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MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY 



17. In case of emergency, the Stewards may, during a meeting, appoint a 

 substitute to fill any of the above-named offices for that meeting only. 



18. Every complaint against an official shall be made to the Stewards in 

 writing, signed by the complainant. 



19. Clerk of the Course. The Clerk of the Course, or his authorised substitute, 

 is the sole person responsible to the Stewards for the general arrangements of the 

 meeting. 



20. The Clerk of the Course shall arrange for the publication, under the 

 sanction of the Stewards, of a daily official card of the races, containing the 

 conditions of each race, as published in the Racing Calendar, the names of the 

 horses engaged, with a number attached to each, and such further particulars as 

 the Stewards may require. A horse may appear on the card in the name of the 

 owner, instead of that of the nominator, and the Stewards may, under special 

 circumstances, grant permission for a horse to run in the name of some other 

 person. The Clerk of the Course shall, in such latter case, make a report to the 

 Registry Office, stating the grounds upon which the permission was granted. 



21. The Clerk of the Course shall, at once, make a return to the Registry 

 Office of any Deputy Steward, or official appointed, of all complaints to, and 

 decisions of, the Stewards, of all fines inflicted, and of all horses sold or claimed. 



22. The Clerk of the Course shall have in his possession, for the information 

 of the Stewards, a list of persons " warned off," and of suspended jockeys, and also 

 a copy of the latest Monthly Forfeit List, and he shall not, under a penalty not 

 exceeding 10 sov., allow any horse which, or the owner or nominator of which, is 

 in the Forfeit List to start for any race. 



23. Handicapper. The Handicapper shall append to every handicap the day 

 and hour from which winners will be liable to a penalty. 



24. The top weight to be allotted in a handicap shall not be less than I2st 

 7lb, nor the lowest weight less than lost, except in handicap steeple chases of 

 three miles and a half or upwards, when the lowest weight may be Qst 7lb. 



25. Stakeholder. The Stakeholder shall not allow a rider to be weighed out 

 for any horse until such horse's entrance money and stake for that race, and the 

 forfeits for every horse belonging to the same owner, or standing in his name, the 

 jockey's fee, and any arrears claimed under rule, have been paid, or the Stake- 

 holder shall himself be liable : Provided that the Stakeholder shall not be liable 

 for arrears in respect of a meeting elsewhere than at the place at which the race 

 is run, unless notice of such arrears being overdue has been published in the 

 Forfeit List, or delivered in writing, signed by the person claiming the arrears to 

 the Stakeholder and to the person indebted, before ten in the evening preceding 

 the race. 



26. The Stakeholder shall, at the expiration of fifteen days after the meeting, 

 render an account and pay over all stakes and added money to the persons en- 

 titled, and at the same time notify at the Registry Office all arrears then unpaid, 

 and one month before the publication of the next available Forfeit List he shall 

 further notify at the Registry Office all arrears then remaining unpaid, for 

 publication therein. 



27. Clerk of the Scales. The Clerk of the Scales shall exhibit the number (as 

 allotted on the official card) of each horse for which a rider has been weighed out, 

 and shall forthwith furnish the starter with a list of such numbers, and the 

 numbers shall not be taken down until the horses are started. 



28. If extra, or special, weight be declared for any horse, such weight shall be 

 exhibited with the number, also any declaration to win, or alteration of colours. 



29. The Clerk of the Scales shall in all cases weigh in the riders of the horses 

 placed by the Judge, and report to the Stewards any rider not presenting himself 

 to be weighed in. 



30. He shall always put 4lb extra into the scale for steeple chases and hurdle 

 races, and 2lb extra for National Hunt flat races and welter flat races, to prove 

 that the horse has not carried too much weight. 



31. He shall at the close of each day's racing send a return to the Registry 

 Office of the weights carried in every race and the names of the riders, specifying 

 over-weight, if any. 



32. The Starter. The Starter shall give all orders necessary for securing a fair 



