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has done work enough to be exempted from it. An undecided course is where 

 the judge considers the merits of the dogs equal; and if either is then drawn, 

 the other can not be required to run a bye, but the owners must at the time 

 declare which dog remains in. (See Eule 21.) The judge shall signify the 

 distinction between a " no course " and an " undecided " by taking off his hat 

 in the latter case only. After an "undecided" or "no course," if the dogs, 

 before being taken up, get on another or the same hare, the judge must follow, 

 and shall decide in favor of one, if he considers that there has been a sufficient 

 trial to justify his doing so. A "no course" or "undecided" may be run 

 again immediately; or, if claimed on behalf of both dogs, before the next 

 brace arc put into the slips; or, in case of "no course," if so ordered by the 

 judge; otherwise it shall be run again after the two next courses, unless it 

 stand over to the next morning, when it shall be the first course run. If it is the 

 last course of the day, fifteen minutes shall be allowed after both dogs are 

 taken up. 



19. IMPUGNING JUDGE. If any person openly impugns the decision of 

 the judge on the ground, he shall forfeit not more than $25, nor less than $10. 



20. OBJECTIONS. An objection to a Greyhound may be made to any one 

 of the stewards of a meeting at any time before the stakes are paid over, upon 

 the objector lodging in the hand of such steward, or the secretary, the sum of 

 $25, which shall be forfeited if the objection proves frivolous, or if he shall not 

 bring the case before the next meeting of the club, or give notice to the stew- 

 ards previous thereto of his intention to withdraw his objection. The owner 

 of the Greyhound objected to must also deposit $25, and prove the correct- 

 ness of his entry. All expenses in consequence of the objection shall be borne 

 by the party against whom the decision may be given. Should an objection be 

 made which can not at the time be substantiated or disproved, the Greyhound 

 may be allowed to run under protest, the stewards retaining his winnings until 

 the objection has been withdrawn, or heard, and decided. If the Greyhound 

 objected to be disqualified, the amount to which he would otherwise have been 

 entitled shall be divided equally among the dogs beaten by him; and if a piece 

 of plate or prize has been added, and won by him, only the dogs which he beat 

 in the several rounds shall have a right to contend for it. 



21. WITHDRAWAL OF A DOG. If a dog be withdrawn from any stake 

 on the field, its owner, or someone having his authority, must at once give 

 notice to the secretary or flag steward. If the dog belongs to either of these 

 officials, the notice must be given to the other. 



22. STAKES NOT RUN OUT. When two Greyhounds remain in for the 

 deciding course, the stakes shall be considered divided if they belong to the 

 same owner, or to confederates, and also if the owner of one of the two dogs 

 induces the owner of the other to draw him for any payment or consideration; 

 but if one of the two be drawn without payment or consideration, from lame- 

 ness, or from any cause clearly affecting his chance of winning, the other may 

 be declared the winner, the facts of the case being clearly proved to the satis- 

 faction of the stewards. The same rule shall apply when more than two dogs 

 remain in at the end of a stake which is not run out; and in case of a division 

 between three or more dogs, of which two or more belong to the same owner, 



