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"runner," and the dog will be disqualified. They will be expelled from 

 the grounds for twelve months, and will not be allowed to enter any 

 handicap during that time. Their names will also be published in the 

 sporting papers. 



4. Any owner of dogs attempting to weigh, or sending any other 

 person to weigh a wrong dog, both owner and dog shall be excluded 

 from the grounds for twelve months. 



5. If a dog be disqualified after running, the second dog in the heat 

 shall be placed first, and if it is not possible to tell the second dog, all 

 the dogs in the heat shall run again, except the one disqualified. All 

 bets void on the heat. 



6. Should the dogs go when the cap is fired, and not the shot, they 

 shall run again in all cases ; and any dog slipped before the cap or shot 

 is fired, shall forfeit all claim to the handicap, except all the dogs go, 

 then it shall be a race. 



7. Only one runner-up allowed with each dog. Any one not at the 

 mark when the previous heat is over will be disqualified in any part of 

 the race. The runners to be ten or fifteen yards over the mark, according 

 to the rules of the ground, when the dogs finish, or the dogs they 

 represent will be disqualified. In all heats dogs must start at their 

 respective marks. 



8. All bets stand whether the dogs run or not, excepting bets on 

 heats, when backers must have a race for their money. 



9. That entries for dog handicaps shall close on Saturdays (Monday 

 morning's post in time) ; and no entries will be taken after Monday 

 morning on any account. This rule applies only to handicaps run on 

 two succeeding Saturdays ; when run on other days it will be subject 

 to alteration as announced in bills. 



10. If the proprietors and handicappers at any of these grounds make 

 a mistake in a dog's start, and, not detecting it, allow any dog to run 

 the first day, it shall not be disqualified through the handicapper having 

 made a mistake in the start, and all bets must stand. 



11. Any dog entered " old " and not over five years old will be dis- 

 qualified in any part of the race, and lose all claim to bets or stakes. 

 No age will be taken after eight months old. 



12. FINAL HEAT. All dogs in the final heat shall be subject to 

 weighing and inspection. In weighing, they will be allowed 6oz. in 



