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alteration in the date of holding such a meeting-, and to supervise and make such 

 alterations as they may think advisable in the programme of, or the conditions of, 

 any race at a meeting. 



(ii) They have also the following powers : 



(a) To grant, withdraw, or suspend jockeys' licenses ; 



(/$) To prohibit any person from acting in any official capacity in connec- 

 tion with a meeting ; 



(o) To investigate any case which appears to them to require their inter- 

 ference (whether or not referred to them by the Stewards of a meet- 

 ing), and to give a final decision thereon ; 

 (rf) To entertain and determine appeals from the Stewards of a meeting, as 



provided by Disputes, Objections, etc. ; 

 (<?) To receive reports from the Stewards of a meeting and other persons, as 



provided by these Rules, and to act thereon ; 



(/) To impose any fine not exceeding 50 sov., and to warn off any person 

 from all Courses where these Rules are in force for such period as 

 they think fit ; 



and generally to exercise any of the powers specifically conferred upon them by, 

 or which they think necessary for the carrying out of, any of these Rules. 



6. Stewards of Meetings. There must be at least two Stewards for every 

 meeting. 



7. If only one Steward is present on any day of a meeting, the Clerk of the 

 Course shall, before the running of the second race, request such Steward to 

 appoint some person to act as a deputy Steward, and if no Steward is present, the 

 Clerk of the Course shall appoint two or more deputy Stewards, and shall notify 

 conspicuously such appointment. 



8. Powers of the Stewards. The Stewards of a meeting have full power to 

 make all such arrangements for the conduct of the meeting as they think fit, 

 and, subject to the provisions of Regulations for Race Meetings, to postpone any 

 races for any time not later than the week following that for which they were 

 originally fixed, and all nominations and subscriptions shall stand good as if the 

 race had taken place on the day originally fixed. 



9. The Stewards have control over, and they and the Members of the National 

 Hunt Committee have free access to, all stands, rooms, enclosures, and other 

 places used for the purposes of the meeting. 



10. The Stewards shall exclude from all places under their control any " dis- 

 qualified person," and they have power in like manner at their discretion to 

 exclude any other person or persons. 



11. The Stewards have power to regulate and control the conduct of all officials, 

 and of all trainers, riders, grooms, and persons attendant on horses. 



12. They have power to punish at their discretion any person subject to their 

 control with fine not exceeding 50 sov., and with suspension from acting or riding 

 at the same meeting, and to report to the Stewards of the National Hunt Com- 

 mittee should they consider any further fine or punishment necessary. 



13. The Stewards have power to determine all questions arising in reference 

 to racing at the meeting, subject to appeal under Disputes, Objections, etc. 



14. Betting. The Stewards of the National Hunt Committee take no cognis- 

 ance of any disputes or claims with respect to bets, nor shall the Stewards of a 

 meeting, as such, entertain any disputes relating thereto. But the Stewards of 

 the National Hunt Committee will give effect to an official report of default made 

 to them by the Committee of the Subscription Rooms at Newmarket, or at 

 Tattersall's, by warning persons so reported off all Courses where these Rules are 

 in force. 



Officials. 



15. One or more Inspectors of Steeple Chase Courses shall be annually 

 appointed by, and will receive their instructions from the Stewards of the 

 National Hunt Committee. 



1 6. The following officials shall be appointed for every meeting, subject to the 

 approval of the Stewards, viz., Clerk of the Course, Handicapper, Stakeholder, 

 Clerk of the Scales, Starter, and Judge. 



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