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and match one greyhound, or forfeit one guinea to the trea- 

 surer, to be disposed of as a majority of this society shall 

 think proper. 



" 6. The stewards are to be named each night for the suc- 

 ceeding day by the stewards of the day. 



" 7. The stewards are to appoint each an assistant member 

 in the field, to regulate the number of beaters, situation of 

 the company and servants, t^ determine what part of the 

 field to beat, and to preside at dinner. Each steward and 

 his assistant is to wear a cockade of his own colour. 



" 8. The owners of the dogs matched are to nominate one 

 or more judges, who are to decide all courses, whether long 

 or short ; provided there be an evident superiority in favour 

 of one of the dogs. 



" 9. Any member may put up to auction the dog of a mem- 

 ber, who (notice being given) must be present, and has the 

 liberty of bidding once. 



•' 10. All future meetings to be hela on the second Monday 

 in November, and on the first Monday in February, unless 

 prevented by frost and snow, in which case all matches made 

 previous to such meetings are ofi" ; and the meetings shall be 

 held the first open Monday in or after November, and the 

 first open Monday in February, and not later." 



The rules of the Wiltshire coursing clubs, as far as relates 

 to the greyhounds in the field, are, that the dog that has the 

 most of the course is the winner, whether he is the dog that 

 kills the hare or not, and that if a dog stops in any part of 

 the course, and does not run home, it is always decided 

 against him. The dogs are now loosed from slips of a 

 better construction than those formerly in use, so that it is 

 impossible for either dog to have the least advantage given 

 to him at starting. 



With respect to the swiftness of the greyhound, the follow- 



