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Rule 2lst. — When in running a race, a distance is 



In one mile, 45 yards. 



In two miles, 70 „ 



In three miles, 90 „ 



In four miles, 120 „ 



Rule 22d. — In a Match Race of heats, there shall be a distance, but none in a 

 single heat. 



Rule 23c?. — The time between heats shall be 



For one mile heats, 20 minutes. 



For two mile heats, 25 „ 



For three mile heats, 30 „ 



For four mile heats, 35 „ 



Rule 2Uk. — Some signal shall be given from the starting stand, five minutes before 

 the period of starting, after the lapse of which time, the Judges shall give the word 

 start to such riders as are then ready, but should any horse prove restive in being 

 brought up to the stand, or in starting, the Judges may delay the word a short interval, 

 at their own discretion. 



Rule 25th. — Any horse winning a purse of this Club, shall not be allowed to start 

 for any other purse during the same meeting. 



Rule 26th. — If a horse be entered without being properly identified, he shall not be 

 allowed to start, but be liable to forfeit, or the whole, if play or pay, and all bets on 

 a horse so disqualified, shall be declared void. 



Rule 21th. — Where more than one nomination has been made by the same indivi- 

 dual, in any Sweepstake to be run on the Union Course, and it shall be made to 

 appear to the satisfaction of the Club, that all interest in such nomination has been 

 bona fide disposed of before the time of starting, and the horses have not been trained 

 in the same stable, all may start although standing in the same name in the list of 

 nominations. 



Rule 28ih. — No conditional nomination or entry shall be received. 



Rule 2dth. — Should any person who has entered a horse formally, declare to the 

 Judges that his horse is drawn, he shall not be permitted to start his horse. 



Rule 30lh. — Any person entering a horse younger than he really is shall forfeit his 

 entrance money, and if the horse wins a heat or race, the heat or race shall be given 

 to the next best horse if the objection be made to the age of the horse after the heat 

 or race is run. Tlie disqualification must be proved by the person making the 

 objection. 



Rule 3lst. — If an entered horse die, or a subscriber entering him, die, before the 

 race, no forfeit shall be required. 



Rule 32d. — No compromise or agreement between any two persons entering horses, 

 or by their ap-ents and grooms not to oppose each other upon a promised division of 

 the purse or stake, or for any other purpose, shall be permitted or allowed, and no 

 persons shall run their horses in conjunction, that is with a determination to oppose 

 jointly any other horse that may run against them. In either ^ase upon satisfactory 

 evidence produced before the Judges, the purse or stake shall be awarded to the next 

 best horse — and the persons so offending shall never again be permitted to enter a 

 horse to run on the Union Course. 



Rule 33d. — When the tap of the drum is once given by the Starting Judge, there 

 shall be no calling back, unless the signal flag shall be hoisted for that purpose, and 

 when so hoisted it shall be no start. To remedy the inconvenience of false starts, 

 there shall be a signal flag placed at a point which can be readily seen by the riders 

 at from one to three hundred yards from the Judges' stand. When a start is given 

 and recalled, a flag from the Judges' stand shall be displayed, and the person having 

 in charge the signal flag shall hoist the same as a notice to pull up. It shall be the 

 duty of the Starting Judge to give this rule in charge to the riders. 



Rule 34/A. — No two riders from the same stable shall be allowed to ride in the 

 same race. No two horses trained in the same stable, or owned in whole or in 

 part by the same person, shall be allowed to enter or start in the same race : both the 

 entries shall be void and the entrance money forfeited to the Club. 



Rule 35!k. — No rider shall be permitted to ride unless well dressed in Jockey style. 



