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The horse whose head is first at the euding-post wins the 

 race. 



Riders must ride their horses to the weighing-post to be 

 weighed, and he that dismounts his horse before reaching 

 the weighing-place, or wants weight when weighed, is con- 

 sidered distanced. 



If a rider fall from his horse, and the horse be rode in b;^ 

 anj person who is of sufiicient weight, he will take place the 

 same as if it had not happened, provided he go back to the 

 place where the rider fell. 



Horses plates, or shoes not allowed in the weight. 



No person is entitled to start a horse without producing a 

 certificate of his age, if required, at the. time appointed ia 

 the Articles, except when aged horses are included, and in 

 that case a junior horse may be entered without a certifi- 

 cate, provided he curry the same weight as the aged. 



For the best of the plate, where three heats are run, the 

 horse is second that wins one. 



For the best of the heats, the horse is second that beats 

 the others twice out of three times, though he does not win 

 a heat. 



A confirmed bet cannot be departed from without mu- 

 tual consent. 



Either of the betters may demand stakes to be made, and 

 on refusal declare the bet void. 



If a party be absent on the day and time fixed for run- 

 ning, a public declaration of the bet may be made on the 

 course, and a demand whether any person will make stakes 

 for the absent party. If no person comes forward, the bet 

 may be declared void. 



Bets agreed to pay or receive in town, or at any other 

 particular place, cannot be declared off on the course. 



At Newmarket, if a match be made for a particular day 



