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these bets, according to law, should stand over to 

 be decided by the next heat, or whether they were 

 off. It was determined they should be void, on 

 the plea that the wagers related to the decision of 

 the judge after the race terminated. With re- 

 spect to bets made in running, they would be de- 

 cided by the final result. 



If a match be run by mistake, after the principals 

 have compromised, it does not affect the betting 

 on the result. At Epsom, 1796, Lord Clermont's 

 Hornpipe beat Lord Egremont's Atropa, Derby 

 course, 50 gs. This match was agreed to be com- 

 promised by Lord Egremont paying 35 gs. ; but 

 the fillies had started, and run 200 or 300 yards 

 before the jockeys were informed that the match 

 was off. Atropa's rider then pulled up, but having 

 started it was considered a race, and the bets were 

 paid accordingly. Therefore, whatever agreement 

 may be made to withdraw a horse in a plate, 

 match, or sweepstakes, and the agent is not in 

 time to recall him before the actual start, or 

 before the starter has called upon the rider to 

 take his place, all bets relating to him are Play 

 or Pay. In 1847, the stewards decided at New- 

 market that the winner of a private handicap- 

 sweepstakes was exempted from carrying the extra 

 penalty of weight attached to the winners of 



