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his station, red, white, or blue and the judge, or referee, as he 

 is called, holds up a flag of the winning colour to show which has 

 won. The cloth carried by the men who run before and encourage 

 the dogs is called " bait," and " live bait " is prohibited. The 

 accompanying diagram (Fig. 33) shows an ideal Whippet track. 

 The following rules governing straight-running with Whippets 



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FIG. 33. AN IDEAL WHIPPET TRACK. 



will serve to show those interested in the sport the chief points to 

 be observed : 



1. No Whippet shall be qualified to run unless duly entered for the race. 



2. The name of any Whippet qualified to run in a race must be notified as a 

 starter to the Clerk of the Scales at the time appointed for weighing in. 



3. In weighing the Clerk of the Scales shall allow 8ozs. over and above the 

 weight the Whippet is entered to run at. 



4. No Whippet shall run unless it has been weighed out and passed by the 

 Clerk of the Scales. 



5. The Starter shall give all orders necessary for securing a fair start. Whippets 

 must be started with fore feet behind the mark. 



6. Any slipper wilfully throwing his Whippet against another, or starting 

 before the report of the pistol, or being guilty of any other misconduct or disobe- 

 dience while under the Starter's orders, shall be reported to the Stewards of the 

 meeting, and the Whippet shall be liable to disqualification. 



