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of money or other thing whatsoever, unless such 

 horse, mare or gelding shall carry eleven stone 

 weight ; computing of fourteen pounds to each stone 

 weight, and that no horse, mare or gelding, being 

 of the age of seven years, shall be entered, started 

 or run for any plate, prize, sum of money, or other 

 thing whatsoever, unless such horse, mare or geld- 

 ing shall carry twelve stone weight, computing 

 fourteen pounds to each stone weight ; and in case 

 any person or persons shall enter, start or run any 

 horse, mare or gelding of either of the ages afore- 

 said, for any plate, prize, or sum of money, or other 

 thing, carrying less than the weights hereinbefore 

 directed to be carried, such horse, mare or gelding, 

 or the value thereof, shall be forfeited, and the per- 

 son or persons so entering, starting or running 

 such horse, mare or gelding, shall forfeit and lose 

 the sum of £200. 



4. Provided also that every race shall be here- 

 after run for any plate, prize or sum of money, 

 be begun and ended the same day. 



5. And be it further enacted by the authority 

 aforesaid, that from and after the 25th day of June, 

 1740, no person or persons whatsoever shall start 

 or run any match with or between any horse, 

 mare or gelding, for any sum of money, plate, 

 prize, or other thing whatsoever, unless such match 

 shall be started or run at Newmarket Heath, in the 

 counties of Cambridge or Suffolk, or Black Ham- 



