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Rule 5th. — It shall be the duty of the Secretary to attend at all meetings of the 

 Club, also to attend the Judges of each day's race, assist them with his counsel, and 

 furnish them with all the requisite information connected with each day's race ; keep 

 a book, in which he shall record the Members' names, the Rules and Orders of the 

 Club, and add to them any Resolutions or Amendments which may change the cha- 

 racter of either; also record the proceedings at each meeting of the Club, whether -a 

 special or a regular meeting; he shall also record all the entries of horses, Matches, 

 and Sweepstakes, in which shall be set forth the names of the respective owners, the 

 colour, name, age, sex, and name of sire and dam of each horse ; record an account 

 of each day's race, including the time of running each heat, and after the races are 

 over for a meeting, report the same to the President of the Club for his official publi- 

 cation. He shall also put up, and keep up during every Meeting, at some convenient 

 place, at or near the Judges' Stand, a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Club 

 then in force. 



Rule 6th. — It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to collect all the money due the 

 Club, whether from subscriptions of members, entries of horses, or from any other 

 source, pay the same over from time to time upon the order of the President of the 

 Club, and in case of his absence, upon the order of the acting Vice President ; and 

 within thirty days after the closing of every regular meeting, he shall furnish the 

 President, or in his absence, the acting Vice President, a full statement of the receipts 

 and disbursements of the funds of the Club, from the date of the last statement up to 

 the date of that which he then renders, showing the balance of money in hand, sub- 

 ject to the order of the President, or acting Vice President, which statement shall be 

 deposited with the Secretary of the Club, as one of the records of the Club, and so 

 be entered by him. 



Rule 1th. — At each regular meeting there shall be appointed four Stewards, who 

 shall serve for one meeting succeeding their appointment. They shall wear some 

 appropriate badge of distinction, to be detonnined upon by themselves. It shall be 

 the duty of the Stewards to attend on the Course, to preserve order, clear the track, 

 keep it clear, keep off the crowd of persons from the horses coming to the stand after 

 the close of each heat, and they may employ in their discretion, at the expense of 

 the Club, a sufficient number of able-bodied men to assist them in the effectual dis- 

 charge of their duties. 



Rule Sth. — There shall be three Judges in the starting stand, consisting of the 

 President and two Assistant Judges, assisted by the Secretary, and in case of thu 

 absence of the President of the Club, then the first Vice President, and in his absence, 

 the second Vice President. The Judges shall keep the stand clear of any intrusion 

 during the pendency of a heat, see that the Riders are dressed in Jockey style, weigh 

 the riders before starting in the race, and after each heat, instruct the riders as to their 

 duty under the rules before starting in the race, and proclaim from the stand the time 

 and result of each heat, and also the result of the race. 



Rule 9lh, — There shall be two Distance Judges, and three Patrol Judges, appointed 

 by the Judges in the starting stand, who shall repair to the Judges' stand imme- 

 diately after each heat, and report to the Judges the horses that are distanced, and 

 foul riding, if there be any. 



Rule \Olh. — All the disputes shall be decided by the Judges of the day, from whose 

 decision there shall be no appeal, unless at the discretion of the Judges, and no evi- 

 dence of foul riding shall be received except from the Judges and Patrols. 



Rule llth. — When in the opinion of the majority of the Officers of the Club, any 

 good cause may require the postponement of a race, they may postpone any Purse 

 race, but in case of a postponement of a race, no new entries shall be received for 

 that race. A postponement of a Purse race shall give no authority to postpone any 

 Sweepstake or Match made or advertised to be run on that day ; and in the event oV 

 the Club postponing a regular Meeting, it shall give them no power to postpone any 

 Matches or Sweepstakes made to be run at that Meeting. 



Rttle I2th. — All Sweepstakes and Matches advertised to be run on the Course on 

 any day of a regular Meeting of the Club, shall be under the cognizance and control 

 of the Club, and no change of entries once made shall be allowed after closing, unless 

 by consent of all parties. Sweepstakes and Matches made to be run at a particular 



