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no particular weight specified, the horse, &c. to carry eight 

 stone seven pounds each. And if any weight is given, the 

 highest weight is, by this resolution, fixed at eight stone 

 seven pounds. 



XL That no person shall be allowed to start any horse, 

 mare, or gelding, for match, sweepstakes, or subscription, 

 nnless he shall have paid all former stakes and forfeits to 

 the keeper of the match-book, by eight o'clock of the even- 

 ing before starting. 



XII. That the owners of horses, &c., engaged in matches, 

 or sweepstakes, in which the forfeit shall amount to 100 

 guineas or upwards, shall be entitled to a deduction of ten 

 per cent., if they declare their forfeits by half-an-hour before 

 nine o'clock in the evening preceding running. 



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Any disputed matter, submitted to the consideration of 

 the Jockey Club, must relate to horse-racing. The parties 

 must agree upon a statement of the case in writing, request 

 the opinion of the stewards of^the Jockey Club thereon, 

 and agree to abide by their decision ; and such agreement 

 must be signed by the parties. If the dispute should not 

 occur at Newmarket, the reference must come through, or 

 with the sanction of, the stewards of the race where it 

 happened. 



Except the case arise at Newmarket, they decline giving 

 any opinion where facts alone are in dispute ; such as a 

 complaint of foul riding, &c. All such cases are most 

 effectually investigated on the spot, whilst the matter is 

 fresh in the memories of the witnesses, where their attend- 

 ance is most easily procured, and their credibility best 

 understood. 



All communications must be addressed " To the Keeper 



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