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sible for all moneys which come to his hands. 

 Those moneys he holds, not as agent or servant 

 to the Stewards, but as an independent official, 

 subject, however, to the judgment of the Stewards 

 whenever disputes arise as to the person who is 

 entitled to receive them as winner. 



Of course, the Stewards may, if they please, 

 treat the Clerk of the Course as their mere agent, 

 or appoint any other person as their servant, to 

 receive and hold the stakes in their name ; in 

 which case they would be liable for them. But, 

 unless they do so, they are in nowise responsible. 



The duty of appointing the Judge and the 

 Starter devolves upon the Stewards, who should 

 take care that those offices are efficiently filled; 

 for there is no appeal against the decision of either 

 Judge or Starter upon those matters which it is 

 their province to decide. 



The decision of the Judge is final upon the 

 question of the order in which the horses pass the 

 winning-post, unless, indeed, it can be shown that 

 his decision is corrupt and wilfully at variance 

 with the fact. The decision of the Starter as to 

 the start is equally final. 



Appeal, however, may be made to the Stewards 

 upon all other questions. Such, for instance, as 

 questions as to the disqualification of any horse 



