372 THE JOCKEY CLUB 



2. Give and Take Plates are fourteen Hands to carry 

 ( ) [the weight not specified, as it varied by agreement] ; 

 all above or under to allow the Proportion of seven Pounds 

 for an inch. 



3. A Whim Plate is Weight for Age and Weight for 

 Inches. 



4. A Post Match is to insert the Age of the Horses 

 in the Articles, and to run any horse of that Age, with- 

 out declaring what Horse, till you come to the Post to 

 start. 



5. A Handy-Cap Match is for A., B., and C. to put an 

 equal sum into a Hat, C. which is the Handy-Capper, 

 makes a match for A. and B. which when perused by 

 them, they put their Hands into their Pockets and draw 

 them out closed, then they open them together, and if both 

 have Money in their Hands, the Match is confirmed ; if 

 neither have Money it is no Match : In both Cases the 

 Hand- Capper draws all the Money out of the Hat ; but 

 if one has Money in his Hand, and the other none, then it 

 is no Match ; and he that has the Money in his Hand is 

 intitled to the Deposit in the Hat. 



6. If a Match is made without the Weight being men- 

 tioned, each Horse must carry ten Stone. 



7. If no Power is allowed in the Articles to alter the 

 Day of Eunning, and it should be run on another Day, the 

 Bets before altering are all void. 



8. Where a Power is allowed in the Article for altering 

 the Time of Running, all Betters must conform to the 

 changing the Day. 



9. Crossing and jostling allowed in Matches, if no 

 Agreement to the contrary. [Italicised for emphasis.] 



10. When started, if a Rider attempts to go off, and 

 his Horse by taken the rest [ = by taking the rest = by 

 becoming restive], or any Accident should prevent it, he 



