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the second best horse, mare, or gelding, which 

 shall start or run for such plate, prize, or sum of 

 money aforesaid. 



8. Provided always that nothing herein con- 

 tained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to 

 prevent the starting or running any horse, mare, 

 or gelding, for any plate, prize, or other thing or 

 things now issuing out of, or paid for or by the 

 rents, issues, and profits of any lands, tenements, 

 or hereditaments, or of, or by the interest of any 

 sum or sums of money now chargeable with the 

 same, or appropriated for that purpose. 



10. And be it further enacted by the authorities 

 aforesaid, that in any action, bill, plaint, or infor- 

 mation to be brought or commenced by virtue 

 of this act, no essoine, protection, wager of law, 

 or more than one imparlance, shall be allowed, 

 and that over and above the penalties and forfeit- 

 ures to be recovered by this act, the plaintiff or 

 informer shall recover his or her double costs. 



The following judicious remarks on the law as 

 applicable to bets on horse-racing, are taken from a 

 clever little treatise on the Law of Gaming, &c, 

 lately put forth by Frederic Edwards, Esq. an 

 eminent barrister. 



This gentleman observes, that there is no parti- 

 cular law applicable to these wagers, except that 

 a horse-race is considered a game within the 

 meaning of that word, as used in the 9th of Ann. 

 c. 14. &c., and will consequently be subject to the 



