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"fourth and distanced,'" if four start, but "fourth" only and so 

 on. A distanced horse must be placed " distanced." 



N"o. 15. Horses shall be placed in a race, and bets decided 

 as they are placed in the official record of the day ; provided 

 that Avhere a horse comes in tirst, and it is afterwards found 

 that he was disqualified for fraud, the bets on him shall be 

 null and void, but pool sellers and stake holders shall not be 

 responsible for moneys paid by them under the decision of 

 the judges of the race. [See article 13 of By-Laws.] 



No. 16. Bets made during a heat are not determined until 

 the conclusion of the race, if the heat is not mentioned at 

 the time. 



No. 17. Either of the bettors may demand stakes to be 

 made, and on refusal, declare the bet to be void. 



No. 18. Outside bets cannot be declared off on the course 

 unless that place was named for staking the money, and then 

 it must be done by filing such declaration in Avriting with 

 the Judges, who shall read it from the stand before the race 

 commences. 



No. 19. Bets agreed to be paid or received, or bets agreed 

 to be made or put up elsewhere than at the place of the race, 

 or any other specified place, cannot be declared off on the 

 Course. 



No. 20. Bets on horses disqualified and not allowed to 

 start are void, unless the bets are play or pay. 



No. 21. A bet cannot be transferred without the consent of 

 parties to it,^cept in pools. 



No. 22. When a bet is made on a horse's time, it shall be 

 decided by the time made in a public race ; he going single 

 and carrying his proper weight. 



No. 23. When a horse makes time on a short track, it shall 

 not constitute a record for the decision of bets. 



No. 24. Horses that are distanced or drawn at the conclu- 

 sion of a heat are beaten in the race by those that start after- 

 ward. A horse that is distanced in a heat is beaten by one 

 drawn at the termination of the same heat. 



