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present they shall fix upon a third person, being a member of 

 the Club, in lieu of the absent Steward, but the Stewards, if 

 they think fit, may call in any other members of the Jockey 

 Club to their assistance, or may refer the case to a general 

 meeting, if the importance or difficulty of the matter in dis- 

 pute shall aj)pear to them to require it. The witnesses ex- 

 amined shall be required to sign their evidence, and if either 

 party desire to have a short-hand writer engaged to take down 

 the evidence, the Stewards may (if they think proper) engage 

 a writer at the exj)ense of the person making the request. 



8. If any dispute arising elsewhere shall be referred to the may decide 

 Stewards of the Jockey Club, and they shall think fit to take cases referred 

 it into consideration, the matter must relate to horse-racing, to ^"ein from 

 and be sent by the Stewards of the Meeting where the matter ° ^^ ^ ^^^^ ' 

 in question occurred. 



9. The Jockey Club and the Stewards thereof take no cog- not to decide 

 nizance of any disputes or claims with respect to bets. betting cases : 



10. The Stewards have a discretionary power to warn any may warn off 

 person off the Eace-course at Newmarket, or any premises t^'^ Course : 

 belonging to the Jockey Club, and in case of such notice being 

 disregarded, to take legal proceedings against the offenders. 



1 1 . All meetings of the Club shaU be called by the Stewards to call Meet- 

 at their discretion. Notice of Meetings at Newmarket for the ^^S^ of t^e 

 transaction of general business, and the days upon which they Club. 



are to be held, must be given in the Sheet Calendar published 

 during the previous week. 



Meetings for the election of candidates for the New Rooms 

 and Coffee Eoom may be called by a notice in writing, which 

 must be put up in the Coffee Eoom the day preceding such 

 meeting. 



All meetings at Newmarket shall be held about an hour 

 after the last race of the day. Special meetings for the elec- 

 tion of Honorary Members of the New Eooms, may be held, 

 without notice, at any time during a Newmarket week. 



12. If a member of the Jockey Club shall impugn or object 

 to any act or decision of the Stewards, he shall give notice of 

 it in writing to the Keeper of the Match-book, who will im- 

 mediately request the Stewards to fix an early day to assemble 

 the members for the purpose of hearing the objection. 



Upon the request of not less than twenty members given in 

 writing to the Keeper of the Match-book, the Stewards shall 

 call a General Meeting of the Jockey Club in London, within 

 twenty-eight days of such requisition being jDresented. 



13. The Stewards of the Jockey Club are ex officio Stewards Act atEpsom, 

 of Epsom, Ascot, and Goodwood. Ascot, and 



Goodwood. 



Respecting the Admission of New Members. 



14. The election of Members for the Jockey Club, New To be by 

 Eooms, and Coffee Eoom shall be by ballot. Ballot. 



