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Sec. 2. In all purses, matches, and stakes, the above 

 rule shall govern, unless otherwise especially agreed be- 

 tween the parties and the association or proprietors. 



Rule 20. — Weights and Weighing. 



Section i. Every horse starting for purse, sweepstake, 

 or match, in any trotting or pacing race, shall carry, if to 

 wagon or sulky, 150 lbs., exclusive of harness; and if 

 under the saddle, 145 lbs., the saddle and whip only to 

 be weighed with the rider. 



Sec. 2. Riders and drivers shall weigh in the pres>= 

 ence of one or more of the Judges previous to starting for 

 any race, and rfter each heat shall come to the starting 

 stand, and not dismount or leave their vehicles Avithout 

 permission of the Judges, and those who are deficient in 

 bodily weight shall be re-weighed after each heat. Any 

 rider or driver not bringing in his required-weight shall 

 be distanced, unless such decision shall be deemed to 

 favor a fraud. But a rider or driver thrown or taken by 

 force from his horse or vehicle, after having passed the 

 winning-post, shall not be considered as having dis- 

 mounted without permission of the Judges, and, if 

 disabled, may be carried to the Judges stand to be 

 weighed, and the Judge may take the circumstances 

 into consideration and decide accordingly, and the 

 riders or drivers who shall carry during the heat and 

 bring home with them the weights which have been 

 approved or announced correct and proper by the Judges, 

 shall be subject to no penalty for light weight in thai- 

 heat : provided, the Judges are satisfied the mistake or 

 fault was their own, and that there has been no decep- 

 tion on the part of the rider or driver who shall be de- 

 ficient in weight, but all parties shall thereafter carry the 

 required weight. 



Rule 21. — Handicaps and Miscellaneous Weights. 



Section i. In matches or handicaps, where extra or 

 lesser weights are to be carried, the Judges shall carefully 

 examine and ascertain before starting whether the riders. 



