; five- year-olds to carry 110 pounds ; six -year-olds to carry 115 pounds ; three pounds allowed mares and geldings. If any horse carry five pounds over his proper weight, it shall be the duty of the judges to announce it from the stand previous to the race. No horse shall be allowed to start in any race carry- ing more than five pounds over- weight. In making weight nothing shall be weighed from which a liquid can be wrung, and nothing shall be weighed off that was not weighed on. RULE XII. Of Age. — A horse's age shall be reckoned from the first day of January — to wit: a colt foaled in the year 1867 shall be con- sidered one year old on the first day of January, 1868. RULE XIIL Places op Horses. — The places of horses at starting shall be determined as drawn from the entry-box ; and in stakes they shall stand in the order in which they are nominated ; and in subse- quent heats shall take position as they end the previous heat ; the horse winning the heat shall be entitled to the choice of position. RULE XIV. Starting. — In every race over this Course the mode of starting shall be this : the Judges of the day shall have the horses taken back at least thirty yards from the stand, under the care of one of the Stewards ; from that point they shall, in the order of their placing, be brought up at a walk until the signal to start is given. The Judge may give the signal at any moment while the horses are approaching the stand, and should the signal not be given be- fore reaching the stand, the horses shall be agaia taken back to the place whence they were brought. Unruly and vicious horses may be assigned any position, at the start, which the Judges may deem necessary to secure the safety of other horses and riders. The signal for starting shall be the tap of the drum, after which there shall be no recall. In case of false start, the bugle shall be the signal of recall. The Stewards shall report to the Judges any disobedience or misconduct of the persons starting the horses. RITI.ES AXD REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. 247 RULE XV. False Starts. — "When a false start is made, no horse making the false start, nor any horse remaining at the stand or starting place, shall have clothes thrown upon him, nor shall the rider be permitted to dismount ; but the horses shall be started as soon as brouglit to the score. Horses making a false start shall return to the stand or starting place by the nearest way. Any infringe- ment of this rule shall be punished by not allowing the party or parties violating it to start in the race. RULE XVL Time Between Heats. — The time between heats shall be as follows : In races of mile heats 20 minutes. In races of two-mile heats 30 mmutes. In races of three-mile heats 40 minutes. In races of four-mile heats 45 minutes. Mile heats, three best in five 25 minutes. RULE XVII. Of Aids. — No person other than the rider shall be permitted to strike a horse, or attempt by shouting or otherwise to assist a horse in getting a start, or increase his speed in running any race, Nor shall any person stand in the track to point out a path for the rider, under penalty of exclusion from the course for either olfence, and if such person shall be the owner, trainer, or rubber of such horse, or be instigated to the act by either of the said persons, such horse shall be declared distanced. But this rule shall not be con- strued to forbid the starter of any horse from striking him with an ordinary riding whip in order to get him off. RULE XVIII. Accidents. — If an accident happen to ahorse or rider at a start, the Judges may grant as much delay as there is time allowed be- tween the heats in the race in which the horses are about to con- tend ; if the race is to be a a single-heat race, the delay shall be ■discretionary with the Judges. RULE XIX. Bolting. — If any horse shall run from the track into the field, he shall be declared distanced, although he may come out ahead, unless he return and again enter the course at the point from which he swerved. 243 THE LACLEDE ASSOCIATION. RULE XX. Foul Rroma and Right to the Track. — If a horse or rider shall cross, jostle, or strike another horse, even unintentionally, he shall lose the heat, and it shall be given to the contending horse ; and if the Judges are satisfied that the riding was intentionally foul, or by collision his adversary shall be hurt or maimed, he shall be distanced ; and if the rider was instructed so to ride, the party or parties so offending shall not be allowed to ride, enter, or attend a horse over this course in any case. Although a leading horse is entitled to any part of the track, if he crosses from the right to the left, or from the inner to the outer side of the track, when a horse is so near him that in changing his position he com- pels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, it is foul riding ; and if, in passing a leading horse, the track is taken so soon after getting the lead as to cause the horse passed to shorten his stride, it is foul riding; and in single-heat races, every horse belonging to the same owner, or in which he may have a share, running in the same race, will be disqualified from running. All complaints of foul riding must be made before the horses start in another heat — and if it happens in the last heat, then before the judges leave the stand. RULE XXI. Collusion. — No compromise or agreement between two or more persons not to oppose each other, or to run jointly against any other person or persons, will be permitted. Upon satisfactory proof of the same being produced before the Judges theyshall de- clare the horses of such person distanced, and the parties so of- tending shall be ruled off the course. RULE XXII. Of Frauds. — Every horse started shall run a hona-fide race. If any fraud shall be discovered, and the purse-stakes or match- money shall have been paid, the same shall be restored on demand of the Judges, and by them paid over to the owner of the next best horse. If the money be not restored by the illegal holder, he shall be prohibited from ever running a horse over the course again. RULE XXIIL "Winner of a Race. — Dead Heats. — Ruling Out. — In a race best two in three, a horse that wins two heats, or distances the the field in one heat, wins the race. In the race best three in five. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. 249 the horse that wins three heats, or distances the field, wins the race. The horse that first gets his head to the winning-post shall be considered the winner of the heat. In heats best two in three, a horse not winning one heat in three shall not be entitled to start for the fourth heat ; and in best three in five, a horse not winning one heat in five shall not be allowed to start for the sixth heat. "When thus prohibited from starting, a horse shall not be deemed distanced. A dead heat shall be considered a heat, except as against the horses that make it. RULE XXIV. Distanced Horses. — All horses whose heads have not reached the distance stand as soon as the leading horse has arrived at the winning-post shall be declared dislancod. All liorses not bringing out the proper weight, or within two pounds of it, shall be declared disianced. If any jocke)^ shall ride foul, his horse shall be declared distanced. Whenever the winner of a heat is distanced by any default in riding, weight, or otherwise, the heat shall be awarded to the next best horse. RULE XXV. Entries. — All entries of horses to run for a purse shall be made under cover, sealed and deposited with the Clerk of the Course (in a box kept for that purpose by him) before 4 o'clock p. m. of the day previous to the race, unless the race of the day be not finished, and in such case thirty minutes after the close of the race. Every entry shall describe the age, name, color, sex, sire, and dam of the horse, with the owner's name and colors. Any horse having run under a name, if said name be changed, the entry shall state the fact the first time of entering after said change, and if sire or dam bear a name, said names must be stated. No entry shall be received after the time specified ; and the box shall not be opened unless in the presence of two members of the As- sociation. The place of horses in starting to be determined by the order in which they are drawn from the box. RULE XXVI. Entrance-Money. — Any member entering a horse for purses to run for his own benefit shall be required to pay, as entrance- money, 5 per cent, of the amount of the purse. When a horse is. running for a person not a member, the en- trance shall be 5 per cent. In all cases the entrance-money must accompany the entry. 250 THE LACLEDE ASSOCIATION. RULE XXVII. Sweepstakes. — All sweepstakes advertised to be run over this Course shall be subject to the cognizance of this Association, and no change of nominations once made shall be allowed after closing, unless by consent of all the parties. The Clerk of the Course shall receive all forfeits and enforce the rules. Stakes shall be put up and forfeits paid before the riders are weighed for the race. RULE XXVIII. Forfeits. — Upon the failure of anyone to pay a forfeit before a race, he shall be compelled to pay the amount of the entrance as if his horse had started. If any horse nominated in any stake shall die, or the person nominating a horse shall die before the race, no forfeit shall be ex- acted ; and the same rules shall apply to play or pay races, unless in case of joint nominations, when the survivor shall be liable for the forfeit, and shali be entitled to the benefits of the nomination. (See Turf Congress^ Rule IX.) RULE XXIX. Forfeits. — Rule adopted by Turf Congress. — "No person shall be permitted to start in any race, over any of the courses connected with this Congress, who shall have failed to pay aU for- feits due by him on account of stakes run over said courses ; nor shall any horse be permitted to run over one of said courses in the name of any person whatever, so long as forfeits incurred by the horse remain unpaid. No defaulter shall be permitted to make a nomination in any stake to be run over any of these courses; nor shall a nomination be made by another person of a horse in which a defaulter has an interest ; and all such nomina- tions are hereby declared void. After each day's race the Secre- tary of each Association shall make and record on the books of the Association a list of the defaulters ; and if any person fails to pay any forfeit or subscription within ninety days after it is due, the Secretary shall declare him a defaulter, and notify all organ- ized clubs of the same, and also the Secretary of the Turf Con- gress." {This Rule has been adopted by our Board) RULE XXX. Persons Ruled Off. — Any person ruled off by any organized racing association, and if reinstated by the association which ruled him off, he shall be reinstated by this ; and it shall be the RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. 251 duty of the Secretary to notify the Secretaries of all organized as- sociations when anyone has been ruled off. (See Rule 7, Turf Congress.) RULE XXXI. Ownership op Entered Horses. — When any person enters a horse, or subscribes under a fictitious name, or in name of a per- son not fully identified at the time, he will be considered in all respects as the owner of the horse and as the subscriber to the stake. The Secretary shall have power to call upon a nominator to produce testimony that the horse named is not the property, either wholly or in part, of any person whose name appears in the list of defaulters ; and if he fail to do so, the Secretary may cause the nomination to be erased. RULE XXXII. Disqualification as to Age. — "When there is a doubt about the age of a horse the Judges may call in the assistance of persons in whose knowledge and honesty they may have confidence, to aid them in deciding the question. When a clear case of disquali- fication is made out the entrance-money is forfeited, and they shall not allow the horse to start in the race ; but if they have doubts they may allow the horse to run ; and if he prove a win- ner they shall retain the money and give the parties sixty days to procure testimony touching the case. If the disqualification is made out they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed second in the race ; and if it is not made out they shall pay the money to the owner of the horse that was placed best in the race. RULE XXXIII. Selling and Drawing. — No person shall be permitted to draw or sell his horse (if by the sale the horse be drawn) during the pendency of a race, except with the permission of the Judges, un- der penalty of being ruled off the course. RULE XXXIY. Horse Sold with his Engageme.nts. — When a horse is sold with his engagements, the seller has not the power to strike the horse out ; but as the original subscriber remains liable for the forfeits, he may, if compelled to pay them, place them on the for- feit list as due from the purchaser to himself, and both the pur- chaser and the horse remain under the same disabilities as if the 252 THE LACLEDE ASSOCIATION. purchaser had been the original subscriber. In all cases of pri- vate sale the written acknowledgment of both parties that the horse was sold with the engagement is necessary to entitle either buyer or seller to the benefit of this rule. RULE XXXV. For the Protection of Owners and Trainers. — No owner or trainer who employs a rider, rubber, or helper from another stable, without a written discharge from his last employer, or other satisfactory evidence of such discharge, shall be allowed to enter, start, or manage any horse, mare, or gelding for any stake or purse to be run for on this Course ; nor shall any rider, rubber , or helper who leaves his employer before the expiration of his term of ser- vice be employed in any capacity whatever on or about the grounds of the Laclede Association, for and during the space of six months from the time he or they so left their employer. The President, on receiving a complaint in writing from any owner or trainer claiming to be aggrieved by an infringement of this rule, may, in his discretion, notify the person so complained against, in writing, of the matter of complaint, and stating his lia- bilities under this rule ; and such person shall remain subject to the above penally until the President shall be satisfied that he is no longer liable to the same, and shall notify him to that effect in writing. RULE XXXVI. For the Protection of Hired Riders, Rubbers, &c. — No owner or trainer who shall be in arrears to any hired rider, rubber, or helper, for more than three months' wages, shall be allowed to enter, start, turn, or manage any horse, mare, or gelding for any stake or purse to be run for on this Course ; provided, that the President shall not receive any complaint of an infringement of this rule, except from the party aggrieved, personally, or by his affidavit duly attested before a magistrate, and if the complaint ia then substantiated by evidence satisfactory to the President, he shall notify the person complained against, stating the case in point and his liabilities under this rule ; and such person shall remain subject to the above penalty until the President shall be satisfied that he is no longer liable to the same,'^and shall notify him to that effect in writing. RULE XXXVIL Of Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, starter, or attend- RULES AND REGULATIONS OF RACING AND BETTING. 253 ant of a horse use improper language to the officers of the Asso- ciation or be guilty of improper conduct, the person so offending shall never be permitted to start, train, ride, turn, or attend ahorse over this Course again in any race, unless reinstated by the Board of Directors. RULE XXXVIII. Persons Entitled to be on Quarterstretch. — During the pendency of a heat, no person shall be allowed to be on the Quar- terstretch, except the owners, trainers, and immediate attendants of the horses about to start, until after the horses are ordered away from the stand at the end of the heat. RULE XXXIX. Cases Unprovided for. — In aU maters relating to the race or running not provided for in these rules, the Judges will decide and direct according to the best of their judgment and the usages of the turf in such cases, and from their decision there shall be no appeal. RULES FOR BETTINa. 1. Catch-"Weights. — Four inches are a hand ; fourteen pounds are a stone. Catch-weights are joclieys to ride without weigh- ing. A Feather Weight is defined to be four stone, but by custom is taken to mean a jockey of the lightest weight to be obtained, and who does not go to scale. 2. Untried and Maiden Horses. — An untried stallion or mare is one whose produce has never started in public. A maiden horse or mare is one that has never won. 3. Post Match. — Post Match is to insert the terms of the race in the articles, and to run any horse, without declaring what horse until they come to the post to start. In a Post Stake the horse may be required to be named the day before the race. 4. "Winners. — Horses that win a heat shall be considered better than horses that do not win a heat ; and those that win two heats better than those that win but one — provided they be not dis- 254 THE LACLEDE ASSOCIATION. tanced in the race. Of the horses that each win a heat he shall be considered best that is best placed in the final heat of the race. Walking over or receiving forfeit shall be deemed winning. 5. Distanced Horses. — Distanced horses are beaten by those that are not distanced. Drawn horses shall be considered distanced. Horses ruled out for not winning a heat shall not be considered distanced. A horse distanced in a subsequent heat beats a horse distanced in a previous. Horses distanced in the same heat are equal. 6. Second Horses. — If, in the final heat of a race, there be but one horse placed, no horse shall be considered as second in the race. 1. The Field. — The person who lays the odds can choose his horse or the field ; when he has chosen his horse, the field is what starts against him. In all races bets on the field are off, unless all the horses advertised to run start. 8. Bets between Heats. — All bets made between heats are off", unless all the horses that have the right start in the next heat. 9. Bets during a Heat. — Bets made during the running of a heat are not determined until the conclusion of the race, if the heat is not mentioned at the time. 10. Bets. — Bets to be binding, the money must be up. 11. Placing Horses. — When a bettor undertakes to place the horses in a race, he must give a specific place, as first, second, third, and so on. The word " last" shall not be construed fourth and distanced, if four start, but fourth only, and so on. A distanced horse must be placed distanced. 12. Bets and Placing. — Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided, as they are placed in the official record. THE TURFMAN'S EEEEREE; CONTAINING NTJMEB0U8 DECISIONS ON DISPUTED POINTS ON COMPILED FEOM THE "ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS," AS GIYKN IS "WILKES' SPIEIT OF THE TIMES,'* THE RECOGNIZED ADTHORITT ON ALL SPOKTING TOPICS. Neu) Pork: M. B. BROWN & CO., PUBLISHERS and PRINTERS, No. 99 & 101 William Street. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, By M. B. brown & CO., In the Clerk's OfiBce of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. * CONTENTS. BETTINa AGAINST TIME: page. A Sufficient Record, 8 Beating Time, 7 Betting on Beating 2:40, 1 Betting that Certain Time does not "Win, 7 Betting that he Wins though the Original Match was not Trotted, 8 Must Win a Heat or Dead Heat, ; 8 Specified Time during the " Season," 7 Trotting in the Twenties, 8 What is Requisite to Make Time, 8 BETTING ON A CERTAINTY: Knowledge as to Facts, 9 Declining to Trot after the Judges are Selected 65 DISTANCED HORSES: A Break-Down, 11 Accident, 11 A Distance Claimed for Running, 10 Breaking on the Score, 10 Deliberately Running in a Trot, 11 Going Around Alone, 9 Length of Whip, 12 No Right to Start, DRAWN BETS AND STAKES: After Bets are Made, 14 Before the Heat was Trotted, 15 Betting on an Ascertained Result, 13 Death of Entered Horse, J4 Disqualified Horse, 13 Drawn Race, 14 It contents. PAGE. Failing to Trot in a Play or Pay Match, 14 On Account of Accident, 14 Time Bets on the Ethan Allan and Dexter Trot, 12 Who has the Entrance-Money, 14 Would not be Seen in the liast Heat, 15 DRIVERS AND DRIVING: A Driver's PrivOege, 15 A Preposterous Objection, 15 Changing Drivers, 16 Choosing one of the Judges as Driver, 16 Has a Negro a Right to Drive ? 17 The Right to Drive, 16 ELIGIBILITY: A Chance Race and the Time Made, 17 Advertised Time Made after Entrance and before the Purse Closed, 18 Age, 19 Age — When Dated From, 17 Beating Excluding Time when Trotting for a Charitable Ob- ject, 19 Coming vfithin the Meaning of the Advertised Purse, 19 Defeated Horse's Time, 19 Establishing a Record — Trotting for Purses over a Club Track, 20 Excluding Tune — First and Third Days' Purses, 20 Gate-Money — Time, 20 Green Horses — Refusing to Trot for Money, 21 Horses Occupying the Same Stable, 21 Never Trotted for Money — Agricultural Fair Premiums — Fashion Course Rules, 20 Proving a Horse's Record — The Burden of Proof, 22 Qualifying when the Race Closes, 22 Receiving Second Money, 22 Time made Prior to and After Closing of Purse, 23 Trotting a Horse under Different Names, 22 Trotting at Fairs for Cash Premiums, 23 Trotting inside of Advertised Time in Canada, 23 When Excluding Time can be Beaten, 22 FOUL DRIVING: A Bet to Abide the Judges' Decision, 24 A "Smash-Up," 23 A Trot without Rules, or a Distance 25 CONTENTS. y PAOE. Compromising a Claim of Foul by Deciding it a Dead Heat, 24 Crossing a Horse in a Match when there is no Distance,... . 27 Crossing an Adversary on the Homestretch, 28 Impeding an Adversary, 27 Preventing an Opponent from Winning by Intentional Fouling, 26 Right to Inside Track, 24 Satisfactory Evidence to be Produced to Establish a Claim of Foul, 27 The Penalty for Foul Driving, 28 FEAUDULENT ENTRIES: Trotting under Fictitious Names, 61 GOOD DAT AND TRACK: A Match Subject to a Good Day and Track, 30 Claiming Forfeit in the Absence of Referee, 28 Refusing to Trot on Account of the "Weather, 29 SoUciting a Postponement and then Refusing to Trot, 29 HOW AND WHEN THEY SHALL GO: Changing the Way of Going, 30 Hitch and Go as they Please Defined, 31 How, When, and Where 30 Matches Held to be on Equal Terms, 32 No Provision Made by the Proprietor, 32 The Manner of Going not Stipulated, 31 Incompetent Judges, 64 INCURRING FORFEIT: Staking for an Absent Party, 32 JUDGES' DECISIONS: A Heat Bet, 34 Can Decisions be Reversed ? 33 Fulfilling a Proposition, -35 No Heat, 34 Not Following the Rule, 35 Outsiders' Testimony, 34 Pools and Outside Bets, 33 Power of Judges Regarding Outside Bets on Postponed Races, 34 MATCHES AGAINST TIME: Can Horses have more than One Trial in Matches against Tune? 36 VI CONTENTS. 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Death of Rider by Falling, 36 Matching a Third Party's Horse, 36 Race against Time Defined, 36 When, Where, How, and How Often, 36 i MISCELLANEOUS: " According to Rule " Defined, 38 A Fair Race without Rule, 37 Gate-Money, 38 Marking Time for a Pool, 39 Marking Time for Gloves, 39 Matches inadvertently made to go on Sunday, 41 Measuring a Track, 38 Not Trotting to Rule, 39 On which side to pass the Flag, 37 Selecting a Horse within a Specified Distance, 37 Stakes Paid under a Misconception should be Refunded, ... 39 Starting Time, 37 Stopping on the Score with Head over the Mark, 37 Usual Time for Trotting Ordinary Matches, 29 Were the Stakes Closed ? 41 What Constitutes a Province-Bred, 40 Where the Match shall Come Off, 40 Who has the Third Premium? 38 Witliholding the Stakes on the Ground that both Entrances are by the Same Party, 41 Winning a Majority of Races, 41 Winning in Straight Heats, 40 Naming the Winner — Horse Drawn 63 OUTSIDE BETS: Betting on a Certain Heat, 42 Forfeiting a Confederate's Money, 42 Forfeiting one Match and the Same Parties make another,. 43 Not Coming to Time, 42 PAYING FORFEIT: A Principal's Prerogative, 44 Compromised Race, 44 Died before the Match, 43 Forfeiting after a False Start, 45 Paying Forfeit after the Match is Confirmed, 43 Right of Stipulation, 45 PLACING HORSES: pagk. Horses Distanced in the Same Heat, 45 How Distanced Horses are Placed, 46 Is a Distanced Horse Considered in the Race, 47 Second Best Horse, 45, 46 When Places in the Last Heat shall Govern, 46 "Who is Entitled to Second Purse, 46 PLAT OR PAT: All the Money Staked, 47 Confirmed Matches, 47 Double Entries, 47 Failing to Play, 47 Purchasing a Compromise, 48 POOLS AND POOL-SELLING: Bets and Pools, 50 Bets aiid Pools on the Lucy, Butler, and Panic Trot, 49 Drawn before Starting for First Heat, 51 Horses Drawn, 48 Naming Horses, 48 Obhgation of Pool-Sellers, 50 POSITION: Changing the Position of Horses after Dead Heats, 62 Choice of Position after First Heat, 51 Privileges on the Homestretch, 52 Right to Pole after Dead Heats, 52 Right to Position after Dead Heats, 52 Right to the Inside Track, 52 The Hindmost Horse — His Position on Entering the Home- stretch, 53 Trailing, 53 "When and Where a Horse should keep his Original Position, 51 POSTPONEMENT : Postponed on account of Darkness, 55 TJie Lucy, Butler, and Panic Trot, 55 When a Race can be Postponed, 54 Who Has the Power, y 54 RIGHT TO START: Making a Dead Heat, 67 Nearest to Time, 56 Not Winning One in Four Heats, 66 When a Horse is Ruled Out in a Three-in-Fivo Race, 66 yiii CONTENTS. THE FIELD: page. Backing Two against the Field, 5S Does not Start, 58 Naming One against the Field 57 One of the Horses not Starting, 58 What Constitutes a Field, 58 fRADiNG Horses aftee Making a Match, 64 WEIGHTS AND WEIGHING: Carrying Dead Weight, 59 Catch-Weights, 61 Dismounting without Consent of Judges 59, 61 Drivers to Weigh after Heats, 59 Nothing Weighed Off that was not Weighed On, 59 Overweight, 60 Requesting the Wianer to Weigh when there are no Scales, 60 THE TUEriAI'S REFEREE. BETTING- AGAINST TIME. Betting on Beating 2:40. — A and B are at a trot. There has been a heat trotted in 2:40. Abets B that 2:40 will not be beaten; they trot the next heat in 2:40 — race best 2 in 3. Answer. — A wins. Betting that Certain Time does not "Win. — At a trot just had here over the Kalamazoo track, two gents were discussing the merits of the contending horses. A says he thinks the chestnut horse wiU win the race, as he can trot in 3:15. B says that 3:15 wUl not win, and bets A ten dollars on it. The horses trot, and the winning horse trots in 3:12, and of course wins the race. "WTao wins the money ? A claims the money on the ground that B, in betting that 3:15 would not win, bet that 3:15 would not be made. B claims it on the ground that in betting that 3:15 would not win, he bet that 3:15 would be beaten. Answer. — B wins the money. When a man bets that certain time does not win, he merely lays that the winning time will be better. Beating Time. — A bets B that he has a horse that can beat three minutes. He trots, and trots in just three minutes. Who wins? Answer. — B wins. Trotting in three minutes is not beat- ing three minutes, but failing to beat it. Specified Time during the "Season." — A bets B, on the 10th day of June, 18G6, one hundred dollars that 2 minutes and 21 seconds will be made or beaten in some trot on Long Island this season ; also, one hundred dollars that 2 minutes and 22 seconds will be made or beaten in some trot on Long Island this season. On the 19th of July, 1866, 2:19 is made in a public trotting race. Who wins? Answer — A wins the bet. The time has been made 8 THE TTTBPMAN'S REFEREE. "this season," to wit, the 19th of July. The season which was in existence on the 10th of June must last at least \mtil the Pall season is announced. Trotting in the Twenties. — A bets B that he has got a horse that can trot in the twenties. His horse trots in 2:2 9f. Does he win ? Is it in the twenties or thirties ? Answer. — A wins the bet. Everything that is more than twenty and less than thirty is in the twenties. Must Wm a Heat or Dead Heat. — B. bets T. $50 that Dex- ter, in his race with Ethan Allen and running mate, on the 21st June, beat 2m. 17s. "Who wins? Answer. — T. wins the bet. Dexter did not beat any time in the race, because he won no heat. A Sufficient Record. — A bets B that the horse Cooley in Chicago would not beat 2:27 in a race any time in 1866. The only time Cooley ever trotted in a race after the bet was made was against Butler, when McKeever was killed. Now B claims that as the judges rendered no decision in that race, he does not lose. By referring to the race and deciding the above you will oblige. Answer. — If the judges gave out the time of a heat in that race, it is a sufficient record for the above time bet, even though the race was not regularly finished. It was regular down to the starting for the last heat. Betting that he Wins though the Original Match was not Trotted. — About noon on Friday, June 21, 1867, A Ijets C ten dollars that 2:19 would not be beaten in the race between Dexter and Ethan Allen. On Saturday C claims that he has won the bet. Now, A claims that it is a draw, as the original race never took place ; besides the judges decided that all bets were oflF. then bets A five hundred dollars that he wins the ten dollars. A accepts the bet. Now, is A correct, and does he win the five hundred dollars? C takes the ground that all bets on the horses are drawn, but not so on time. Answer. — C is wrong and loses his $500. The original bet was upon time to be made in the race advertised. But that race never came oS", and therefore the orig- inal bet must be drawn. It is of no use to point to the time made in another race, which was gotten up after the bet was laid. What is Requisite to Make Time. — I bet that Dexter would trot a mile in less than 2m. 20s., in his race with Ethan Allen and mate on Friday last. The party with v/hom I bet says I lose. He contends that although he trotted under that time (2:20), still he had to win a heat in that time. Who is correct? Answer. — THE turfman's REFEREE. 9 It requires a winning heat or a dead heat to make time. But in this case the backer of Dexter does not lose, because the race laid upon never came off. The team forfeited. BETTING ON A CERTAINTY. Knowledge as to Facts. — ^I bet a friend that Zigzag won the steeple-chase at Paterson races. He declines to pay because I was there, and therefore bet on a certainty. Have I lost the bet because I withheld the fact of having been at the race ? Answer. — You have not lost the bet, but won it. Your adversary had abun- dant means of knowing what won before July 13th. DISTANCED HORSES. No Right to Start. — Three horses enter for a race, mile heats '. two of the horses make a dead heat the first heat — the third horse is behind the distance flag ; can the third horse start for the second heat? Again, three horses trot, mile heats, three in five; two of the horses win the two heats apiece and make a dead heat the fifth heat ; can the third horse that has won no heat nor made a dead heat start for the sixth heat because the fifth heat was a dead heat. Answer. — 1st. The horse is distanced. The fact that he is distanced if one horse gets home while he is outside the distance flag carries with it the necessary consequence that he shall be dis- tanced if two get there while he is out. 2d. The horse cannot start again. Two rules bar him : One is that a horse not winning a heat nor making a dead heat in five shall be ruled out. Another is that when a dead heat is made by horses, either of which would have won the race if he had won the dead heat, no other horse shall start again. The decision belongs to them alone, so that if the horse were not ruled out for losing five heats, he would be because either of the makers of the dead heat would have won the race by wirming that heat. Going Around Alone. — A, B, C, and D start in a trotting- race, one-mile heats, three in five, no distance. A takes the first two heats, B takes the third. Time is called, and all four start for the fourth; but the "comeback" bell rings, which they hear; but B, being desirous of giving his horse work, and having the lead, goes on and the rest follow, and A comes in first. The judges declare it no heat, for the horses were called back. But A's friends were not satisfied, and claimed the race. Time was 10 THE turfman's REFEREE. called, and none of the horses came to the score but B, who got the start and came in alone, taking the heat, of course. Now, there being no distance, are A, C, and D ruled off, they not having started, and should the judges have given another start, so that B could have three heats to decide the race ? In this case the judges would not give another start owing to the dispute A's friends made to the no heat, and stated they would settle the mat- ter in the evening. Now, when they met, they declared that A had two heats and B only one, although they had given the start, and B came in alone. Should they not have given B two heats ? also, should they not have given him the race ? Answer. — When B got the word after the false start for the fourth heat, and went around alone, he won the race. It is true that there was no distance, and therefore A, C, and D were not to be distanced for not being inside the post when B passed the stand ; but they were not al- lowed to avoid going round at all, and not having done so time enough for another start, they ought to have been ruled off. If the judges gave B the start when he went round alone, they erred in not giving him the fourth heat and race. A Distance Claimed for Running. — A trot came off on June 16th, at Scranton, Pa., between a pacing horse and a trotting mare, for a purse of two hundred dollars, according to the rules of the Union Course. The horses had two heats apiece. First heat was a dead heat ; and on the sixth heat the horse came m a length ahead, and the mare ran by him under the whip on the home- stretch. The judges decided it a dead heat. We withdrew our horse, and claimed the race on distance. They drove the mare around the track alone, and claimed the purse. Were they dis- tanced or not, according to the rules of Union Course, on the sixth heat ? Answe?'. — The mare was not to be distanced under the rules of the Union Course. The judges might have taken the heat from her if she had come in first. The question as to whether it was a dead heat was one for them to decide. If the horse came in first and they adjudged it a dead heat, they probably considered that the horse had run somewhere, and gained some- thing during the heat. Breaking on the Score. — In a trotting race, one mile, between a brown and a gray, the horses eome into the homestretch, and within, say four rods of the score, the brown lapping the gray, and gaining, when the brown breaks and runs by the gray, crossing the score a shoulder ahead, and still on the run, the gray trotting. THE turfman's REFEREE. 11 Wliich horse wins the race ? And is the brown distanced for run- ning by the gray ? Answer. — The rule is tliat a horse who breaks shall have twice as much taken from him at the outcome as the judges believe him to have gained in the break. The judges can. decide this easily enough. The brown horse is not to be dis- tanced. A Break-Down. — Last August, at Buffalo, a purse of $500 was given to five-year-old colts, consisting of three purses, viz., $350 to first, $100 to second, $50 to third best colt. There were seven entries, and five started. First heat was won by Byron, Skinne- wah second, and Belle Clinton third best. The second heat was won by Skinnewah, Commodore Nutt second, Chief third, and Clin- ton fourth best. In the third heat Skinnewah was first, Chief second, and Chuton third best. The fourth heat was won by Skinnewah, Chief second, and Belle Clinton third best. In the first heat, immediately after leaving the score, a collision took place (blaming no one), in which Chief broke his sulky, and did not go around the track. In the next heat Chief procured another sulky, and was permitted by the judges to trot the rest of the heats. The races were advertised to be governed by the rules of the Fashion Course. Answer. — According to the rules of the Fashion Course, Chief was distanced in the first heat, and Belle Clinton was better in the race than he. The judges had no more right to let him start in the second heat than they had to let a horse go that had never been entered. Accident. — A and B enter their horses for a race, best two in three, mQe heats, for $100. There is no distance-flag, pole, or judges in the race. The horses are called to the stand, and in tossing for place A gets the inside or pole. They got a good start after scoring twice, and ran the first time around the track — half- nule — neck-and-neck ; but soon after passing the stand the second time, the saddle on B's horse loosens and slips back, so that the rider is obliged to draw his horse up, and instead of going round the second time, rides back to the stand. A goes on round and claims a distance and the money. B is wilhng to give A the heat, but protests against A having the money. The judges decide that B's horse is distanced, and A wins the money. Answer. — The judges were right. The horse was distanced. Deliberately Running in a Trot. — Is a horse distanced or only set back twice the distance gained, when, being behind, Ms driver deliberately runs him by, and takes the pole from the other 12 THE turfman's REFEREE. horse? Answer. — The penalty for running is to be set back twice aa much as the horse gains ; but if the judges are quite sat- isfied that the driver ran his horse purposely and so took the pole, it is foul driving, and he must be distanced. The case of Ethan Allen and running mate, when McLaughlin ran them purposely on the Fashion Course, is a point. They were distanced. Even if he did not start his horse to run purposely, but neglected or refused to pull him to a trot when he was running, the next best horse must have the heat, if the runner comes in first. Length of Whip. — Can a horse be distanced in a trotting race on account of the driver's whip being too long ? Answer. — A horse is not to be distanced because the whip is too long imless the drive persisted in using it after being ordered to change it by the judges. But a whip of more than the proper length is not to be weighed. DRAWN BETS AND STAKES. Time Bets on the Ethan Allen and Dexter Trot. — On Friday evening, June 21st, 1867, a party sat in front of the American Hotel discussing a trot that was to come off here on Saturday, June 22d, when the subject changed to the time that had been made that day between Ethan Allen and Dexter. It now being 8 o'clock in the evening, or still later, one says, " What time do you think they have made ? " and another speaks and says, "I have bet $10 that 2:20 would be made." "Now," A says, '•! will bet $10 that 2:20 is made," and B replies and said that he would bet $10 that 2:20 would not be beaten. A accepts, and the money is put up. Now, A says that he will bet $20 against $100 that 2:16 is beat. B accepts, money put up; but after the money is put up, B says, "I want to draw, for I think A has had a dis- patch;" but A says, "No, I have not any dispatch," and offers to bet $lf^0 to $5 that he had not. Now, a third man had heard of what had been going on, and says to A, " Do you want to make that again? If you do, I will bet $100 to $20 that 2:16 is not beaten." A says, "Yes," and the money is put up. The next morning came, and we could not get any news, except that it was rumored in town that there had been a private dispatch come, but A denies of seeing it. Saturday night, when the New York mail came, we got a full report of the race, with the time — 2:15, 2:16, 2:19; but this third party, who had made the last bet THE turfman's REFEREE. 13 with A, claims a draw, because the race was not trotted as adver- tised; but A claims that it is not a draw, for there were no horses mentioned when the bets were made, except Ethan and Dexter, and that they were made after the second race was made ; and even after the race had been trotted, and when the bets were made there was nothing said about as advertised, but simply what Ethan and Dexter had made that day. Answer. — The bets are off. The bettors knew nothing about the second match when they made them, and consequently they must have laid them on the race advertised, which never came off. Disqualified Horse. — A purse is given for five-year-olds, with eight entries. I bet P $200 that I will name a five-year- old in that purse that will beat two that he names — $100 on each. I name a horse which afterwards proves, unknown to me at the time of betting, to be a six-year-old and not allowed to trot. I claim that I have a right to draw ; but P claims, as the horse I named was not a five-year-old, that I must name another horse, five-year-old, in the purse ? Answer. — You are entitled to draw the bet. You probably relied upon the horse which turned out to be disqualified, in the making of the bet, and would not have made it but for the fact that he was apparently in the race. Betting on an Ascertained Result. — In the evening of the day that Captain McGowan started in his twenty-one-mUe time match and lost, A bet B that Captain McG-owan would not win the match. Now, when A made the bet he had found out from a person who had been on the track that Captain McGowan had lost the match. Now, does not A lose the bet for betting on the result of the match, when he had already ascertained the result ? A claims that he wins, because a certainty does not prevent a man from winning. B claims that it was something more than a fair certainty. Who is right ? Answer. — A does not lose the bet, nor does he win it. It does require something more than a' certainty to vitiate a bet, and that something appears in this cas5. At the making of the bet, B supposed that in consequence of the bad weather the match had not come off. A encouraged that be- lief, although he knew that it had come off and that the horse had lost. Hence the wording of the bet. Captain McGowan " would not win," relating to the future, and not " had not won," relating to the past. This fraudulent concealment and misleading of B, with fraudulent intent, by A, at the time of bettmg, quashes the wager. The money is to be drawn. 14 THE turfman's REFEREE. Death op Entered Horse. — A bets B that he can trot his horse Sultana one mile in three minutes, at one month from to- day, Jan. 27, 1866, stakes up in holder's hands. The horse dies inside of one month. How will the stakes be disposed of? An- swer. — The stakes must be drawn. Drawn Race. — A bets B that his (A's) horse will beat B's a single dash of one mile. The race comes off, and is a tie. "Who wins ? Answer. — It is a draw. Failing to Trot in a Plat or Pat Match. — A and B match horses for a race, mile heats, best two in three, play or pay. The whole stakes are put up. On the day of the race A's horse comes on the track, but does not drive round. B's is withdrawn. The stakes are given up to A. How do outside bets go ? Ansiver. — The outside bets are off, unless made " play or pay" expressly by the bettors. If so made, they go with the stakes. The horse need not go round to carry the bets. The default of the other in not appearing and the surrender of the stakes is enough. After Bets are Made. — In a trotting-race of double teams, three entries, best two out of three, after the first heat A bet B that a certain team would win ; but the team that A bet on was withdrawn with the consent of the judges. B claims that he won the money, .on the ground that the judges decided in his favor. Now, the question is, has A lost, or should the money be drawn? Answer. — The bet is a draw, and all the decisions of aU the judges that ever acted in Illinois cannot make it anything else. Before any heat was trotted after the bet was made, the team betted on was withdrawn. In this case the law is positive, and the ignor- ance of the judges must not prevail over the law so as to deprive the party of his money. In the case of a question arising on a wager they have not plenary authority to give a final decision. On Account of Accident. — In a trot of two horses, best three in five, one horse has two heats, and is two paces ahead on last quarter of third heat, when he throws a shoo, cuts his quarter, and is drawn. To which horse should the race belong, and what disposition should be made of outside bets ? Answer. — The race belongs to the horse that won the third heat. The other horse, being drawn, is considered distanced. Outside bets go with the main stake. "Who has the Entrance-Monet. — If a purse is offered to be trotted for, and a man enters his horse and pays his entrance-fee, and when the horses are called up to trot he drives up to the judges' stand and draws his horse, claiming that his horse is lame, TUB turfman's referee. 15 is he entitled to his entrance-money, or does it belong to the track? Answer. — The money belongs to the track, unless there is only one horse ready to fulfil his engagement. In that case such horse is entitled to half the forfeits. Before the Heat was Trotted. — Pour horses enter for a purse of $100, best three in five. The first two heats were won by To- ronto Chief; and between the second and third heats Mark Allen bets that Toronto Chief wins the purse, and C. Morgan bets the bay gelding wins the purse. The bay gelding was drawn before the third heat, and Toronto Chief wins the third heat. How should the bet be decided ? Answer. — The bet is a draw. Would not be Seen in the Last Heat. — A and B have a heat- race on the road ; C bets A that he will not be seen in the last heat ; after the first heat A draws his horse. B walks his horse over the ground for the money. Does C win his money, or is it a draw between A and C ? Answer. — C wins. The meaning of it was, that A would be distanced, and a horse drawn before the conclusion of the race is distanced. DEIVERS AND DRIVING. A Preposterous Objection. — A and B match horses to trot on the road. A's driver declined to trot, on the ground that B has a negro as his driver. B clauns the stakes ; is he entitled to it ? B claims the right to put any man, black or white, to drive his horse ; has he the right, when there is nothing mentioned about drivers when the match is made ? Answer. — B is entitled to the stakes. A's objection is preposterous, and is simply a back-out. A Driver's Privilege. — Two horses, a sorrel and a gray, start for a purse, mile heats, three in five, in harness. The gray wins first and second heats, the sorrel the third. On the fourth heat the sorrel trots clear away from the gray, and at no time in the heat was he headed, winning the heat by five to six rods. In this heat the judges for some reason gave them a " stand- ing start;" and in answer to the driver of the sorrel horse, who informed them his horse was not accustomed to such a start, they told him he could holloa and whip liis horse as much as he chose, provided he did not break him up. At the conclusion of the heat the judges announced the sorrel distanced, on account of the un- usual noise (1) of his driver. The noise consisted in talking to his horse about half as loud as the Old Field Marshal when calling 16 THE turfman's referee. upon one of his flyers. Is such a decision justifiable under the Fashion rules ? Answer. — The decision was absurd ; the judges were clearly incompetent men, who knew nothing about trotting, if they were not partial or corrupt. Choosing one of the Judges as Driver. — A and B make a race to trot mile heats, best two in three, for a purse of $200. C. D, and E are chosen judges. The horses are called up, the word given to go. A's horse wins the first heat. iS now becomes dis- satisfied with his driver, goes to the judges' stand, and insists that y\ one of the judges, shall drive his horse. A objects to C's driving, as he was appointed to judge best two in three, and as there has been but one heat trotted. B says he has the right of taking one of the judges if he sees proper, and quotes the rules of the Union Course as his authority. A says he will have to abide by their decision, and judges decide that C could drive. ¥ was chosen judge in C's place ; C drove, and won the two succeed- ing heats and race. Answer. — The judges had power to decide the point, and they decided it properly. The Right to Drive. — In a match on the road at East Norwich, Conn., a few days since, between Mr. D.'s bay gelding and Mr. S.'s black gelding, mile and repeat, to wagons, owners to drive, the first heat was won by the bay gelding. Mr. S. then asks JMr. D. if he wiU let Mr. P. H. Powers drive in his stead. Mr. D. consented. This heat was well contested, and within six feet of the score the black gelding broke and ran over the score, although he was a girth ahead when he broke. This was decided by the judges a dead heat, on account of the black gelding breaking over the score. Mr. D. then objects to Mr. Powers driving any more. Mr. S. then drives the next heat and loses the race. Mr. Powers then made the assertion, had this race been on the Union or Fash- ion tracks he would have got tlie second heat according to the rules of the track, and also he would have been allowed to drive the race out when he had been allowed to drive one heat. An- swer. — Mr. Powers is quite right. The rule is that a horse break- ing on the score shall not lose the heal by it. On the score means near the score. Consent having once been given that Powers should drive, it could not properly be recalled. That change of drivers by consent vitiated all outside bets. Changing Drivers. — A, B, T, and H are in a race ; II wins the first heat and gets distanced in the second, which is won by T. Has H a right to get in and drive A's horse and win the race, THE turfman's REFEREE. '^1 after his horse was distanced ? Answer. — He has, if A wants him to do so. A may put in anyone he pleases to drive. Has a Negro a Right to Drivb ? — I have bet tliat a negro could not have won the race which took place at Hamilton this day, if he drove. There never has been an instance in the "West where they permitted one to drive ; and when he got into the wagon or sulky, the public hooted him down. Now, in all gam- bling transactions custom makes the rule. Answer. — You have lost your bet. Custom has nothing to do with it. A m n has as much right to employ a negro to drive a trotter as to ride a race- horse, and if a negro did drive and win, the owner of the horse would have just as good a right to the money as he would if Hi- ram Woodruff had driven. Does any man with a pennyweight of brains think the less of Charles Littlefield or G-ilpatrick because they ride against Abe or Albert or Alexander's Dick? ELIGIBILITY. Age — When Dated From. — A purse to be trotted for on the 15th of August next, for all horses five years old or under. Is a horse five years old on the 15th of July eligible for the purse ? Answer. — He is. The horses all date their ages from the first of January, and a horse actually five years old any day in this year rates as a five-year-old until the first day of next year. Advertised Time made after Entrance and before the Purse Closed. — In a race to come off on the 2 1st inst. there is a purse for all horses that never beat 2:45 in public. Entries, viz., ten per cent., to be paid on or before 7 p. M. the night previous to the race. By entering a horse now, and should trot before the 21st inst., and should beat 2:45 in public, would such horse be barred out in consequence in the race above named ? Answer. — If the time was made before the purse closed, which is to be in this case the night before the race, it would be a bar. A Chance Race and the Time Made. — C and B happen to be on the race-course at the same time, for the purpose of exer- cising their horses. While they were driving round, two gentle- men that happened to be on the track made a bet of five dollars that C's horse could beat B's horse at that hitch, which was this : C's horse was to wagon, while B's horse was in harness. These two men put three men in the judges' stand to judge and time the race. They had nothing but common watches to time the horses, 18 THE turfman's REFEREE. but brought in that C's horse went in 2:52. It was no advertised race, or ever spoken of previous to being on the track that even- ing to exercise the horses. Now, wUl the time made at that race shut C's horse out of the three-minute races at the county fair? Answer. — No. Beating Excluding Time when Trotting for a Charitable Object. — In a purse for horses that never trotted better than three minutes, Mr. Patrick's mare Nebraska Maid was entered, and also in two other purses in which the same question is involved. The mare was objected against as having beaten the time, and the judges questioned her owner, who admitted that she had gone in 2:42 at Chicago, but claimed that it did not exclude her for two reasons — 1st. She made the time after the publication of this St. Louis programme. 2d. The purse for which she trotted at Chi- cago was donated to the Sanitary Association, and was not a regular public race. Finally, the judges permitted her to trot under pro- test, and reserved the question of hei eligibility for "Wilkes' Spirit OF THE Times. ATisiuer. — Nebraska Maid was ineligible to start, and not duly qualified to win any of the purses. The point made that the programme was published before she made the time will not save her. If the time had been made after the closing of the entries for the St. Louis races it would have been different. To let a horse trot that had made the excluding time before the entries closed would be a fraud on the other parties who might enter after- wards, for they would do so relying upon the presiuned fact that nothing which had made the time prior to the closing of the entry could trot against them. In reference to the claim that, when the time was made, the purse was donated to the Sanitary Asso- ciation, it is sufficient to say that the trot had aU the necessary elements to constitute a public race. It was a public race-meet- ing, on a recognized race-course, for an advertised purse, and the proprietors of the track paid the money. The mare stands upon the record duly credited as the winner of the race, and her then owner has the credit or being the real donor of the money to the Association. Nebraska Maid trotted at that race-meeting for the money, and won it. This is the material fact, and it excluded her from the St. Louis race. But the allegation which has been ad- vanced that, if it had been a mere exhibition, it would have oper- ated to exclude her, because pools were sold and other outside bets laid, will not stand. That would not have been trotting for money, because the mare would have no interest in such money. THE TTJEFMAN'S REPEEEE. 19 Outside parties miglit lay money between horses in a private trial, but that would not make the trial a " trotting for money." When the mare won a purse at a race-meeting it was a different thing ; and the fact that all parties agreed that the winner should donate the purse to the Sanitary Association was insufficient to change the character of the transaction. Coming Within the Meaning of the Advertised Purse. — The following stake is advertised to come off over the Whitby (Cana- da) Course, on the 7th of September, viz. : $150 purse, with an inside stake of $25 each, for stallions that have been regularly advertised and stood for mares this season, and owned in Canada two months previous to the date of this bill ; $100 to go to the first horse, and $50 to the second. Entries, including $25 forfeit, to be made with the Secretary on or before the 15th day of August. The third horse to save his stake, provided four or more horses start, mile heats, T. C. W. Now, is a stallion, owned in Canada, which advertised and commenced standing for mares on the 1st of June (the 1st of June being near the middle of the season), and continued to stand until the season was over, entitled to run for the above stake ? Answer. — The horse is entitled to enter and run. Defeated Horse's Time. — I matched my bay gelding Dandy against J. A. Ballard's brown mare G-ipsy, to trot on Palmer Track Sept. 1st, mile heats, best two in three — Dandy to go to wagon, Gipsy in harness. Dandy took the first heat in 3:01. The second heat Gipsy came out three lengths ahead in 2:59. The judges gave the heat and race to Dandy on account of foul driving on the part of Gipsy's driver, and running. Now, is Dan- dy barred from entering in a three-minute class ? The mare's time was taken in the second heat, horse three lengths behind. Ansiuer. — No. Age. — At the Clinton County (Carlyle, 111.) Fair, October 10, a premium was offered for the fastest trotter, five years old and under. B and H enter each a horse ; H objects to B's horse, and bets he is over five years old. The horse is examined, and found to be five years old ; six next Spring. (The Association allows the horse to go.) H contends he won the bet, as B's horse was five years old last Spring, and consequently was over five years old. Answer. — He loses the bet. A horse is not " five years old" until he is six, and this horse will not be six untU the 1st of Jan- uary next. Horses take their ages from the first day of the year in which they are foaled. 20 THE turfman's REFEREE. Gate-Monet — Time. — My horse was matched to trot a race against a mare, and the mare died, and to help the proprietor of the track I started my horse with one other and won the race. We did not start for any purse, forfeit, match, or stake. My horse trotted in 2:45 ; his best time before that was 2:52. Does his last time stand against him in entering him for a purse ? Answer. — It does. You started for gate-money to help the proprietor, and that is enough. Establishing a Record — Trotting for Purses Oter a Club Track. — If a horse trots a race for $20t> a side, over a club track, when they don't take money at the gate, nor advertise the race, and trots in 2:33, can he enter in a purse for horses that never beat 2:35, and start for the same? Ariswer. — No. Taking money at the gate and advertising are not necessary to constitute a pubUc race. In England there is never any taking of gate- money, and yet there are a few races. This is the rule, too, at Fordham. Neither are all races advertised. Trotting for $200 a side on a club course is making a pubUc race, and time in that will operate as a bar. Never Trotted for Monet — Agricultural Fair Premiums — Fashion Course Rules. — Is a horse barred from trotting for a purse given to "horses that never trotted for money," on account of having trotted for a purse at an agricultural fair ? Answer according to the rules of Fashion Course. Answer. — To bar a horse on the Fashion Course, what he has done must have been done on a race-course, and in a race. But trotting for a purse at a fair will bar at another fmr. It does not come under the stand- ing rules of the Fashion Course at aU, and they make no provision for it one way or the other. Excluding Time — First and Third Dats' Purses. — I have a horse that has never trotted in a race, or for a dollar in money, and I enter him for the purse given on the first day to all horses never having beaten three minutes ; and also enter him for the purse given on the third day for all horses that have never trotted better than 2:45 in public. Now, if my horse should trot the mile in 2:40 in the first day's race, would I be allowed to trot him for the purse he is entered for on the third day, he never having trotted faster than three minutes in public, and of course never trotted faster than 2:45 until after he was entered for that purse? Answer. — The horse can trot in the last-named race. Time made at that meeting will not bar him. THE turfman's REFEREE. 21 Green Horses — Refusing to Trot for Monet. — Is a horse eligible to trot in a race advertised for horses that never trotted for a purse, under the following circumstances : There was a purse last season for green horses. 'There had to be three entries and three to start. I had a young horse which I refused to trot for money. The race would not fill unless my horse was put in, I consented to let him go if the parties would pay the entrance, with the understanding that I should get no money if my horse should win, and I not bet a dollar on him myself, and did not re- ceive a cent for driving. I drove my horse the best I could, but did not win the race ? Answer. — Your horse is not eligible. Your understanding with the parties to the race last season has nothing to do with the race now advertised and the parties to that. Horses Occupying the Same Stable. — "We have, at Ravenna, offered some purses for running, trotting, and pacing horses. Among the horses competing for the running purse there were three horses from different parts of the country — one from Illinois, one from Huron County, and one from Lake County, Ohio. The Illinois man, on his way to the races, fell in with the Huron County man, and they came to Ravenna together, and for stable accommodations were obliged to occupy the same barn while here. The week following the races here were the races at Burton, Geauga County, and the Illinois and Huron County horses, in company with trotting and pacing horses, went from here there, and again occupied the same stables. The Illinois, Huron County, and Lake County horses were entered for the running purse there" The owner of the Lake County horse protested against the other horses going , on the ground, as he claimed, that the horses were trained from the same stable. But before the case was settled the owner of the Illinois horse announced to the judges that his horse was sick, and was, therefore, drawn, but the Lake County man still protested against ihe Huron County horse going, saying he forfeited his entrance-money, because, as he claimed, the two horses were both from one stable. Now, what we want to know is, had the Huron County horse a right to start in the race, and take the purse, if the winner? Answer. — The horse had a perfect right to start, for these reasons : First, he was not trained in the same stable as the Ilhnois horse in reality ; second, a stable may enter as many horses as it pleases, but can only start one in a heat race. Do you not see that in the Inauguration Stakes at Fordham, nearly every stable has entered more than one horse ? 22 THE turfman's keferee. According to the notion of this Lake County man, they would thus disqualify all these horses, but it happens that he knows nothing at all about the rules. Proving a Horse's Recorp — The Burden of Proof. — I have been trotting my brown gelding Sir John in two green purses, at Watertown, under protest that he had trotted better than three minutes, and they refuse to give me the money. Now, is it not for them to show that he has trotted better ? Can they go back of any record to show that he has by individuals? Ansiver. — The burden of proof rests upon those who protested against the horse. Positive proof by the proprietor of the course on which he may have trotted, or by any of the judges who officiated, will condemn him. Qualifying when the Race Closes. — A horse is entered in a class that never trotted, say in 2:40. After the entrance he makes 2:33. Can he start for the 2:40 purse after he has shown 2:33 in public, altliough entered previous to his making 2:33 in a class that never trotted in 40 ? To put the question in another way, does not a horse forfeit his right to start for a purse limited as to time, if he beats that time between liis entrance and the time of the trot for tlie limited purse? Ansxoer. — He does not. If he qualified when the race closed, it is held to be sufficient. Receiving Second Money. — There was a purse for horses trotting nearest three minutes, won by Humbird; also, a purse second day of $100, $15 to second best, won by Commodore Nutt, and Jerry Peck declared second best. Third day, a purse of $40, open to all horses except winners of the $100 purse and purse nearest tliree minutes. Now, has Jerry Peck a right to enter for the $40 purse or not? Answer. — The horse had a right to enter, not having won the purse for nearest three minutes nor the $100 purse. A second horse is not the winner, though he may get second money. When Excluding Time can be Beaten. — In case of a purse offered on the 1st of May, to be trotted for on the first day of July, by horses that have never beaten 2:40, the entries to close on the 1st of June, when is the date after whicli a horse can beat said time and not be excluded — the day the premium is advertised or offered, or the day on which the entries close? Answer. — When the entries close. Trotting a Horse under Different Names. — I own a bay gelding; he has never had a name claimed; he trots for a year THE turfman's REFEREE. 23 by the name of Charley. Next year he trots by the name of Bay Giis. I then enter him in a race as bay gelding. A man bets me, if I win the race I cannot get the money. In the next race he trots, must he be entered as Bay Gus or bay gelding? Anstoer. — When a horse has trotted under a name, you have no right to enter him without the name. It is a fraud, or calculated to be made fraudulent use of. Time made Prior to and After Closing of Purse. — If a horse make 2:33 in public, after the bills are issued for the Buffalo races, can they bar him out of the premium which they offer for horses that have never beat 2:34 in public, if such horse has not been en- tered for that premium previous to his making 2:33? Arisioer. — Any performance in which the time is made prior to the closing of the purses wiU bar the makers of it ; but a performance made after the race was closed, but before it was trotted, vsoU not bar. Some think that the horse wiU not be barred by a performance mad© prior to the closing of the race but after the formal entry, but this is an error. Trotting inside of Advertised Time in Canada. — In race No. 4 a horse was entered from Canada, and trotted under protest, won the race, and claims the money. We have an affidavit show- ing that he had trotted in Canada inside of the advertised time, which is not denied by the owner. Regulation 1st declares our races open to all horses. The owner of the Canada horse claims that the time made in Canada has nothing to do with this, simply saying, in the States the horse has never made the time. ATiswer. — The horse was disqualified. The time made in Canada was just as good a bar as it would have been if made in the States. Trotting at Fairs for Cash Premiums. — I entered a horse at a fair for a purse of fifty dollars, to be given to horses that had never trotted for money. My horse had trotted at several fairs for cash premiums. I made the best time at this fair. Am I en- titled to the purse ? Ansiuer. — No FOUL DRI7ING. A " Smash-Up," — Two liorses start at a fair to trot, best two in three. A wins two heats ; the third heat tliey foul and smash A's sulky. B holds up, and A jogs in in 4m., a length ahead of B, and claims the heat and race ; no claim of foul driving on either side, and both horses can go in 2:40 or better. What should the 24 THE TURFMAN'S REFEREt. judges do? Answer. — When there is no foul driving, the horse that comes to the stand first must have the heat. A Bet to Abide the Judges' Decision. — Three horses are matched to trot mile heats, best two in three. A offers to bet $100 that horse No. 3 comes in ahead. B takes the bet, and the money is put up. Horse No. 3 does come in aliead bv running nearly or quite the entire distance. Who is entitled to the money, A or B ? Ansiver. — If the judges awarded the race to horse No. 3, A wins. If they gave it to another horse by reason of No. 3's running, B wins. Compromising a Claim of Foul by Deciding it a Dead Heat. — I take the liberty of submitting to you the following facts in relation to a trotting match on Olinda Park Course, August 17, 1866, and solicit your opinion in the premises: Horses Bashaw, Jr., and Sam Kirkwood. Mile heats, best three in five. Sam Kirkwood won the first heat. Bashaw, Jr., won the second heat. Third heat, Kirkwood passed Bashaw, taking the pole before coming to the homestretch, Kirkwood coming to the score at least one and a half lengths ahead. The friends of Bashaw claimed foul, upon the ground of Kirkwood having been hauled in too short, thereby impeding the speed of Bashaw. The judges did not agree upon this point, but decided it, by way of compro- mise, a dead heat. Fourth heat won by Kirkwood. Fifth and sixth heats won by Bashaw. Was the judges' decision a proper one as regards the third heat ? Should Kirkwood have lost the race by such ruling? Ariswer. — In cases where a claim of foul is made, the judges do not perform their duty if they make a com- promise. Either the horse was driven foul, or he was not. If he was, he ought to have been distanced. If he was not, he ought to have had the heat. When the matter is in doubt, the horse should have the benefit of it. A horse is not to be visited with an absolute penalty involving the certain loss of the race and all bets upon doubtful evidence. Right to Inside Track. — Three horses are trotting for a purse. No. 1 takes the lead soon after the start and keeps away from the rest ; No. 2 strikes the head of the stretch on the first turn around one-quarter mile track ahead of No. 3 and takes the middle of the track. No. 3 out-trots No. 2 coming down the stretch, and takes the inside, laps No. 2 at the stand; two rods further were about even ; No. 2 pulls for the pole and locks wheels and turns over No. 3. Now, was it foul on the part of No. 2, or had he a right THE turfman's REFEREE. 25 to pull for the pole ? Some claim No. 3 had no business on the inside ; others claim he had. Answer. — It was foul. No. 3 had just as good a right to the inside as the outside, if he could get there without interfering with another horse. No. 2 had no right to pull in upon him. A Trot without Kules, or a Distance. — We had a match-trot here (Brockville, C. W.) the other day, between a black horse and a bay mare, for $100 a side, of which I and two others &cted as judges, and upon which we want your advice. The match was made to be a fair trotting race, mile heats, on the ice, play or pay, no distance nor rules given to guide us by ; but to be settled by the judges who were named in the v/riting. "When the trot was to come off, one of the judges was absent ; the other two, with the consent of both parties making the match, appointed me in his place. The first heat was won by the mare, and so given out. We had appointed a man at each quarter to act as patrol judges, and report to us after each heat whether both horses trotted fair or not. On the second heat, the mare crossed the score aheadj trot- ting, the driver of the horse having run his horse about 150 yards before coming to, and while crossiug the score ; the patrol judges came up and reported that when the horse was trotting and gain- ing rapidly on the mare, the driver of the mare dropped his reins, yelled at the mare, put the whip on her, and ran her away from the horse. It is but fair to say that the mare is a good runner, while the horse can't run as fast as he can trot. The driver of the horse, seeing the mare run away from him, and then strike a trot, lost his temper, and ran his horse at the coming out as above. We unanimously agreed that the mare was not entitled to the heat, because her driver wilfully ran her away from the horse ; neither could we give the heat to the horse, as he ran across the score. So we declared the heat off altogether. Before this heat was trotted, the gentleman in whose place I was acting had come upon the ice, driven up behind the horses, and concurred in our decision. The owner of the horse said he was ignorant of the rules of trot- ting, and was satisfied to have the heat declared off". The driver of the mare claimed the heat, but trotted on. I then wished the gentleman whose place I had taken to resume it, but the other other two judges wished him to drive up behind the horses each heat, and see fair play, and me to continue to act with them. The third heat was fairly won by the horse, and so decided and an- nounced. The fourth heat the horses crossed the score at the 26 THE turfman's eeferee. same instant, both trotting, and we agreed that the heat was a dead heat, so far as the coming-out was concerned, but awaited the arrival of the patrol judges. Meantime the horses had been taken away, as though satisfied that the race was over. The patrol judges stated that the horse had trotted honestly, but that the mare had run a large portion of the way. "We repaired to the "Wilson House to make known our decision, when the thought suggested itself to me whether we did right or not in declaring the second heat ofT. "What I want your opinion on is, did we do right in this or not, as, if we did, I must decide the race in favor of the horse, who won the third and fourth heats ? And, also, I want to know if we were wrong in giving out the second heat as a dead heat ? Answer. — There is no reason to believe that the decision come to as to the second heat was wrong. "We do not see how any other could have been rendered. The general rules of trotting are to be adhered to on these occasions, and when the articles say there shall be "no distance." they mean no distance for being so much behind at the end of a heat. There is always to be the proper penalty for foul driving, which is, that he who is guilty of it shall be distanced. The conduct of the driver of the mare very nearly amounted to foul driving, but perhaps not quite. He was liable to be deprived of the heat for wilfully running his mare, and neglecting or refusing to puU her to a trot, and was rightfully de- prived of it. The other party was also liable to be deprived of the heat for running his horse, and he was rightfully deprived of the heat. He had no business to lose his temper and do wrong, even in the face of provocation. The race and money ought to be given to the horse. Preventing an Opponent from Winning by Intentional Fouling. — At the Coblukih, N. T., track, last Fall, the Drummer Boy, Crazy Jane, and Lady Jane trotted, best three in five, for a purse of $300; purse money put in by owners of horses, $100 Bach. Each man chose a judge, the race to be left to them. Lady Jane and Crazy Jane each had two heats. In the fifth heat the Drummer Boy ran into Crazy Jane, and ran her almost off the track. It was conceded on the spot by the driver of Drummer Boy that he did so with the intent of beating Crazy Jane. It was also conceded that but for such interference Crazy Jane would have won the race. The judges decided that Lady Jane won the race, side bets off. Anstver. — Lady Jane, having done nothing im- proper, and come in first, was fully entitled to the heat and race. THE turfman's REFEREE 27 The driver of Drummer Boy ought to be ruled off the course, and prohibited from ever driving again. That is the only remedy for the case, as it is impossible to impair the right of the horse that gets home first without foul or fault. Satisfactory Evidencb to be Produced to Establish a Claim of Foul. — A, B, and C have three horses in a race. A has the pole, B next, C o\itside. They get the word. On the first turn C runs into B, causing B to run into A ; A holds up to save himself, when C runs into him, then goes on round and claims the race. A claims that B and are distanced for foul driving in, either of them running into him, and that he is entitled to the race. Owing to the crowd, the judges did not see the horses, as they should have done, but A's driver made his statement and B's driver makes the same one, that he ran into A because C made him, and that C ran into him and A also. Answer. — If the judges are un- able to decide this matter, no one else can do so. The question is one of fact, not law. It is not enough to state what A's driver says, and that B's corroborates in part. "What does C's driver say ? No doubt he contradicts B's driver, and alleges that.the latter ran into him. The question is one for the judges. If they have not evidence enough to distance C's driver for foul driving, he wins the heat and race. Impeding an Adversary — A, B, and respectively trot their horses for a purse. A gets the pole, B next, and C outside. 1st. Had C the right to take the word behind A, of course trailing him on the inside track ? 2d. Had B the right to afterwards drop in behind A, and in advance of C, unless he could so do without im- peding the speed of C's horse ? 3d. Is there a foul here, and if so, what is the penalty ? Answer. — 1st. Yes. 2d. B had no right to do anything which impeded 0. 3d. That was foul diiving, and the penalty is that B should be distanced. Crossing a Horse in a Match where there is no Distance. — On what grounds can a horse be distanced in a race, best two in three, where there is no weight or distance in the race ? I mean a trotting match. I had a race to-day, where the horse broke ' about four rods after getting the word "Go," and ran across my track. I then passed him, and he ran around the lower turn and crossed me again. I then trotted on easily, made my complaints, and claimed the race; but they decided the race in favor of the other horse, and called my horse distanced, because he was back as far as a distance would be if there had been a flag. Answer. — 28 THE TUHFMAN'S BEFEBEE. When there is no distance measured, and no distance judge placed, a horse cannot be rightfully distanced because the judges may think he was outside of the limit. Where there is no weight and no distance, a horse may be distanced for foul driving. No other cause will justify it. In the case you state the judges erred Crossing an Adversary on the Homestretch. — I take the lib- erty of submittmg to you the following facts in relation to a trot- ting match on Topeka Track, August 31, 1866, and solicic your opinion in the premises. Horses — Magna Charta and Bob Ridley. Mile heats, best two in three. Magna Charta won the first heat. The second heat Bob Ridley passed Magna Charta on the home- stretch, and after passing some twenty yards took the pole, and came home fifty yards in advance of Magna Charta. On passing back, the driver of Magna Charta was asked if he had any com- plaint to make. He answered, "none;" but subsequently ahghted from his wagon, and after consulting with the stakeholder, claimed a foul, by the other horse crossing his track on the homestretch- The majority of the judges, although they are satisfied that Bob Ridley in no way impeded the progress of Magna Charta, sustain- ed the complaint, and gave the heat and race to Magna Charta. The drivers were not instructed as to their positions on the home- stretch, and it is certain that neither driver knew of anything wrong until the stakeholder interfered. One of the judges had money bet on the race, and won it. Answer. — The judges had no alternative. A driver who crosses another on the homestretch is to be distanced, whether he impedes the adversary or not, and it is the business of the judges to administer the law as they find it. The drivers ought to know this rule, and must have known of it, if they know anything about trotting. The Penalty for Foul Driving. — Can a horse be distanced for foul driving, or for his driver allowing him to run during a trot ? Answer. — A horse not only can, but must, be distanced for foul driving. He may be distanced for running when the case is fla- grant. GOOD DAT AND TRACK. Claiming Forfeit in the Absence op Referee. — A and B match their horses to go to wagons on a given day, to be a good day and good track. They enter into an article which stipulates, if they cannot agree upon the day and track being good, it shall be left to the decision of C, who is secretary of the Club, stake- THE TURFJIAN'S REFEREE. 29 holder, and one of the judges. On the day appointed, A claims the day and track are good ; B claims the opposite ; C is tempora- rily absent, and A and B cannot agree upon another party to decide the case. Can either party claim forfeit, or must they await the return of C ? Answer. — Neither can claim forfeit unless it be shown to the satisfaction of C, on his return, that the objec- tion to the track was frivolous. In that case, B has incurred forfeit. Refusing to Trot on Account of the Weather. — Samuel Fisher and I. Pompilley bet $500 a side on Danville Boy (Fisher's) and Lewiston Boy (Pompilley' s), best three in five, in harness, over the Stanstead (C. E.) Trotting Park ; forfeit $200 a side, put in C. C. Knapp's hands ; the race to come off on a specified day ; three hundred dollars to be put up on the day of the trot, before starting. The trot did not come off on account of bad day and bad track. Danville Boy was ready to trot, and claims the money. Answer. — The statement above is not clear as to why the race did not come oS". If judges were chosen, and they put it off on ac- count of the weather, no forfeit can be claimed. But if the owner of Lewiston Boy refused to trot because the weather was bad, and Danville Boy was ready, the latter is entitled to the forfeit. There is no provision for good day and good track in the articles, and when a man wants that he must say so in making the match. Soliciting a Postponement and then Refusing to Trot. — • H. & v., at the instance of the latter, matched their four-year old colts to trot two races, $250 a side each, half forfeit , good day and track ; and if the word was taken in the first race, the second to be play or pay. Before the day for the first race came, V. came to H. and begged a postponement from the Tuesday till Friday, as he had received legal process to appear at court on the former day, and wanted to see the race. To this postponement H. agreed, at V.'s solicitation. Friday came, and the day and track were not good. Thereupon V. declares that he is not bound to trot the race at all, and bets a third party $50 on it. Answer. — V. loses the bet. He is bound to trot the first good day and track after the Friday, or pay forfeit. It is true that the articles do not mention expressly "next good day and track," but there is plenty of proof that such was the intent of the parties when the matches were made. Mr. H. states the attention of V. being directed to the fact that those words were not in the articles ; he replied, "there ia no occasion for them — that will foUow." Now, though oral evideace 30 TEE turfman's REFEREE. is not admissible to contradict a written agreement, it may be given to explain it, or supplement it so as to give it force. The intent of the parties governs, and it is clear that they intended to trot the next good day and track, if the day named failed. This may be inferred from the face of the article itself. Here are two races between colts of the same age, one to be trotted on the fifth and the other on the fifteenth of the month, and the evident presump- tion is, that if either of those days was not good the partie- did not intend the trot to fail. This is an afterthought on llv: part of v., who, it is alleged, tried his colt and found him slow. It must not prevail, and after having sought the postponement in the first case as a grant of favor, he ought to be ashamed to raise it. Positive testimony, necessary inference, and the circumstances of the case are all against him. A Match Subject to a G-ood Day anb Track. — If a race is made to come off on a good day and track, and the day is stormy and the track bad, is the race off, or has it to be trotted next good day and track? Answer. — The race is off, unless it is specified that next good day, etc., it shall take place. HOW AND WHEN THEY SHALL GO. How, When, and Where. — There are two horses trotting for a purse on Hamilton Park Track, New Haven, Conn., one gray horse and one brown. A gentleman bets one hundred dollars the brown horse cannot trot in 2:45 in three weeks. How is the horse to trot, and what day and what track ? Answer. — The horse is to go as his owner pleases. Any day within the time may bo selected, but the owner must give reasonable notice to the backer of time. Any recognized track may be chosen for the trot, pro- vided it is convenient to be reached. Changing the Way of Going. — A, B, C, and D make a race for $500 each — a $2,000 purse — to go mile heats, best two in three; that is, trotters and pacers. It is expressly understood, and the race advertised, to go as they please. The horses come to the score and get the word, and all are in harness. The next heat one comes to the score to get the word, to saddle. Answer. — The way of going cannot be changed during the race. To go as one pleases is simply liberty to choose the way of going prior to the start ; it does not include any right to chop and change after having made the choice. This is well settled. THE turfman's REFEREE. 31 Hitch and Go as they Please Defined. — A trot is adver- tised to take place at Carmel for a purse of $200, open to the world, to hitch and go as they please. There were four entries, and among the rest the old man's mare and Brown George. The old man's mare takes the word on the first heat in harness. Brown George takes the word to a wagon, with a gray running mate hitched with him. Brown George wins the first heat, the old man's mare the second heat. Brown George comes up for the third with a brown running mate hitched with him — a fresh horse. The driver of the old man's mare protested, and claimed that George must finish the race with the same mate he started with. The judges decide that he cannot change his running mate, and refuse to give him the word. It was then agreed that the race should be trotted out with the new running horse, and if the old man's mare won two more heats she would have the purse ; if she did not, then it was to be left to you to decide if the horse Brown George had a right to change his running mate, and if you decide that he had not, the purse was to be given to the old man's mare. Brown George took the next two heats under the protest, and it is now left to you to decide if he had a right to change his run- ning mate. Observe, no mate is mentioned in the bill, but simply hitch and go as you please. Answer. — The objection to Brown George and his running mate ought to have been made at the first start, for in a race made to go as they please, where nothing is said about a mate, it means go as they please, single, under saddle, in harness, or to wagon, and not to bring in another horse, and that horse a runner. In such a case the horses have to go single. In order to admit two horses going together, and one of them a runner who can pull all the weight and tow his trotting mate along, there must be special mention of such m the articles. General words, such as hitch and go as you please, wiU not do. Therefore, we decide that Brown George and mate were never in the race, and the purse belongs to the old man's mare. Again, having once hitched up Brown George and a certain mate and gone a heat, it is clear enough that the parties could not change the runner. If the runner was properly in at all, he could no more be changed than the trotter could. The old man's mare must have the money. The Manner op Going not Stipulated. — Two friends made a match to trot on the ice. Has either party a right to go under ■addle when there ia nothing said how they should go ? Ariswer. — 32 THE turfman's eeferek. One has as much right to go under saddle as the other has to go in harness. No Provision Made by the Proprietor. — If the proprietor of a track or an association offers a purse to be trotted for and does not mention in the bill, in harness, to wagons, to saddles, or to go as they please, how should they be rigged, when called to the stand to trot for the purse, the biU only saying the best three in five for the purse ? Or can they go as the please ? Aiv- swer. — As they please. Matchks Held to be on Equal Terms. — C. and S. were discuss- ing relative to the speed of B.'s and T.'s nags, C. declaring that B.'s gelding could not trot faster than T.'s mare; whereupon S. says to C, "I will bet you $50 that T. will match his mare to trot against B.'s gelding for a stake of $500 or more, single dash of a mile." C. takes the bet and the money is put up. T. comes into the city and matches his mare against the gelding for a stake of $1,000, play or pay, the mare to trot in harness by the side of another horse — i. e., double. S. claims the $50 bet, which C. re- fuses to give upon the ground that the mare is not fairly matched against the gelding, claiming that according to the bet the mare must go single against the gelding. T. refuses to match the mare against the gelding in any other way than by the side of a run- ning or trotting mate, and C. claims that he has won the $50 bet. Both C. and S. claim the stakes. Answer. — C. wins the bet, and must have the money. When a man talks of matching two horses, it means that they shall go single and on equal terms. If T. had matched his mare against the gelding, she in harness and the latter to pull a wagon, 0. would have won, and he wins as it is. An equal match was contemplated, and T. has refused to do what S. laid he would do. All matches proposed and discussed are held to be on equal terms, unless the contrary is expressly mentioned. INCURRING FORFEIT. Staking for an Absent Party. — A and B make a match for one hundred dollars a side to trot two horses, mUe heats, best three in five. Fifty dollars a side is put up in stakeholder's hands ; to trot in ten days or forfeit in case cither party fails to put up the bal- ance on the day of the race. The day arrives, and B is absent; but C, who is a partner of B, offers to put up the balance for B in a new stakeholder's hand (for the reason the first stakeholder is THE turfman's referee. 33 out of town), and is ready to trot with horse and money. A claims he does not know C in the race, and will not fill with his money. Now, who forfeits, A or "B ? What is the stakeholder to do with the money of A and B ? Can a third party fill in the ab- sence of one of the parties making the race? Answer. — A incurred forfeit. When a man offers to make good a bet or stake for an absent man, and does it, it is just as binding on the other party as if the principal made good the money himself. Thus the rule says : " If either party be absent on the day of a race and the money be not staked, the party present may declare the bet void in the presence of the judges before the race commences, but if any person present offers to stake for an absentee, it is a con- firmed bet." This principle covers the case stated above. C's offer and staking was suflScient, and A had no power to reject it. JUDGES' DECISIONS. Can Decisions be Reversed ? — M. and S, make a race of 440 yards from the judges' stand ; they agree, and are sworn. At the start one judge swore that S.'s horse had five feet the start; the other swore seven. At the cut home, one judge swore that S.'s horse came out nine feet ahead, and the other judge five feet. But in deciding the distance, they decided the race in favor of M.'s horse by half a foot, and after the money had been given up by the stakeholder found they had made a mistake in their calcula- tion. Can they reverse their decision, and who wins the race ? Answer. — S. won the race by half a foot. The mean of the judg- ment as to his advantage in the start was six feet. The mean of it as to his position in the outcome six feet and a half The judges made a mistake in the arithmetic, and that does not invali- date the facts established by their judgment. The mistake ought to be corrected — it is of the nature of a mere clerical error. Pools and Outside Bets. — At a trotting match held at St. Catharine's, C. W., wherein there were four horses entered and four starters in the race, there was some dissatisfaction in regard to the driver of one of the horses in the second heat, he coming in second and not having taken a heat. The judges decided all side-bets off unless that horse had a different driver. The pools to remain as they were. There being some dissatisfaction in refer- ence to the pools, we wish to know whether the judges have tlie power to decide that the pools were to remain as they were, and 34 THE turfman's referee. if the decision was right. The owner of said horse withdrew him, refusing to let anyone but himself drive him. Answer.^ When there is reason to decide bets off, and they are declared off, it should include pools. "What are pools but bets ? Power of Judges REGARDiNa Outside Bets on Postponed Races. — A bets B that where a race is trotted and not finished the same day, but postponed until the next day, that outside bets are off; B claims that the judges declared from the stand that outside bets went with the race ; A claims that the judges have no right to make outside bets go with a postponed race. Answer. — The matter is in the power of the judges. In some cases great injustice would be done if the bets were suffered to stand. In other instances there is no good reason why they should not follow the race. Outsiders' Testimony. — A bet $150 with B that he can drive his team (before a buggy) from Worthington to Dubuque (28 miles) in two hours and twenty minutes, and carry a judge chosen to keep the time. The judge decided that A won in two hours and sixteen minutes ; that the time of starting was seven minutes past seven. B claims that A lost, because two outsiders say that it wanted thirteen minutes of seven when A started, by the same watch, making twenty minutes time between the judge's time and outsiders? Ansiver. — The decision of the judge must be abided by. "What outsiders say is of no weight whatever. A HE.\a? Bet. — In a trot that took place between Fanny Allen, Mountain Maid, and Raid, Mountain Maid won the first two heats. I then bet $50 that she would not win the third heat. She did not. Fanny Allen won tliird, fourth, and fifth, but the judges thought there was something wrong about the race, and at the end of the fifth heat announced from the stand that Fanny Allen won the purse, but all outside bets were ofi", and pools also. Now, the person that I bet the $50 vrith claims his money, on the ground that the judges declared all outside bets off. Do I win or lose ? Answer. — The judges' decision reaches this bet, and makes it a draw. No Heat. — In a trot which recently came off in this vicinity, each of the two parties chose a judge, and these two chose a third, whom I designate as the umpire. These three choso one of their number to give the word, but the one so chosen was not the umpire. Upon coming up to the score for the third heat one of the horses was behind the other ; its head a distance estimated THE turfman's referee. 36 at from three to ten feet behind the sulky of the other. The um- pire said, "They can't go this time;" but the man chosen (as above) to give the word said "Go," and they went. This enabled the horse that was ahead, although not entitled to it, to whip in and take the inside from the start, and he did it. The heat, how- ever, was allowed to be gone through with without being recalled, and the judges then decided that it was " no heat." After this decision was made the judges called up the horses for the fourth heat. One of them failed to appear. After a reasonable time the other horse came up to the score and trotted the mile, the length of the heats ; thereupon the judges decided it to have won the race and the money, it having previously won two heats, and the race was the best three in five. Now, sir, what I want to have answered are the following questions: Had the judges a right to make the decision which they did make with reference to the third heat ? If they had, was it a fit and proper one ? Was the final decision just and right? Ansiuer. — The judges erred in de- claring the third heat no heat. The judge chosen to give the word had a right to give it, and, having given it, and the horses gone round on a trot, they had no right whatever to say it was not a heat. Not Following the Rule. — In a race, two best in three, for a purse, T. C. entered a brown gelding ; J. McF. entered a brown mare. The mare look the first heat and the gelding the second. In coming up the homestretch in the last heat, the mare had the inside track ; when about 150 yards from the score the driver of the mare drew her across and took the outside track, but did not interfere with the horse in any way, as she was clear of him. The judges gave the heat to the mare, which caused a great deal of dissatisfaction, as a great many thought the horse was entitled to the heat and race. Will you be so kind as to decide and oblige? Answer. — The judges did not follow the rules, which prohibit, ab- solutely, any change of position by the driver of a leading horse in coming out in the homestretch. Fulfilling a Proposition. — Trotting, the horses crossed the score. Before the judges decide the heat A bets B $50 that Dex- ter wins. The judges decide a dead heat. Who wins, A or B? Answer. — A loses the bet. The heat was over when it was laid, and the bet was not upon what the horses would do in the heat, but upon what the judges would decide they had done. This being so, A's proposition must be absolutely fulfilled or he must lose. It has not been fulfilled. 36 THE turfman's referee. MATCHES AGAINST TIME. Matching a Third Party's Horse. — A bets B that Dr. Camell's colt can trot a mile in three and a half next week. They put up twenty-five dollars a side. A goes to Camell, and comes back and says he can't get the colt. He does not get the colt and make the trial, and the time is up. Now, who wins ? Answer. — B wins. It is A's business to have his horse before he makes his race. Upon seeing a mare trot over Elm Yale Park at North Andover, I make a bet that she can trot a mile in three minutes and thirty seconds. Upon asking the owner of the mare if he will allow her to trot, he says no. The only condition was that she was to trot the mile in the time stated, or I lose the money. Answer. — The backer of time is to have the money. You should not have matched the mare without knowing that you could get her. Can Horses have more than One Trial m Matches against Time ? — A says his horse can trot in 2m. 55s. B says he would only have one trial, and A claims he can trot all day until he does, if his horse is capable of doing it ; that is, he has more than one trial. Answer. — In trotting against time a horse can have but one trial, unless there is an express agreement for more. Race Against Time Defined. — A bets B that the trot of Dexter against time was not a race. Was it or not ? Answer. — It was a race against time — a pubhc match, and as such is recognized as a race. Death op Rider by Palling. — A bets B that he can ride his horse ten miles in one hour. A starts, and after riding live miles the horse falls and breaks A's neck. How should the stakes be disposed of? Answer. — The money must be paid to B. But if A had died before the trial began, the bet would have been off. When, Where, How, and How Often. — Two horses are trot- ting for a purse on Hamilton Park. One is a gray horse and the other a brown. A gentleman says : " I will bet one hundred dollars the brown horse can trot a mile 2:45 in three weeks." How is the horse to go, and on what track, and what day ? Also, how many trials can he have ? Also, must the horse trot the same way he was trotting when the race was made, and on the same track ; and can he have only one trial ? Ansiver. — The horse can go " as he pleases," on any day within the throe weeks, on giving THE turfman's REFEREE. 37 reasonable notice, and on any recognized track. He can have but one trial. MISCELLANEOUS. STOPPiNa ON THE Score with Head Over the Mark. — In trotting mile heats, three in five, if a horse gets ahead far enough to walk home and should stop on the score with his head one foot over the mark, and should remain there while the other horses cross the score, does not the one that stands with his head over the score one foot, and stands there some three seconds before the others cross, win the heat, providing his driver remains in his wagon when all have crossed ? Answer. — The horse with his head over the score wins the heat. The judges decide by their heads as their noses come under the string. "Who ever looked at a horse's tail to close the heat? The heat begins at the word which is given when the heads of the horses are at the string, and it ends when they get back there. Starting Time. — Four horses are entered for a race. A bets B that the black horse will trot in the race in 2 m. 55 s. The question is, must the judge appointed to time the black horse start his watch at the word " go," or start it with the black horse, and stop it on him when he comes out? Answer. — He must start it when the judges give the word "go," and stop it when the black horse comes to the score. Selecting a Horse within a Specified Distance. — A bets B ten doUars that his horse can beat any three-year-old colt within ten miles of Morrisburgh, Canada "West. B takes the bet, and selects a three-year-old colt in the United States, two miles from said Morrisburgh. A says B cannot. ATiswer. — B has a right to select a horse from the States within the specified distance* Horse-racing is international, and not exclusive. A Fair Race without Roles. — When a fair and square race is to be run to test the speed of two horses, and one horse breaks away from the starter and flies the track, going on the turf from the first jump, and running diagonally across it, is that to be con- sidered a fair race, when it was agreed to lay aside all rules, and run to test the speed of the two horses ? Answer. — As to what is fair in a race to be run without rules, we have no opinion to give. A fair race cannot be run without rules. On which Side to Pass the Flag. — D. and "W. run a mile race. There was simply a flag for a winning-post. D.'s horse came out 38 THE turfman's referee. one hundred feet ahead, running on the right side of flag, W. on left, both passing between judges. Which won the race? Answer. — D.'s horse won. The right side of the flag is the right place to come out. Gate-Monet. — Cramer, Vail, and Fisher agree to trot horses on the Belvidere track for a purse of $75; tlie first horse to re- ceive $50, the second $25, and the third half the money taken in at the gate. The day previous to the trot they mutually agree to draw the stakes, and have no race. Then Cramer and Fisher make a match for $50 a side, and put up $25 forfeit; they engage the track, and are to receive half the gate-money, and advertise the race to come off at a certain time. "When the time arrives Cramer has his horse on the ground ready to go ; Fisher says his horse is not in condition, and pays the forfeit. Then oh the same day and at the same time. Vail makes a match for $15 a side with another man, and they go immediately. Now, does Vail's having that race give him any claim to the gate-money ? or, does it not belong to Cramer and Fisher, they having engaged the track for that day ? Answer. — The only claim to the gate-money that is good is that of those who actually trotted. Cramer and Fisher did not trot, and have no right to any of it. "According to RuLp" Defined. — A offers to match his horse to trot against B's horse for $100, mile heats, best two in three, according to rule. Bsays: ""What hitch?" A says: ""Why, to rule means in harness." B says: "Not necessarily; we are to agree on the way we go." Whereupon a bet is made that the term "to rule " does not necessarily imply "in harness." Answer. — " To rule " does not mean " in harness " merely, but under sad- dle, or to wagons, with the rules of the club as to weight. Who has the Third Premium ? — At a horse fair held at Nor- wich, Conn., a purse of $200 was ofi'ered as follows : first premium, $100; second premium, $75; third premium, $25; mile heats, best three in five, and three entries required. Entrance-fee ten per cent. There were but two entries, Quaker and Toronto Chief. If they pay the third entrance-fee, are they entitled to third purse of $25. If so, which horse should have it, Quaker having won the race and first premium. Answer. — No horse can have any right to the third money when only two horses start. If three horses had started, and one had been distanced, the third money would have gone to the first horse. Measuring a Track. — Is eight feet from the ditch the right THE turfman's referee. 39 place to measiire a mile track ? Answer. — No; three feet from the pole, that is, the inside fence or ditch. Marking Time for Gloves. — A, B, and C mark the time in a race before it is trotted for three pairs of gloves. A marked 2:23f, B marked 2:22f, marked 2:24. The fastest heat trotted was 2:24. Wlio pays for the gloves, and vsrho is entitled to them? Ansioer. — B must pay for the gloves, and each of the markers must have a pair. Marking Time for a Pool. — A friend of mine was at Syracuse, Saturday, to witness the trotting between Dexter and General Butler. A party of about forty put $1 each into a pool, and the person making the nearest mark on the time of a certain heat, was to win the pool. The time was 2: 27 J; my friend's mark was 2: 27-J, and another man's was 2:27. Now, who do the stamps belong to? Answer. — They are to be divided between them. Not Trotting to Rule. — The Chicago Driving-Park Associar tion gave a purse to be trotted for by A, B, C, and D's horses, mile heats, three in five. It was agreed by the Association that A and B should go to wagons with drivers under weight, and that C and D should go in harness. It was further agreed that there should be no distance. "Would this be considered trotting to rule ? Answer. — It would not. The rule expressly provides that the drivers shall weigh so much, and that there shall be a distance. If both these provisions are waived, the race is not strictly "to rule," though the rules for the government, etc., are stiU in force. Stakes Paid under a Misconception should be Refunded. — M. M. bets J. B. $10 to $5 that a certain match would not be made that night or next morning. On the track that evening there was some dispute who should drive one of the horses, and the race was not closed on the course. J. B. gave up the money to M. M. as lost, but the owners of the horses matched them the same evening or night for $2,000, play or pay J. B. claims the money ($15) he has won. M. M. refuses to give up. Who is right? Answer. — J. B. is entitled to the money. The mere fact that the stakeholder paid it over under a misconception of his duty will not justify M. M. in retaining it. Usual Time for Trotting Ordinary Matches. — John B. Gal- lar 'oets M. Livingston twenty-five hundred doDars that his horse can beat Livingston's horse any day within a week, mile heats, three in five, in harness. Livingston accepts the race, and names the day within a week, and names ten o'clock in the morning to 40 THE turfman's referee. start. G-allar bets Livingston two hundred dollars that he cannon name ten o'clock in the morning to start, but that he must name the time to start in the afternoon, the usual time for trotting. Answer. — Gallar wins the bet. This was an ordinary match between horses, with liberty to one of the makers to name the day for both. He could derive no power from this to name an unusual hour for his opponent's horse to trot as well as his own. If Liv- ingston's horse had been matched against time, with liberty to name the day, it might have been different. The statement of the bet given above is signed by both parties, and the last clause of it, which expressly affirms that the afternoon is the usual time for trotting, is not objected to or expunged by Livingston before sign- ing the statement which is sent to us. What Constitutes a Province-Bred. — B bets M that a mare coming from the United States to Canada, and dropping a foal and returning immediately to the United States after dropping the foal, that the colt or foal is not a province-bred of Canada. Which wins ? Answer. — If this question was now to be decided for the first time, we should say that the foal was not bred in Canada, but the rule of construction in England, when allowance of weight was made to foreign bred horses, was different. If a mare was taken across the channel to France, and there dropped her foal, that foal was held to be bred in France, and entitled to allowance. This decides the bet in favor of M. Winning in Straioht Heats. — A and B make a race, best three in five, and A bets that he will win the race, and ir. three straight heats. He wins the first and second, and the third heat is declared a dead heat ; he also wins the third heat. Does he win in three straight heats ? I claim that the dead heat bars him out from wiiming. Ansioer. — This was long a disputed point. but the weight of authority is that a dead heat cuts olT the succes- sion, and defeats the wianing in straight heats. Where the Match shall Come Off. — A says to B, "I can boat your horse next Saturday, good day and track, for $200." The iurfeit ($100) is put up. A says, " This race will come off at the Abbey Course." B says the race was made on the grounds of tlie Mound City Club, and if A does not go over that track he loses the forfeit-money. Is A bound to go over M. C. track from the fact of the race being made on their grounds ? Would A forfeit, or would it be a draw, if thev could not agree as to the track ? Answer. — A is so bound. That must be inferred to have been the intent when the match was made. THE turfman's REFEREE. 41 "WmNTNG A Majority op Races. — A match is made between two horses to go four races. B bets that a certain horse wins a majority of the races. If each horse should win two races does B win or lose ? Answer. — B lose s. Withholding the Stakes on the Grodnd that both Entrances ARE BY the Same Party. — The Agricultural Society of the State of California offered a premium of two hundred dollars for the fastest three-year-old trotter, mile heats, three in five, in harness, three to enter, and two to start. Three did enter, and two started. "Won by Conness in the first heat. The other colt was distanced. Time, 3:13. The society withheld the purse, on the ground that the con- tending colt's entrance was paid by the owner of Conness, and they also witliheld the entrance-money. The rule that governed the meeting was, a walk-over was entitled to half the purse. Now, what am I entitled to, the purse or the entrance-money ? Answer. — You are entitled to neither. The entrances were both yours, and being so, they were bad for a race of heats, and the entrance- money is forfeited. That is the rule. Were the Stakes Closed? — A purse of $200 was offered in this town (Tonkers, Westchester Co.), free for all trotters and pacers owned in the County of Westchester, entrance-fee to close at 12 M. on June 21st. At about 10 a. m. two horses were en- tered, and at 12 o'clock precisely the barkeeper of the man who gave the purse declared the entries closed. At that time only two horses were entered. About a quarter to 1 o'clock another horse was brought in front of the saloon, and the man who gave the purse announced that the entries were not yet closed, for the reason that it was 12 o'clock until it was 1. If a purse is given, free for all trotters and pacers owned in the county, and the entries are announced to close at 12 o'clock, does 12 o'clock mean until it is 1 o'clock? Answer. — To close at 12 o'clock does not mean to close at 1 o'clock ; and, therefore, when the giver of the purse or his agent, at twelve or after twelve, declared it closed, it was closed, and could not of right be reopened. Matches Inadvertently made to go on Sunday. — If A makes a match with B to trot one month from this day, and it turns out that the day falls on a Sunday, is it optional with either party to say, "I will draw stakes," or must they trot on the Monday fol- lowing? Answer. — A race being inadvertently made to go on Sunday may be declared off by either party. 42 THE turfman's RBFEEBB. OUTSIDE BETS. Betting on a Certain Heat. — If A, B, C, and D drive a race, B bets D $20 that the judges would give him that heat, but thej gave it to D, and after trotting five heats, the judges declared the purse and outside bets off, does D win that bet ? A'oswer. — D wins the bet. That was not a bet on the race. The judges onlv declared bets on the race off. Nor Coming to Time. — A and B are trotting a three-mQe race, best two in three. A wins first mile, after which I bet that B wins the race. But he (B) does not come to time. A does, and goes. Do I lose ? If the other party knew B would not go be- fore the bet was made, would that change the result or void the bet ? Answer. — The bet is a draw. There must be a start after the bet is made, unless it was play or pay. Forfeiting a Confederate's Monet. — A and B match F.'s Bill Burton against Andrew Jackson for $200 a side, to go at a cer- tain date, play or pay, B telling A to go and make the match, as he had seen F., and F. would take $50 of it, and B $50, and A to take $100, making the $200 in all. Now, A goes and makes the match, just as B tells liim to, and puts up the $200 out of his own mone}^ The match is made play or pay, and A has not seen F. yet. But in about half an hour B and F. came to A, when the latter told them what he had done. F. says, " "Well, I do not want any of the match, as I will not be here; but if I were going ta be here I might take $50 of it; but you may have the use of Burton for $50." A replies, "I would not have made the match if you were not going to be interested in it." B says, " The match is made, and we must go it, in order to get our money back," and then gives A $50, which is his part. B and F. go home, and before the day the trot comes off A bets $375, side bets, that Burton will win. The day of the trot comes, and B and F. came up. A says to B. and F., "Are you going to take the $50 in the main match." They say, " No." We then went to the track and commenced scoring, when A goes to B and says, ' ' I have got more money in the race than I should have, and I do not think that we can win, but if you or F. will give me $40 you may have a half interest, instead of a quarter; and if you will not, I am going to forfeit, so as to save my outside money." B says to A, "You cannot forfeit my $50." A then says, "Give me $40 and I wUl let the race come off." B refused to do so^ THE turfman's REFEREE. 43 when A went up to the judges' stand and said he would pay for- feit. Now, B claims that A owes him the $50 that was forfeited in the stake, but A says that he does not, because B told him wrong about P. taking $50 of the match, and then would not take it himself when he could get it at a discount. "Who is right ? Ans7uer. — B is right. It can never be tolerated that a man shall forfeit his confederate's money to save his own outside bets, with- out being held responsible to his partner. But when F. refused to take the interest of $50 in the main stake, it ought to have been divided between A and B. FORFKITING ONE MaTCH AND THE SaME PaRTIES MAKE ANOTHER. — P. made a match with V. to trot his horse against the mare of V. for $300, to come off on the 5th of September, at Copake. It was duly advertised. On the 3d of September H. bet N. $100 that the horse of P. would win the race. On the 5th of Septem- ber P. paid forfeit, but on the same day the horse and mare went for a purse of $50, the mare being the winner. The judges were silent as to all bets. How stands the bet between H. and N. ? Anawer. — The bet is off. When forfeit was paid, that ended it. Another race between the same horses could not revive. PAYING FORFEIT. Died before the Match. — There was a match made to come off the last Saturday in June for $500 a side, play or pay, with the exception of $250 forfeit. One of the horses died before the match. Does the owner of the dead horse lose forfeit ? Answer. — It the match was truly play or pay, he loses it. But it would puzale anyone to know how a match can be play or pay when there is provision for getting out of it by paying half forfeit. Ac- cording to the rules of the Fashion Course, the owner of a horse that dies is released from the forfeit. Paying Forfeit after the Match is Confirmed. — On the 15th day of July A bet B $100 that his horse can beat B's, best two in three, in a running race, to run August 1st. They put up $25 for- feit each when the bet is made. The balance — $75 each — to be put up July 31st. The $75 each is put up July 31st, according to agreement, making the money and bet all up. Has either party a right to withdraw his horse before the word " go" is given by the judges of the race, and pay the $25 forfeit and draw his $75, or is the whole money up forfeited to the party ready to run the race ? 44 THE turfman's referee. Answer. — In the above matter we are unable to gather whether regular articles were drawn providing for a race of $100 a side, $25 forfeit, or whether the idea of $25 forfeit merely arose be- cause that was the sum first staked. If the former was the case, either party might avoid the race by payiug forfeit. But if there was no such provision for a forfeit at wiU, the match would be- come play or pay when the whole of the money was made good the night before the day of the race. Compromised Race. — A and B make six matches. J. J. B. bets J. J. K. $100 on each race, halt forfeit. B forfeits the first race, and J. J. B. receives $50. B compromises three of the races. Is J. J. B. entitled to the half forfeit ? Answer. — In making these bets with a forfeit, the parties could only have intended one of two things — either that they should be play or pay to the extent of the forfeit, or that the latter should be a mere means of enabling either party to get out of the bet or bets, if he choose, at any time before the start, by paying half. But against this latter construc- tion we are barred by the fact, that both parties have treated the forfeit as play or pay. "When forfeit was paid in the first race, J. J. K. paid forfeit on the bet, which shows that he considered it a play or pay bet to the extent of the forfeit. The intent of all the bets was the same, and a race compromised carries with it all the consequences of a race forfeited. Therefore J. J. B. is entitled to the money. It is not necessary for us to decide in this whether an outside bet with provision for a forfeit necessarily becomes play or pay to the extent of the forfeit. A Principal's Prerogative. — E. bets P. that a certain horse can beat his horse for $500, half forfeit, day of race and track named. The forfeit ($250) is put up. One hour afterward two other par- ties make a race to come off twenty days after the first race, be- tween the same horses, for $1,000, half forfeit. Mr. P., of the first race, says: " I will take half of it," but the maker of this race the next day draws the bet. Has the party taking half of this race any claim where he can compel these horses to trot for his half in- terest ($500); and has not he either to pay $250 forfeit on the first race or trot ? and what has the first race to do with tl le sec- ond? Or is there any excuse for his not trotting the first race because they won't trot for his half (.$500) interest in the second? Answer. — The maker of the second match had power to draw as principal, and P. cannot make the other party trot for his half in- terest. The matches were wholly independent of each other. P. must trot the first or cav forfeit. THE turfman's REFEREE. 45 Right of Stipulation. — I make a race for $500, half forfeit, the balance of the money to be put up on the day of trot. After I put up the balance of the money, can I score and then pay the half forfeit ? Ansiuer. — Tes ; the right of forfeit being stipulated for, remains until the word is given to start. Forfeiting after a False Start. — A race of mile heats is made between A and B. $100 a side, $25 forfeit, the balance — $75 each — to be put up the day before the race. The parties meet and put up the whole, making $200, according to agreement. The next day, the day of the race, the parties meet on the race-grounds, judges are put on the stand, the horses come up and get a false start and go part way around. B sees that A's horse can beat his ; he then comes up and claims the right to draw his horse and pay the original $25 forfeit, and draw the remaining $75. Can he do so, or is the whole money up a forfeit at that time ? One party claims that it was then a confirmed bet and all a forfeit ; the other, that they can withdraw by paying the original $25 forfeit. "Which is right? Answer. — In trotting, where there is provision for a for- feit, and no provision to make it play or pay after the whole stake is made good, a party can pay forfeit and draw the main stake at any time before the actual start. PLACING HORSES. Horses Distanced in the same Heat. — A bets B $25 that where two horses are distanced in a heat, the horse ahead is bet- ter than the one behind. Who wins ? Answer. — Horses distanced in the same heat are equal. Second Best Horse. — A, B, and C each enter a horse in a scrub- race of $10. A's horse won two straight heats, B's horse coming in second on the first heat, C's horse coming in second on the sec- ond heat. Is it necessary that B's and C's horses go again to decide which is entitled to the second purse ? Ayisiver. — It is not ; the horse that was second in the last heat is entitled to the sec- ond money. Second Best Horse. — In a race, best three in five, A wins 3 3 3 1 1 1 ; B wins 12 13 2 3; C wins 213232. First question. — Who is second best in the race, as there was no distance in the race? Second question. — A wins 111; B wins 2 2 3; C vsdns 3 3 2. Who is second best in the race, no distances in the race ? Answer. — B is second in the first race, C in the last. 46 THE turfman's referee. In a race, best three in five, the horses are placed thus: "Which is second in the race ? A111;B332;C2 23. Ina race, three in five, the horses are placed thus: Which is second? D333111; E121323; F 21223 2, Answer.— Fii&t B is second. Second, in this E is second. How Distanced Horses are Placed. — Two horses, A and B, running mile heats. A is favorite at five to one. I take $50 to $10 with C that he can't place them. He places A first, B second. A goes away at score, and distances B. Answer. — In placing horses, a horse that is distanced must be " distanced." It will not do to say first and second, when only two horses are in, because there is no second if one distances the other. O'Kelley, in Eclipse's race, took long odds that he would place all the horses, and being called upon to do so, said, " Eclipse first, and the others nowhere." Eclipse distanced the field, and this won the bet. Second Best Horse. — A, B, and 0, start in a trotting or run- ning race. A wins the first heat, B comes in second, and third. B wins the second heat, with second, and A third. B also wins the third heat and race (l^eing best two in three), C comes in second, and A last. Now, which horse is second in the race ? I claim that A is second in the race, as a horse that wins a heat in a race is better then a horse who dosen't win a heat, although in this instance was second in two successive heats. Answer. — Tour view is the correct one ; a horse that wins a heat and is not distanced is better than one that has won no heat. But between horsed that have neither won a heat, or have each won a heat, that one which comes in best in the last heat is the better of the two. When Places in the last Heat shall Govern. — A, B, and C trot for a purse, mile heats, best three in five — first premium, $50; second premium, $25. A wins three heats and first purse ; B wins two heats, and C wins one, but is secoud the last heat which A wins. Which is the longest liver and wins second premium ? Ariswer. — Second money belongs to B, who won two heats, while C only won one. Places in the last heat only govern when the heats won by the horses are even. Who is Entitled to Second Purse. — In a race, mile heats, three in five, in harness, six horses are entered: Crazy Jane wins the first heat, Lady Pumpkins ^vins the second heat. Crazy Jane the third and fourtli heats and race ; but in the last heat Toronto Chief is second. Tlie judges give the second purse to Lady Pump- THE turfman's REFEREE. 4H kins. I contend that Toronto Chief is entitled to second purse ; if he is not, give the reasons. Answer. — The horse you improperly call Toronto Chief is entitled to nothing. Lady Pumpkins takes second money, because she won a heat and the horse won none. Is A Distanced Horse Considered in the Race. — When a horse comes to the pole, and starts, and is distanced, is the distanced horse considered in the race or not? Answer. — A horse that starts is certainly in the race, but if distanced obtains no place at the outcome of the race. PLAY OR PAT. Failing to Plat. — A and B make a match play or pay, but B refuses, for some cause, to start his horse in the race — is it required of A to run his horse the quarter twice to be entitled to the stake- money. Aiiswer. — When in a play or pay race one of the horses fails to play, the other need not go over the ground twice. All the Money Staked. — ^A and B make a race for one hun- dred dollars a side. All the money up. Good day and good track ; if not, the first good day and good track thereafter. B fails to bring his horse to the score, and claims it is only half forfeit. Please answer according to the rules of the Fashion, Union Course, or Abby Track at St. Louis. Answer. — The money being all up and no provisions made for a forfeit, the race becomes play or pay. When a man has actually staked a sum of money in a match and then fails to perform, he cannot take any of it down again unless there is an actual stipulation that he may do so. Double Events. — A bets B that he will name the winner of two races to come off on the Metairie Course. In the first race the horse he names gets beat. In the second race the contend- ing horse to the one he names pays forfeit. A contends that it is a draw, it being impossible for him to win, as the second race (hd not come off. Answer. — It would be a draw, except where there is a rule to follow the English rule that bets on double events shall be " play or pay. " John Cassady's rule is a good one to meet such a case. It provides that where action has been had on the first event the second shall become play or pay by reason of that fact. The English rule would seem to make the obligation of th& backer of the horse, as well as that of the layer of the odds, play or pay from the beginning. Confirmed Matches. — If I match my horse to trot for one thou- 48 THE turfman's referee. sand dollars, say in two weeks, and have all the money up, nothing said about play oi pay or forfeit, and on the day of the race I con- clude not to trot, how much do I lose ? Amswer. — "When the money is all up and nothing said about a forfeit, the match is confirmed and becomes play or pay. Purchasing a Compromise. — F. and R. make two races to trot mile heats, best three in five, for two hundred dollars each race. Both races are play or pay. S. bets P. one hundred dollars that F. will not win either of the races. The bet is play or pay. They trot the first race and R. wins. The second trot is to take place in a week from the day of the first race. F. gives R. one hundred dollars to compromise tne second race. How does the bet between S. and F. go, or other outside bets made play or pay ? Ansioer. — F. loses the bet, and other parties who have made play or pay bets on his horse have lost. A man cannot make play or pay bets void by purchasing a compromise. POOLS AND POOL-SELLING-. Horses Drawn. — Three horses are entered in a purse, to be trotted on Suffolk Park. Before the horses are brought on the trace, pools are sold on said race. "When the horses come to Start, only two of them come for the word, one being withdrawn. Are the pools all off ; or does the horse not starting draw his mo- ney, and the other two stand ? Ariswer. — The pools stand, so far as the starters are concerned. That is the custom, and a hard custom it is in some cases. The buyers of the horses drawn get their money back. A, B, and C make a pool for a race in which four horses are entered, C drawing two of the horses. A's horse horse wins. One of C's horses is withdrawn. Does A win C's money? Answer. — He wins half of it. Naming Horses. — Pools are being sold in a race that is to take place in which there are four horses entered. A purchases the first choice, and names his horse. B purchases the second choice, and names his horse, which is booked by the clerk. B then says he has named the wrong horse, and one he did not want, and claimed the right to name adother in the place of the one previously named, before any other horse is offered for sale by the pool-seller. Has he a right to name another? In case the clerk had not booked the horse named first by B, but was in the act THE turfman's referee. 49 of doing so, when he (B) claims the right to name another, has he in that case the right to name another ? ATiswer. — The name of the horse having been entered, we think B's right was exhausted, and that he could not change it. Before the record was made up by the entering of the horse's name given, we think the purchaser might claim the ratification of his error. But it would have to be an error. A man buys but one chance, and hav- ing once made his choice he is bound by it, just as the other parties in interest are. Bets and Pools on the Lucy, Butler, ant> Panic Trot. — "What should have been done with the bets on Lucy in the recent trot between her and Panic and Butler ? and which of the latter horses, if either, were entitled to the purse ? Did the judges do right in meeting recently and returning aU the money in the pools ? Answer. — The money of Lucy in the pools became the property of the bettors upon the two horses that remained in the race, immediately upon her being drawn. That is to say, it be- came their joint property in the light of one or the other having the right to win it. The judges could not declare it " off," for so far as she was concerned, no fraud had been alleged or claimed. We have already stated that the decision of the judges was erro- neous in distancing both the other horses. There was nothing by which they could be " distanced," for there was then no other horse beside them in the race. It was the duty of the judges, if they found the drivers acting fraudulently, to have ruled them off, and have put other drivers in their places. By this means they could have brought the race to a regular conclusion. They were bound to do this, because, by the rules of the Fashion Course, as they existed on that day, no postponement of a race once begun could be had. It follows, as a logical consequence, that the judges acted erroneously in stopping the race as they did, and the question is thus brought up, whether, there being no power to postpone an event once on, the race did not have a legal termina- tion, and, of consequence, a winner — the laws of the course, in effect, rendering the decision. This narrows the question between Butler and Panic, and brings us to that other rule of the Fashion — ^peculiar to that course — which provides that horses distanced in the first heat are equal, but that those distanced in the last shall rate according to their previous record in the race. This rule would give the purse to Panic, as he had won two heats, and 50 THE TURFMAK'S REFEREE. Butler only one. As to the recent arrangement of the judges to the effect that the money of Lucy's backers should be returned to them, in like manner to the money bet between the other two horses, it is entirely irregular. The authority of the judges in a trot (there being no jockey club or other coiu-t of revision) ceases the instant they retire from the stand. If any other practice were allowed, no race could ever be considered settled, and events on which hke amounts had passed might be revoked at any sub- sequent meeting of the judges in a tavern. The greatest fraud and confusion would ensue from such a practice. Bets and Pools. — In a race for a purse given by the proprie- tor of the track, free for all, the following horses were entered : Bay g John, b g J. C. Heenan, b g BUly, and bl g Bob, to be gov- erned by the Mound City rules. Before the start, some parties entered protest agamst the b g John and the b g Heenan, claim- ing that they had trotted under other names. The judges allowed them to start, and the b g John won in three straight heats, Bob and BUly being distanced, but the judges held the purse and pools for investigation. Now, what I vidsh you to decide is (al- low ing John and Heenan had both trotted under other names, but were both known at home and called by their owners, John and Heenan), is there anything in the Mound City rules to deprive either of them of the purse if they won it ? Again, provided they are ineligible, and a man buys pools on them before any protest is made, seeing them move on the track, can he lose his money? Answer. — 1st. "We do not know anything about the Mound City rules. We never heard of any rules by which a horse fraudu- lently and fictitiously entered, could start and win. 2d. Bets and pools on such a horse are off. He has no standing in the race, and those who back him, having no chance to win, cannot lose. Obligation of Pool-Sellers. — At a pool-selling race H. G. buys a pool. After the race is decided he wishes to use some money and — his pool being a winning pool — asks James B. to cash the pool-ticket. E. does so, and puts the ticket in his pocket. In the meantime Gr. goes to the pool-seller, Mr. Somerindyke, and draws the money, without the ticket. A few days after E. presents his ticket to Somerindyke for payment. Payment is refused on the ground that money had been paid to G. E. bets Somerindyke that he (Somerindyke) is obliged to pay the money to the holder of the ticket. Answer. — The pool-seller is bound to pay a bona-fide THE TURFMAN'S BEFEREE. 61 holder of the ticket for value, and therefore ought to pay E. He should not have paid the original holder, except on presentation of the ticket, or on evidence that it was lost or stolen, and a guarantee against its presentation by a lona-fide holder for value. In practice these tickets are transferable, and the right to receive the money passes with the ticket when it is transferred for a valid consideration. The pool-seller should pay the ticket and demand the money back mistakenly paid to G. Drawn before Starting for First Heat. — Three horses — Crazy Jane, Ben McClellan, and Tornado Chief — trot a race. All three came to the score, and Ben McClellan is drawn before tliey started the first heat. Now, they had been selling pools all the morning of the race. Do those gentlemen who bought McClellan pools draw their money, or do they lose it ? Are all outside bets, that were made before Ben McClellan was withdrawn, off? The judges first decided they were, but afterwards withdrew their first decision, and decided that they were not off. Answer. — The buyers of McClellan in pools get their money back. Outside bets on McClellan against the field are off, but in bets where the field was taken against Crazy Jane or the other horse, the bets stand POSITION. When and "Where a Hokse should keep his Original Posi- tion. — According to the rules of the Union Course, is a horso obliged to maintain the same track, until the end of the heat, which he had at the start ? Or, if he has lead sufficient, can he not take the pole and keep it until the end of the heat, even if ho had an outside start? The Burton races are claimed to be gov- erned by Union Track rules, and assume that a horse must keep his first position all through the heat or be distanced. Answer. — 1 A horse is not obliged to keep the same track from the start to ( the end of the heat, but only from the head of the stretch to the end of the heat. Choice op Position after First Heat. — A and B' match . horses to run quarter heats on the road. A wins on the choice j for tracks. B wins the first heat. Has A the privilege of run- ning the remaining heat or heats on the track chosen ? or has B the choice of tracks after winning the first heat ? Anawer. — The winner of the heat has choice of track for second heat. 52 THE turfman's eefebeb. Changing the Position of Horses after Dead Heats. — Can my horse be changed to the outside of the track by the judges on a dead heat, he having the pole on the start, and retaining it on coming in ? Answer. — No, not without a special rule to that effect. He could not be, imder the Fashion and Union Course rules. Right to Position after Dead Heats. — Diamond, "Wetstone, iind Chief are pacing, mile heats, three in five. Diamond wins the iii-st heat, "Wetstone the second. The third heat Diamond and Cliief make a dead heat. What position does "Wetstone start in for the fourth heat ? Is he entitled to start for the fourth as in \\\Q third, when he won the pole, or does he have to start outside ? or is his position for starting better than Chief's, who contended for the dead heat? Answer. — "Wetstone must start outside, and the dead-heat horses relatively to each other as they started for the dead heat. As the horses come in for the previous heat, they start for the next. Now, "Wetstone came in last, and there- fore must start outside. It's having been a dead heat makes no difference, so far as he was concerned. Right to Pole after Dead Heats. — Suppose two horses start in a race and they keep their position, and they make a dead heat of it, which horse has the pole the next heat — the one that was outside, or the one which held it in the dead heat ? Answer. — The one that had it when they started in the dead heat. Right to the Inside Track. — A and B make a race of five hundred dollars, mile heats, two in three, in harness (trotting). A bets B that his horse Jim will beat B's mare Sally sixty yards each mile in the race. First heat A wins the pole. On crossing the score at the end of the first heat B's mare Sally is on the wheel of A's horse, A not beating B the sixty yards as offered on the race. Which was entitled to the inside track on the second heat? Answer. — Jim was entitled to the inside track, having won the first heat. The match does not set aside or prevent the rules, unless it was specially mentioned. Pritileges on the Homestretch. — In a running race, the horse having the pole gets beliind — outside horse takes the inside track. Has the horse starting with the pole a right to cross the track of the other horse, providing he is far enough ahead to not impede the progress of the horse behind ? or, in other words, has he a right to cross the track after he strikes the homestretch. THE turfman's REFEREE. 53 providing he is far enough ahead not to interfere with the horse in the rear ? Answer. — The running rules differ ; in most of them a horse has a right to do all on the homestretch that he may law- fully do anywhere else. Trailing. — Please tell us, if three or more horses start in a race, has the outside horse the privilege of trailing the horse that has the pole ? Answer. — Any horse may trail the one that has the pole. The Hindmost Horse — His Position on Entering the Homestretch. — That clause of the trotting rules is submitted, which provides that in entering the homestretch each horse shall take his position and keep it, and no mention is made of any ex- ception in favor of the hindmost horse. Is the hindmost horse bound to keep his position? Answer. — The point mooted was at one time held to be so doubtful, that an express provision to release the hindmost horse from keeping his position was inserted in the rules of the Fashion Course and of some other courses. The language of the rules, "each horse," or "all horses," as the case might be, was broad enough to include the hindmost horses as well as the others, but the better opinion was that the true intent and meaning of the clause was not to bind the hind- most horse. In order to see whether the rule shall apply to the hindmost horse, we must consider the reason for the rule itself. The reason of it unquestionably was to guard against horses be- hind being interfered with and collided against by those in front. For ai^ horse in front of another to cross in coming out in the homestretch, to get better ground or what not, was to incur risk of interferences and colhsions. Now, though the interference or collision might be punished as regards the perpetrator by dis- tancing him, that was no cure for the party interfered with. Therefore, this clause was adopted for the prevention of interfer- ences and collisions, and it is supplementary to the rule for pun- ishing the perpetrator of them. This being so, it appears that the reason for the rule fails to support it in regard to the hindmost horse, for as long as he is behind he cannot interfere with the other except by wilful foul on the part of his driver, and that is a criminality dealt with in another section. According, then, to the principles and canons of legal interpretation, — and these, in spite of some popular prejudices to the contrary, are nearly always founded upon wise and good, though perhaps, not at once appa- 64 THE turfman's referek. rent reasons, — the rule does not compel the liindmost horse to keep his position, even where there is no specific exception made in his favor. Four horses make a field and start. As they do so, A says to B, " I will bet you $50 that the gray horse will beat the black." B accepts the wager. A bay and sorrel make the race, and the gray and black are nowhere. The gray, however, leads the black in each heat. Does A win the $50, or is it a draw ? Ought not the black or gray to get a heat before either could win, unles? there was a special side-bet made? Answer. — A wins. The best place in a race between those horses decides the bet. It does not require a heat. POSTPONEMENT. Who Has thk Power. — A, B, and C enter into a sweepstakes of $100 each to trot mile heats, three in five, in harness, over the Hartford Trotting-Park, on Thursday, May 18th, good day and good track ; if not, the next good day and track, and the proprie- tor of the track offers two-thirds of the gate-money to the second horse. Thursday comes, and the track and day being bad, the proprietor notifies all parties that the race will not come off on that day. Now, according to the rules of the Hartford Trotting- Park, who has power to postpone races? and are outside bets, and bets on time on this race, still on, or are they off? I will state that heretofore, notwithstanding the rules of the track to the contrary, when a race has been postponed, it has been cus- tomary to consider all outside bets off. Answtr. — 1st. The pro- prietor had power to postpone, for he contributed money to the race. Money to the second horse is " money to the race." 2d. "When a race is postponed in pursuance of a provision for a good day and good track, the outside bets stand. The clause in the articles provides for the postponement, and the bets were laid subject to it. When a Race Can be Postponed. — In reference to postpone- ment, when a race is started, is it when the horses get the word "go," or when they begin to score? Answer. — The practice is that the postponement may be made any time before the actual start. Last year, on the Union, George Willces and Commodore Vanderbilt had drawn places, and begun to score, when the rain came down, and the race was postponed. THE tubfuan's refebeb. 66 Postponed on Account op Darkness. — In a certain race for a purse to be trotted for on the ice, best three in five, in harness, three liorses were entered, A, B, and C. Mr. R. bets on A'a winning the race ; Mr. M. bets on B's winning the race. Three horses. A, B, and C trot first heat, which B takes. C is drawn ; A and B second heat, A takes it. B throws a shoe ; judges de- cide to allow B time to replace the shoe and to finish the race next day (in consequence of its being too near night to finish the same day), which was done, A taking the two first heats and was declared by the judges the winner of the race. I wish to know which wins the side bet ; R. on A, or M. on B. Answer. — R . won the bet. If the judges did not declare the outside bets off they stood. It appears that B caused the delay. The Lucy, Butler, and Panic Trot. — This trot came o9 over the Fashion Course, on "Wednesday, June 12th, ISC'?, be- tween Mr. Relfs mare Lucy and the geldings General Butler and Panic, and from the manner in which the trot terminated, and the great interest it created in sporting circles, elicited from the editor of Wilkes' Spirit of the Times the following editorial: "There was much betting on the race in the way of pools, the mare rating, during the earlier heats, far beyond the other two, but re- tiring at the end of the sixth heat (which was trotted in the dark), and thus resigning the money bet upon her, as the joint property of the other two. The start for the seventh heat, between Panic and Butler, did not commence till near nine o'clock, but after tijrey had made the mile, the reports, as brought in by the patrol judges, to the misconduct of the jockeys in the way of foul driv- ing, were such as to induce the main judges to distance both horses. In taking this final action, we hold that the judges acted hastily and were in error. As the rules of the course forbid the postponement of a race, they had no option but to bring this race to a definite conclusion ; while, to distance all the horses was to bring the event to no conclusion at all. They were bound to have the race decided, and not to leave it blank ; certainly, not so completely blank that it could never be decreed, as even a postponed race might be. If the drivers acted so badly that the judges could not tolerate them further in the race, they should have ruled only the drivers off, and have then called upon the owners of the horses to name other drivers ; or in default of the owners doing so, have named other drivers themselves. As the af- 66 THE TUEFMAU'B EEPEKEB. fair stands, there were but six heats in the race ; and it ■was the duty of the judges, when the drivers came in at the end of the seventh heat, to declare " no heat," and to penalize the drivers as we have stated. The race should have then gone on under other drivers, until one of the competitors had withdrawn, and the contest brought to a legitimate conclusion. We do not see any help for the losers in the matter, now, however. The judges' action was final. The mare resigned her money by withdrawing from the contest, and the race having been stopped between the other two, the accumulated pools must be divided between the bettors upon them — ^the proprietor retaining the purse. EIGHT TO START. Nearest to Time. — A purse is offered for trotting-horses near- est to three minutes, best two in three ; seven or eight horses enter, are started in two fields, and are timed separately. A wins the first heat in just three minutes. B won the second in just three minutea In the third heat A trots in 2:59|, and C trots in 2:59-J^, and A is declared the winner of the race. The question is : Was A entitled to the race, or was the third heat a dead heat between A and C, to be trotted over by A and C, and in case won it, the race still on and all the horses still hable to win the race or purse ? Answer. — The third heat was a dead heat, and all the horses should have started for the fourth heat. Not Winning One m FouB Heats. — A race is made, and three horses start. A wins two heats, B wins two heats, and C, apparently, after laying up the four heats, comes to start in the fifth heat. Parties claim that has no right to start for the fifth heat, on the ground that he has been, or should be, ruled out for not winning a heat in four, or making a dead heat. Answer. — Those who laid that C's horse should be ruled out lose. In heats of three in five, a horse can be only ruled out when he has failed to win a heat, or make a dead heat, in five heats. When a Horse is Ruled Out in a Three-in-Five Race. — In a three-in-five race for a purse, given by an association (rules according to Fashion Course), five horses, W., R., G., S., and M, start. First two heats won by W., third heat is dead, between W and R, and fourth heat won by G. ; the race was tlien postponed until next day, when the fifth heat was won by R. On the sixth THB turfman's REFEREE. 61 heat G-. passed W. near the first turn, and came in first ; but W. goes to the stand, and claims that G. cut him off or drove foul on him. (R. makes no complaint.) The judges declare the heat for G., and W. draws his horse and does not start him for the seventh heat, which is won by G., and the judges announce that G. has won the race. W.— 1 1 2 2 2 dr; R.— 2 2 3 13 H; G.— 5 5 3 13 11; S. and M.— 3 3 4 4 4 4 4. No protest is handed the judges, but in the evening, after the race is finished, "W. hands in to the President of the track or asso- ciation a protest against the judges' decision, claiming that G., S., and M. had no right to start for fourth heat, as neither had won a teat in three. 1st. Had G., S., and M. a right to start for the fourth heat? 2d. In all three-in-five races, is not every horse entitled to start five times, unless distanced or ruled out for foul driving ? 3d. Supposing G. had no right to start for the fourth heat, is W.'s protest (after the race is over and decision by judges announced) good for anything ? 4th. Even if the judges were wrong in giving the race to G., was not their decision final? Had President, asso- ciation, owners of the track, or any one else, the power to annul their decision and withhold the purse from G. ? Answer. — G. had a right to start. In a'three-in-five race a horse is ruled out only when he has not won a heat in five, or made a dead heat. To rule out after three heats is only admissible in races best two in three. The protest in any event came too late. The decision of the judges is final. Making a Dead Heat. — A race is trotted at Riverside Park with three horses — the first heat was a dead heat. After four more heats had been trotted one of the horses in had not won a heat. Had he a right to start for the sixth heat ? The race was mile heats, best three in five, in harness. Answer. — He had, if he was one of those that made the dead heat, but not otherwise. THE FIELD. Naming Onb against the Field. — L. bets R, in a race of five entries for a purse of $100 ; R. names a horse against the field, and in the race one or two of the horses are drawn. Does L. lose, or does R. win the race and money on the outside bets ? and if R. wins the race, does he win the outside money from L., he taking the field ? Answer. — If the horse named by R. wins the race, R. wins 58 THE turfman's eefeeee. nil outside bets made on the field against R.'s horse. One horse to start against him is enough to constitute a field. Does not Start. — Last Winter we had a trotting meeting on the ice here (at Ogdensburgh), and there were three horses entered for the purse — Kentucky Boy, Lady Franklin, and Commodore Nutt. A and B, two outside men, that had nothing to do with either of the horses, made a bet as follows : A says, " I will bet $15 aginst $100 that B cannot name one of the three that is entered that wUl not win." B accepts the bet, and names Kentucky Boy. The race is trotted between Lady Franklin and Commodore Nutt, Kentucky Boy not starting in the race. Now, is it a draw, or does B win ? Answer. — The bet is a draw. The horse backed not to win against the field not having started, the wager fails. What Constitutes a Field. — Wm. F. bets that Beacon, the Chatham horse, wUl win the Queen's Plate. McG. bets he will not — that is, he took the field against the Beacon. Eighteen horses were advertised to run, but only nine started. As all the horses did not start, McGr. says that he has not lost, as all the horses ad- vertised did not start. McG-. stated that he had seventeen chances to one when the bet was made, and on these grounds he made the bet. Neither party was present at the race. Ansiuer. — McG. must pay. One horse starting against a named horse is enough to constitute a field in a stake or plate. Backing Two agaihst the Field. — At the last Hoboken races at Secaucus, in the half-mile dash of two-year-olds, A bets B ten dollars against five dollars that of two horses he will select one of them that wiU win the race, provided, of course, that both of the horses start. A takes Maid of Honor, the winner at Paterson, and Hampton Court. The Maid of Honor is drawn, and the other beaten by Jubal. Is not this bet to be considered a draw? Amwer. — The bet is a draw, for he who backs two against the field is entitled to have both start. But if all the horses in the field against him had been drawn but one, the bet would have stood. One of the Horses not Starting. — A field of five horses are to start. A takes Shiloh and Birdy Bird against the field. Shiloh makes a baulk and don't start, and bets are declared off on Shiloh- Does that make this bet a draw or not? Answer. — Yea THE TUEFMAN'S RBPEREa 89 "WEIGHTS AND WEIGHING. Dismounting- "Without Consent of Judges. — If a driver, after winning a heat, gets out of the sulky without being told to do so by the judges, does he lose the heat and race ? Answer. — He does, unless he is bodily weight — ^that is, weighs enough without his whip or dead weight. Drivers to Weigh after Heats. — A and B make a race, to be trotted according to the rules of the Fashion Course. A's horse beating B's horse, can B claim the purse on account of A'a driver being ten or fifteen lbs. under weight ? or is it necessary for B to make an objection to A's driver on account of hght weight before the trot commences ? We understand the necessary weight of driver, according to the Fashion Course rules, to be 150 lbs. Answer. — The purse belongs to B the moment the first heat is over, if A's driver does not weigh 150 lbs., and his own driver does. A's horse is to be distanced for not bringing in his weight. B has no business to object to A's driver's weight before the race begins. It is A's business to see that his driver carries weight to make him equal to the rule. B had nothing to do with A's driver imtil after the first heat was over, and then if the judges did not weigh the driver, as was their duty, B could call upon them to do so. If A's driver was found short of weight, it was B's race. Carrying Dead Weight. — B. and P. match two five-year-old colts for $500 a side, to trot mile heats, best three in five, E. to drive against P. Now, P. proposes that in the making of this race there be no catches or fraud, which is agreed to by E. The next thing agreed upon is the mUe track — aU right. Nothing is thus far said of the way of going or weight. They now agree to go in harness. Now, it comes to light that B. does not weigh but 120 lbs. Does he have to pack weight to make him 150 lbs., according to the rules of the turf? Answer. — Weight, according to the rules, has to be carried, except where it is specially agreed that it shall be released. E. must carry dead weight. Nothing Weighed Off that was not Weighed On. — In riding a race I weigh lOst. 121b., with saddle and whip. During the race I waste, and on returning to weigh in, claim a pound for my bridle. Am I not entitled to this ? Do you not, on this side the Atlantic, give two pounds for double-bitted bridle? Answer. — 60 THB turthan's bbfebeb. In this country you can weigh nothing off that you did not weigh on ; therefore you cannot weigh the bridle at the end of the heat unless you weighed it on before the heat. But there was for- merly an allowance to the rider. Under the old Fashion rules it was 21b. Under the old New Yorlc Jockey-Club rules it was lib. In the new Metairie rules and those at Paterson, the rider cannot weigh his bridle unless he weighed it on, and there is no allow- ance to the rider. He must be the weight. The English rule says the plates or shoes of horses may not be weighed. It fol- lows, by implication, that everything else, including bridle, may be. Overweight. — If A and B make a match to be trotted on tho Union Course, according to the rules of the track, if B carries overweight, and does not proclaim it to the crowd, is B's horse distanced? Answer. — No; there is no such thing in the rules now, though we believe that a driver was once distanced for being above five pounds overweight, and not declaring it to the judges. Eiders and drivers are to weigh before the start, in the presence of one or more of the judges, and if they don't do it, and are not full weight when they come in (without saddle or whip), they shall be distanced. Requesting- the WnmER to Weigh when there are no Scales. — A race was trotted here last Saturday according to the rules of trotting; both drivers were under weight, but before they trotted and came on the track they both were weight, one by car- rying two bags of shot on the axle, the other by carrying a bar of iron lashed to his wagon. Four heats were trotted, and the loser of the race remarked to the winner, " I want to see you weighed before you go off the track " (nothing having been said till after the race was over). Now, there were no scales on the track, nor never has been any, but a highly responsible person saw the bar of iron weighed before and after the race, and will testify it was the same. Can the loser claim anything from the above state- ment ? And does he win or lose his money, on the grounds of the winner not having weighed on the track when there were no scales, nor no conveniences to be weiglied? Answer. — The loser cannot save himself by such a plea as this. A man cannot be required to perform an impossibility — weigh without scales — and it was no more his duty to get scales to weigh himself than it was the loser's to get scales to weigh him. The track should have scales. Uuder the circumstances, the requirement of the loser, that the other driver should weigh, came too late THE turfman's BEFERKE. 61 Catch-Weights. — Lawrence Driving Park advertises races, and a purse for mile heats, two in three ; rules of Fashion Course to govern, except that rule in regard to weights is barred. Judges gave no instructions to riders to return to stand after each heat before dismounting, believing that, weights being barred, the necessity for such return did not exist. The horse Thompson beat very finely the horse Ellis ; but Thompson's rider dismounted before returning to the judges' stand, and after the race the judges decided — 1st. That Thompson, under the circumstances, was not obliged to return before dismounting (see rules, article 25), and gave the purse to him. That, the rule being barred, riders did not weigh on starting or coming in; that, consequently, there was no necessity for returning ; that, consequently, the purse did not de- pend upon such return. No other complaint. Did the judges decide correctly? Answer. — The judges were perfectly right xmderthe above stated facts. Dismounting without Consent op Judges. — "We have had a country fair in Decatur, and races for a country purse, best two in three, mile heats ; one horse won two straight heats ; and the last heat, after he had passed the post, his rider got off, and led him back to the stand ; and now the other party claims that he lost the race. Anawer. — The horse was distanced, because his ri- der dismounted without being told to do so by the judges. FEAUDULBNT ENTRIES. Trotting under Fictitious Names. — The following statement of facts is submitted for your decision : Kirtley enters b g John; Watson enters b g BQly; Tuller enters bl g Bob ; Shannon enters b g John C. Heenan. Previous to starting, the owners of the other horses in the race protest that John cannot go or win the money because his name is Limber Jim, and in a race at Hen- derson, Kj., August 8, he is reported to the Spirit as going against John Logan under the name of Limber Jim, and a copy of your paper was produced showiug the race, but the horse was not identified as the same horse, and the judges allowed him to go under protest. The affidavit of Fancher, the driver of the horse at Henderson, Ky., as well as here, and Kirtley's affidavit, are herewith filed. Mr. 0. C. Post, the owner of Limber Jim, or John, appeared before the judges and stated that his horse's name 62 THE turfman's refeeee.. was John, and that he never authorized anyone to enter Viitti by any other name, and that he was his private horse and did not participate in any of the winnings. Mr. Post is a man of good character and reputation. The race was governed by the Mound City Course, St. Louis, Mo. The Mound City rules are silent as to a horse being excluded on account of entering under an as- sumed name. The purse was for $150, and " free for all horses." John won in three heats. Heenan was second. Billy was dis- tanced by John in the second heat, and the attention of the judges was not directed to the fact whether Heenan distanced Billy or not in the second heat ; but the judges believe he did. Bob was distanced in the first heat. The owners of John protested that Heenan and Billy could not go in the race, because they were not properly entered by giving name, age, color, and ownership, and that these were two horses from the same stable, and that Heenan had gone at St. Louis in a race under the name of Ploughboy, and so reported iu your paper last year. Heenan was known here, having gone a race by that name. The judges believed that the horses were aU entered irregularly as to age, color, etc., and that Heenan went as Ploughboy in St. Louis, and that John went as Limber Jim in Henderson, Ky., and that Heenan, BiUy, and John are all owned by persons not living here, and that Heenan and John were brought here expressly for these races ; that all con- nected with the race were "horse sharps;" that John was known here by other parties in the race, and in selling the pools he was favorite by large odds — as in twenty-seven pools sold he was fa- vorite in all but one. Billy and Bob were from the same stable and entered together. There was a large amount of pools sold, and are held for your decision, together with the purse. Ist. "Was John entitled to start, and could he win, under the facts stated? 2d. Is Heenan, the second horse in the race, entitled to the purse ? 3d. The owner of BiUy, being declared distanced in the second heat, protested and contended that he was entitled to go in the third heat, because he was distanced by John, who was . going under protest, and not distanced by Heenan. The judges refused to allow him to start for the third heat, and he excepted to this ruling. 4th. If John was entitled to win the race, are the bets and pools off made on him ? 5th. Do the bets and pools fol- low the race ? The judges now submit the facts ot the case for your decision. We send you a report of the races. Please an- THE turfman's repeeee. 63 awer immediately. — 0. T. Patterson, T. P. Murray, D. W. Voor- hees, judges. State of Indiana, Vigo County. — F. M. Fanches, on oath, says that the bay horse entered by Kirtley in yesterday's race is owned by 0. C. Post, of Indianapolis, and that his true name is John. — F. N. Fanches. Subscribed and sworn to this 6th July, 1867. — Eugene I. Holden, Notary Public. State op Induna, Vigo County. — Wm. Kirtley, on oath, says that he entered the bay horse John in yesterday's race, and that Mr. Post, the owner, gave me his name as John, and I never knew he had any other name, and believe he has no other name than John. — Wm. B. Kirtley. Subscribed and sworn to this 6th July, 1867. — Eugene I. Holden, Notary Public. Answer. — 1st. Limber Jim, or John, had no standing in the race ; his entry as John was a fraud. It does not matter what his owner calls the horse ; when his agents entered and trotted him as Limber Jim, that fixed his trotting name. The judges erred in letting him start. 2d. If Heenan was entered under a fictitious name also, he cannot have the money. 3d. If Heenan's entry was fictitious, BUly is entitled to the money. 4th. The bets and pools on horsea not properly entered are off. 5th. The other bets follow the race Naming the "Winner — Horse Drawn. — Four horses were en- tered to trot for a purse. A says to B, "I will bet you $10 1 can name the winner." A names a black mare. Before the start one of the field is drawn ; B claims he has a right to draw his bet with A. I bet he has not. The race is being trotted under Fashion rules. Answer. — Under the Fashion rules as they now are, the bet cannot be drawn, there being a special rule to that effect. Under the Fashion rules as they formerly were, the bet would have been off. It required all the horses advertised to start, to make a bet on the field valid. The rules now in exis- tence vary much on this point. At the Metairie Course the bet would be off. At "Woodlawn it would stand. At Columbus it would stand, in a trot, but not in a running race. In California it would be off. At Paterson it would be off. At Saratoga it would be off. In a sweepstakes it would stand anywhere. The custom is, we tliink, in trots, to let such a bet stand, but it is not an invariable one. In running races some rules sustain the bet, and some make it absolutely void. 64 THE ttjrfman's rfferee. Incompetent JuDaES. — There was a running race over the Mystic Park lately ; it was mile heats, three in five, catch-weights, for a purse of $300 ; they had the flag up at the distance, and a judge stationed there. K.'s horse won the first two heats, D.'s horse winning the third, and distanced K.'s horse, W.'s horse being second. The judges were some time in announcing the heat from the stand ; finally they gave the heat to D.'s horse, and did not distance K.'s horse, and the judges left the stand. There was considerable money bet on the race, and some people contended that K.'s horse was distanced, and had no right to start for the fourth heat. The judges said to the people that they had decided the third heat, and they were ignorant and did net know if there was a distance in running races catch-weights. Before starting for the fo urth heat, both the owners of the other two horses consented, with the judges, to allow K.'s horse to start again in the same race. "Was not this a compromised race between the owners and judges, in allowing K.'s horse to start after being distanced in the third heat ; and if all outside bets were not off, the distance judge stating that K.'s horse was surely distanced ? Answer. — This was no compromised race, but one of those cases in which a difficulty arises solely through the igno- rance and neglect of the judges. As the horse was not declared distanced before the judges left the stand, we do not see how he could be declared distanced afterward. The man in the distance stand has no authority to distance a horse ; he is only to report to the judges. As the latter did not know there was a distance in the race, we presume they dropped no flag when the winner crossed the score, and, in that case, what did the distance judge go by? The case is a hard one for the backers of D.'s and "W.'s horses, if K. afterward won the race, but they have only the in- compotent judges to blame. Trading Horses after Making a Match. — A and B each own a horse. A offers to bet $100 that he can beat B's horse. B •loes off and trades his horse for one that can beat A's. In a short lime they meet. A offers to bet from $100 to $500 that he can beat B's. The bet is made, play or pay. At a certain time B brings his new horse on the track. A will not trot against him, nor give up the money, as he supposed that he was betting on the horse that B owned first. "Who wins ? Ansioer. — The match is void. A's intent was to match the horse owned by B when the THE turfman's REFEREE. 65 matter was first broached. The latter gets a new horse, conceals that fact, and then obtains a match. No such trickery as this is ever suffered to prevail. Declining to Trot after the Judges are Selected. — A had a horse that he said could trot a mile in 2: 54. B bet him one hundred dollars that he could not make it on a certain track in 2:54, agreeing to give A one week to make it in, providing A would notify B between the hours of 9 and 11 A. m. on the day he would go. The parties put up a forfeit, the balance to be put up before the horse started. A notified B of the day, at the time agreed upon. A and B were both on the track between 3 and 4 p. M. on the day named. A got his horse ready at 5 o'clock and put up his money, picked his judge, and told B he was ready. B said his judge had not come. A said he had notified B, and if he was not ready he would claim the forfeit. B said he had some- tliing to say about the time of starting as well as A, which A denied. B said, " Give me ten minutes longer, and if my judge don't come I will pick another." A said no, and claimed the forfeit. B then picked a judge and put in his money, put his judge on the stand, and said he was ready. A declined to go. Who wins or loses ? The decision is left to you. The controversy lasted some fifteen minutes after A was ready before B selected a judge. Aiiswer. — ^B wins. He did what was required of him by A, and when he had done it the latter refused to start. These things are to be decided by substantial merits rather than by minutes. •4 C" ^0 -r^ •^o^ -^o O' ^^-^^^ u . - '^ ~V %^ V^ . . '^ ,,, .; .♦"•V -. 0° .^1^;^'^ °o - ,?■''••: .,.:'.',■.. '.Vv.^: .'_'/;;; V ». ^ M , " ' ;■( :