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start. The horses must be started from a walk, and as far as possible in a line, 

 but they may be started at such reasonable distance behind the starting post as 

 the Starter thinks necessary. 



33. Any rider misconducting himself at the post, or refusing to obey the com- 

 mands of the Starter in any respect whatever, shall be reported to the Stewards. 



34. A start in front of the starting post, or on a wrong course, is void, and 

 the horses must be started again. 



35. The Judge. The Judge, or his authorised substitute, or a Steward, must 

 occupy the Judge's box at the time the horses pass the winning post, or the race 

 must be run again. He must announce his decision immediately, and such 

 decision shall be final, unless an objection to the winner, or any placed horses, is 

 sustained : Provided that this Rule shall not prevent a Judge from correcting any 

 mistake, such correction being subject to confirmation by the Stewards. 



36. The Judge shall, at the close of each day's racing, sign and send a report 

 of the result of each race to the Registry Office. 



Regulations for Race Meetings. 



37. All meetings under these Rules must be sanctioned by the Stewards of 

 the National Hunt Committee. 



38. The conditions of every race before closing, and the full programme of 

 every meeting, before it takes place, must be advertised in the Racing Calen- 

 dar, and no alteration can be made in the conditions of any race after the last 

 advertisement. 



39. The preceding rule shall not preclude the addition of more money to a 

 race, or of a new race to the programme of a meeting subsequent to the publi- 

 cation of the last Calendar issued previous to the meeting being held. 



40. The advertisement must state that the meeting is to be subject to the 

 National Hunt Rules, the days on which it is to be held, the dates for closing the 

 stakes, the names of the persons to receive nominations and declarations of forfeit, 

 and a place or places for the entry of every race, and, before the time fixed for 

 closing (races for future years excepted), the names of two or more persons as 

 Stewards, and of the Judge, Starter, Clerk of the Course, Handicapper, Stake- 

 holder, and Clerk of the Scales. 



41. The Stewards of the National Hunt Committee may at their discretion 

 prohibit the advertisement of any meeting or race in the Racing Calendar, or call 

 upon the Stewards to alter or expunge any conditions, even after advertisement. 



42. At every meeting advertised to take place solely under these Rules, there 

 shall be in each day's programme at least two steeple chases, one of which must 

 be of three miles or upwards ; and, of the total amount guaranteed for prizes, one 

 half at least shall be apportioned to steeple chases. 



But this rule shall not apply in the case of Yeomanry races held during the 

 annual training, and conjointly under Regimental and National Hunt Rules, the 

 programmes of which have been submitted to, and approved by, the Stewards of 

 the National Hunt Committee. 



43. There shall be no race less than two miles. 



44. In all Steeple Chase Courses there shall be at least twelve fences (exclusive 

 of hurdles) in the first two miles, and at least six fences in each succeeding mile. 

 There shall be a water jump at least twelve feet wide and 2 feet deep, to be left 

 open, or guarded only by a perpendicular fence not exceeding 2 feet in height. 

 There shall be in each mile at least one ditch 6 feet wide and 3 feet deep on the 

 taking off side of the fence, which ditch may be guarded by a single rail, or left 

 open, and which fence must be 4 feet 6 inches in height, and, if of dead brushwood 

 or gorse, 2 feet in width. 



45. In all hurdle race courses there shall be not less than eight flights of 

 hurdles in the first two miles, with an additional flight of hurdles for every quarter 

 of a mile or part of one beyond that distance, the height of the hurdles being not 

 less than 3 feet 6 inches from the bottom bar to the top bar. 



46. No pony or Galloway race shall take place at any meeting held under these 

 rules. 



