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overplus occasioned by exposure to heavy rain 

 and mud, and the stewards are bound to admit 

 the plea, and to give the defendants the benefit of 

 a doubt, when there is clearly no attempt at fraud. 

 The margin of 2 Ibs. may be equally claimed when 

 the horse is registered to carry extra weight. 



In running the best of heats, declarations of 

 changing gentlemen riders for jockeys carrying 

 their specified extra weight, or vice versa, or any 

 other alterations of surplus weights may be legally 

 made thirty minutes before the time of starting, 

 by public notice affixed. 



If a difference of opinion exists before the race 

 respecting the weight to be carried, the owner 

 may secure himself by declaring to carry the top 

 weight, if the stewards are. absent, or are incom- 

 petent to decide. 



Kule 40 is not applicable to matches. 



Kule 51. A merciful alteration has been made 

 in running heats, that when two horses have each 

 won a heat, they only can start again. 



Kule 56 is evaded by a very disreputable system 

 of selling by auction, and thereby depriving the 

 owner of the second horse of his legal claim. 



Rule 66. There are three varieties of com- 

 plaints which must be made within three distinct 

 periods of time. 



