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APPENDIX. 



(iv.) Provided that in the ease of any meeting at which it 

 shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards of the 

 Jockey Club, that no more than a reasonable interest upon 

 capital invested is applied to any purpose other than the 

 support of the races, and that the scale vipon which the 

 officials are remunerated is not excessive, they may sanction 

 such modification of this Rule as they may consider expe- 

 dient. 



Iloi'ses must 

 bo duly 

 entered for 

 plate or 



sweepstakes. 



Time and 

 place of entry. 



Entry, how 

 made. 



Part IV. — Entry and Si(bscriptio}i for Races. 



14. A horse shall not be qualified to run for any plate or 

 sweepstakes unless he has been and continues duly entered 

 for the same. 



15. A time and place or places for the entry of horses for 

 every plate or sweepstakes must be advertised in the " Sheet 

 liacing' Calendar:" Provided that if the time so advertised 

 fall during a Newmarket race week, any entry to be made at 

 Messrs. Weatherby's may be made at Newmarket, whether so 

 advertised or not. 



The list of entries shall be closed at the advertised time, 

 and no entry shall be permitted in any case or on any terms 

 to be made after that time. 



If no hour be fixed for closing, the list shall not be closed 

 till midnight on the advertised day. 



No declaration of forfeit, except for races of the current tveeh, 

 shall he fixed to he made at noon or any hour earlier than the end 

 of the day. 



All entries made elsewhere than at Messrs. Weatherby's 

 office (except entries made during the week of the meeting or 

 on the Saturday preceding the meeting) shall be lodged at 

 that office on or before the seventh day after the day of closing, 

 or the receiver of nominations shall be fined 10 sov. and the 

 nomination shall be void unless the nominator can prove to 

 the satisfaction of the Stewards of the Jockey Club that the 

 entry was made in due time. 



16. Entry shall bo made by writing, signed by the owner 

 of the horse or by some person deputed by him, or by tele- 

 graph, which shall be equally binding. Entries by telegram 

 must, however, be confirmed in writing at the earliest possible 

 opportunity, and in all cases before the time of weighing, or 

 the horse shall not be allowed to start. 



It shall state the name of the owner and the name or 

 description of the horse, and (if the race be for horses of 

 different ages) the age which the horse will be at the time of 

 the race. 



Entrance money must (if so required) be paid at the time 

 of entry. 



Allowances must be claimed at the time of entry, except 

 when otherwise specified, or they shall not be allowed. 



