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bet be made on one of the horses that ran the dead 

 heat, against a horse that was beaten in the race, 

 he who backed the horse that ran the dead heat 

 wins half his bet. If the dead heat be the first 

 event of a double bet, the bet shall be void. 



34. Bets made on horses winning any number of 

 races within the year, shall be understood, however 

 the expression may be varied, as meaning the year 

 of our Lord. 



35. Money given to have a bet laid shall not be 

 returned, though the race be not run. 



36. Matches and bets are void on the decease of 

 either party before the match or bet is determined. 



37. A horse walking over, or receiving forfeit, 

 shall not be deemed a winner. 



38. An untried stallion or mare is one whose 

 produce has never run in public. 



39. A maiden horse or mare is one that has never 

 won. 



40. It being an established rule that no person 

 can enter and run, either in his own name, or in 

 the name of any other person, two horses of which 

 he is wholly or in part the owner, for any plate, 

 and doubts having arisen as to the true definition 

 of the word plate — the Stewards of the Jockey 

 Club have decided that where a sum of money is 

 given to be run for, without any stake being made 

 by the owners of the horses (the entrance money, 

 whether given to the owner of the second horse, 

 or applied to the racing fund, not being considered 



