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21. — Winning Horses. — A horse must win a 

 majority of the heats to be entitled to the purse or 

 stakes, unless such horse shall have distanced all 

 others in one heat. 



22. — Eelative to Heats and Horses Eligible 

 TO Start. — In heats, one, two, three, or four miles, 

 a horse not winning one heat in three shall not start 

 for a fourth, unless such horse shall have made a 

 dead heat. In heats, best three in five, a horse not 

 winning a heat in five shall not start for a sixth, 

 unless such horse shall have made a dead heat. A 

 dead heat shall be considered a heat as regards all 

 excepting the horses making such dead heat, and 

 those only shall start for the next heat which would 

 have been entitled had the heat been won by either 

 horse making the dead heat ; a horse prevented from 

 starting by this rule shall not be distanced, but 

 ruled out 



23. — Collusions or Frauds. — When the judges 

 are satisfied that any race is being, or has been con- 

 ducted improperly or dishonestly, either on the part 

 of the riders, drivers, or the parties controlling the 

 horses or race, they shall have the power to declare 

 that neither horse nor horses have won the race nor 

 the money ; and all outside bets shall be declared 

 null and void. Also, when there is any interference 

 with riders, drivers, their horses or vehicles, either 

 at the start or during the race, the judges shall have 



