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or the other. When the owner has deputed an- 

 other person to handle for him he must not in- 

 terfere in any manner, nor will he be allowed 

 to ride to hounds. 



Rule 10. — Riders to hounds shall be limited 

 to the handlers with entries in that particular 

 hunt, the judges, the M. F. H. flag steward, and 

 members of the press who obtain such permission 

 from the Directors. 



RUI.E II. — The M. F. H. shall give the hand- 

 lers any information they need as to direction to 

 enable them to keep within reasonable distance of 

 the hounds. He shall instruct handlers and out- 

 siders not to converse with, or in the hearing of 

 the judges, about the work done or merits or de- 

 merits of any of the competing hounds. It shall 

 be his duty to report any and all infringements of 

 this rule to the Directors. The offender shall be 

 subject to a fine or expulsion from the grounds, 

 at the discretion of the Directors. He shall ride 

 to the hounds, and shall direct the handlers and 

 assist the Judges in every proper way possible. 

 It shall be his duty to notify, by conspicuously 

 posting in camp the night before, the hour and 

 place of starting on the following day. He shall 

 also call the hunt off. He shall carefully examine 

 all hounds entered, and if any are affected with 

 contagious diseases, or any bitches in season, he 

 shall promptly report same in writing to the Di- 

 rectors, who shall oflicially notify owners of nom- 



