154 THE HORSE OWNER's 



BETTING RULES 



By vote of the National Association, at the Annual Meeting 

 held at Buffalo, New York, on the first Wednesday of Feb- 

 ruary, 1871, a special committee was appointed to revise 

 the Bp:tting Rules, and said committee having reported 

 the following rules, they are accordingly adopted to control 

 all pools and bets laid upon any trotting or pacing event 

 which shall be subject to the government of the rules of 

 said National Association. 



No. 1. All pools and bets must follow the main stakes, 

 purse or other prize, as awarded by the decision of the Judg- 

 es, except in cn.ses where the horse that comes in first is found 

 to be disqualified, or the bets are declared off for fraud or 

 collusion. 



No. 2. If a race is postponed, it shall not affect the pools 

 or bets that may have been made on it. They shall stand un- 

 til the race comes off, unless the contrary shall be agreed on 

 between the parties betting ; provided the race taices place 

 within five days of the time first named ; after which time all 

 bets and pools are drawn, unless made play or pay. 



No. 3. When any change is made in the conditions of a 

 race, all pools and bets made previous to the announcement 

 of the change shall be null and void. 



No. 4. When a bet is made on one horse against the field, 

 he must start or the bet is off, and the field is what starts 

 against him ; but there is no field, unless one start against 

 him. 



No. 5. In pools and betting, the pool stands good for all 

 the horses that start in the race ; but for those horses that do 

 not start, the money must be returned to the purchaser. 



No. 6. In races made })lay or pay, outside bets are not 

 play or pay unless so made by the parties. 



No. 7. All bets are void on tlie decease of either party, 



