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to be at the time of entry, or that he was not qualified under the conditions 

 of the race, or 



() That he has run in contravention of the rules of partnership, 

 may be received within fourteen days of the conclusion of a meeting. 



(vi) An objection on the ground that a horse is disqualified by reason of any 

 default entered in the Forfeit List, may be received within six months after the 

 race. 



(vii) In any other case an objection must be made within twenty-four hours of 

 the race being run, exclusive of Sunday, save in the case of any fraud, or wilful 

 mis-statement, when there shall be no limit to the time for objecting, provided 

 the Stewards are satisfied there has been no unnecessary delay on the part of the 

 objector. 



169. Every objection shall be in writing, and must be signed by the owner of 

 some horse engaged in the race, or by his authorised agent, trainer, jockey, or 

 groom, and must be made to one of the Stewards, to the Clerk of the Course, or 

 Clerk of the Scales ; the objector shall, at the time he makes the objection, 

 deposit in the hands of the Stakeholder the sum of 5 sov., and on an appeal, an 

 additional sum of 10 sov. shall be lodged by the appellant. If the case be 

 decided against the depositor, his deposit shall be forfeited to the Bentinck 

 Benevolent or Rous Memorial Funds, unless the Stewards who heard the case, or 

 the Stewards of the Jockey Club on the appeal, shall certify that there was good 

 and reasonable ground for the objection of the appeal. 



170. An objection may also be made without deposit by a Steward or licensed 

 official of a meeting in his official capacity. 



171. An objection cannot be withdrawn without leave of the Stewards. 



172. No horse shall be disqualified on account of any error or violation of 

 rule in the entry, which might have been corrected on payment of a fine, but the 

 Stewards may inflict fines upon, or otherwise deal with, any persons responsible 

 for such errors. 



173. If an objection to a horse which has won, or been placed in a race, be 

 declared valid, the horse shall be regarded as having been last in the race, and the 

 other horses shall take positions accordingly. 



174. All costs and expenses in relation to determining an objection or con- 

 ducting an enquiry, and any reasonable compensation for outlay incurred, shall be 

 paid by such person, or persons, and in such proportions, as the Stewards shall 

 direct. 



175. Pending the determination of an objection, any prize which the horse 

 objected to may have won or may win in the race, shall be withheld until the 

 objection is determined, and any forfeit payable by the owner of any other horse 

 shall be paid to and held by the Stakeholder for the person who may be entitled 

 to it. 



Corrupt Practices and Disqualifications of Persons. 



176. (i) If any person corruptly give or offer, or promise directly or indirectly, 

 any bribe in any form to any person having official duties in relation to a race or 

 race-horse, or to any trainer, jockey, or agent, or to any other person having 

 charge of, or access to, any race-horse ; or 



(ii) If any person having official duties in relation to a race, or if any trainer, 

 jockey, agent, or other person, having charge of, or access to, any race-horse 

 corruptly accept or offer to accept any bribe, in any form ; or 



(iii) Wilfully enter or cause to be entered or to start for any race a horse 

 which he knows or believes to be disqualified ; or 



(iv) If any person be proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards of the Jockey 

 Club to have surreptitiously obtained information respecting a trial from any 

 person or persons engaged in it, or in the service of the owner or trainer of the 

 horses tried, or respecting any horse in training from any person in such 

 service ; or 



(v) If any person be guilty of or shall conspire with any other person for the 

 commission of, or shall connive at any other person being guilty of any other 

 corrupt or fraudulent practice in relation to racing in this or any other country ; 



