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fault in making stakes, or if an objection be made 

 to the qualification of a horse on the ground of 

 incorrect pedigree or nomination after the race is 

 run, the bets shall go to the horse that comes in 

 first, provided he is of the right age, and that in 

 other respects he has not transgressed the ' Rules 

 of Eacing ; ' but if the owner of a horse or a person 

 on his behalf succeeds by fraud or by false state- 

 ments in starting him for a race for which he is 

 legally disqualified, making himself liable to the 

 penalties in Rule 17, ' Laws of Racing,' the bets 

 will go with the stakes, whether any objection be 

 made either before, or after, the race. 



Remark. If in a match or sweepstakes, the 

 money is not paid to the stakeholder, the horse 

 which wins cannot receive the stakes or match 

 money. The owner must pay the whole amount 

 as a beaten horse, but he would be entitled to 

 receive the bets. This is generally understood. 

 I cannot deny that by artifice a horse owner may 

 gain an advantage by the working of this clause. 

 If, for instance, A. takes 10,OOOZ. to 100?. his horse 

 wins the Cesarewitch, and 10,000?. to 100?. he 

 wins the Cambridgeshire ; by omitting to pay 

 his stake in the former race, he would receive the 

 bet if his horse came in first, but the second horse 

 in the race would be the winner of the Cesarewitch 

 Stakes, and A's. horse would start for the Cam- 



