30 Horse Racing. 



CHAPTER V. 



ON THE RULES OF BETTING. 



BULE 1. In all bets there must be a possibility 

 to win when the bet is made. 



Remark. If money be betted P.P. against 

 horses dead or legally struck out at the time the 

 bet was laid, it would be void ; but not so if the 

 horse was dying, or if laid before the declaration 

 was made ; or if by any possibility at the time the 

 bet was made the horse could start, it would hold 

 good. With respect to bets on facts, if A., after 

 measuring the height of a .room, backs his opinion 

 against B., Avho has never ascertained it, and is 

 ignorant that A. has taken this advantage, the bet 

 would be void ; equally so if A., after consulting 

 a dictionary, betted on the spelling of a word, the 

 wager would not hold good, because these are 

 attempts to commit robberies. 



Rule 2. The interests of the bets are insepa- 

 rable with the interests of the stakes, except when 

 the winning horse is disqualified, owing to a de- 



