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ments are void upon the decease of either party or horse, so 

 far as they shall affect the deceased party or horse ; bat for- 

 feits or matches made play or pay, shall not be affected by 

 the death of a horse. 



Rule U. Match Races. In all match races these rules 

 shall govern, unless the contrary be expressly stipulated and 

 assented to by the club, association, or proprietors of the 

 course over which the race is to come off. 



Rule 12. When' Matches become Play or Pay. In all 

 matches made to come off over any of these courses, the par- 

 ties shall place the amount of the match in the hands of the 

 stakeholder one day before the event (omitting Sunday) is to 

 come oft*, at such time and place a? the club, association or 

 proprietor, upon application may determine, and the race 

 shall then become play or pay. 



Rule 13. Purse or Stake Wrongfully Obtained. A person 

 obtaining a stake or purse through fraud, shall return it to 

 the Treasurer upon demand within one year, or be punished 

 as follows : He, together with all the parties interested, and 

 the horse or horses, shall be expelled until such demand is 

 complied with, and such stake or purse shall be awarded to 

 the party justly entitled to the same. 



Rule 14. Fraudulent Entries, or Meddling with Horses. 

 Any person found guilty of dosing or tampering with any 

 horse, or of making a fraudulent entry of any horse, or of 

 disguising a horse with intent to conceal his identity, or be- 

 ing in any way concerned in such a transaction, shall be 

 punished by the forfeiture of entrance money and expulsion ; 

 and any horse that shall have been painted or disguised, to 

 represent another or a different horse, or shall have been en- 

 tered in a purse in which he does not belong, shall be ex- 

 pelled. 



Rule 15. Reivard. A reward of $ 50 will be paid to the 

 person who shall first give information leading to the detec- 

 tion and conviction of any fraudulent entry and the parties 

 thereto, to be paid out of the funds of the National Associa- 

 tion for the Promotion of the Interests of tlie American Trot- 



