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Rule 44. — When Time Shall Not Be a Bar. 



Skction I. Time made under the saddle, or on snow 

 or ice, as well as time made when two or more horses are 

 harnessed together, shall constitute a bar for races of the 

 same character, but shall not be a bar for races oi a dif- 

 ferent character. 



Rule 45. — Complaints by Riders or Drivers. 



Section i. All complaints by riders or drivers, of any 

 foul riding or driving, or other misconduct, must be made 

 at the termination of the heat, and before the rider or 

 driver dismounts or leaves his vehicle. 

 Rule 46. — Decorum. 



Section i. If any owner, trainer, rider, driver, or 

 attendant of a horse, or any other person, use improper 

 language to the cfficers of the course or the Judges in a 

 race, or be guilty of any improper conduct, the person or 

 persons so offending shall be punished by a fine not ex- 

 ceeding $100, or by suspension or expulsion. [See also 

 Rule 48.] 



Rule 47. — Loud Shouting. 



Section i. Any rider or driver guilty of loud shout- 

 ing, or making other improper noise, or of making im- 

 proper use of the whip during the pendency of a heat, 

 shall be punished by a fine not to exceed 825, or by sus- 

 pension during the meeting. [See also Rule 48.] 

 Rule 48. — " Fouls." 



Section i. — If any act or thing shall be done by any 

 owner, rider, driver, or their horse or horses, during any 

 race or in connection therewith, which these rules define 

 or warrant the Judges in deciding to be fraudulent or foul, 

 and if no special provision is made in these rules to meet 

 the case, the Judges shall have power to punish the 

 offender by a fine not to exceed §100, or by suspension 

 or expulsion. And in any case of foul riding or driving 

 they shall distance the offending horse, unless they be- 

 lieve such a decision will favor a fraud. 



Sec. 2. The penalty imposed herein for 'Fouls" shall 



