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held to forfeit to the National Association 20 per cent, of the amount of the purse 

 in which such conditional entry has been accepted. 



RULE 4. How Many to Enter. In all purses three or more entries are required, 

 and two to start, unless otherwise specified. 



RULE 5. Horses to be Eligible when Entries Close. A horse shall not be eligible 

 to start in any race that has beaten the time advertised prior to the closing of the 

 entries for the race in which he is entered, unless otherwise specified in the published 

 conditions. 



Horses shall not be eligible if the time specified has been beaten by them at a 

 greater distance ; that is, a horse having made two miles in five minutes is eligible 

 fpr a 2:30 race, but not eligible for a race limited to horses of a slower class than that. 



RULE 6. Description and Name of each Horse Required. An accurate and 

 satisfactory description of each entry will be required, and shall be in the following 

 form, to wit : 



Color. The color and marks shall be accurately given. 



Sex. It shall be distinctly stated whether the entry be a stallion, mare, or gelding, 

 and theftames of the sire and dam shall be given in all cases (and when unknown 

 shall be so stated in the entry), under penalty of $25 fine for each omission. And 

 the pedigree so given shall be published by the associate member with the advertise- 

 ment of entries. 



Name of Horse. Every horse shall be named, and the name correctly and plainly 

 written in the entry ; and after trotting in a public race such name shall not be 

 changed, except by permission of the Board of Appeals, and upon payment of a 

 recording fee of $10, the fee to go to the National Association ; for each violation of 

 this requirement a fine of $100 shall be imposed, together with suspension or expul- 

 sion; and if the horse has ever trotted in a public race the last name under which he 

 or she trotted shall be given with the entry ; and if the name has been changed 

 within two years, each name he or she has borne during that time must be given ; 

 and if any horse without a name has ever trotted in a public race, mention must be 

 made in the entry of & sufficient number of his or her most recent performances, to 

 enable interested parties to identify the animal ; provided, that it shall not be neces- 

 sary to furnish any one association or proprietor with the same record the second 

 time. 



In entries and nominations hereafter made, the words lt no name" shall not be 

 received as a name ; neither shall such descriptive words as " bay horse," " gray 

 mare," &c., be allowed as names, under penalty of a fine not to exceed the entrance 

 fee, to be imposed on the member who violates this restriction. 



A horse having once been named, shall not again start in a race on any course in 

 the United States or Canada without a name, nor under a different name, unless the 

 foregoing requirements have been complied with. 



Double Teams. In all double-team races the entry must contain the name and 

 description of each horse, in the manner provided for entry of single horses. 



