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Under no circumstances are there to be more 

 than four steeplechases in a day, two of which 

 at least shall be for Members or farmers of that 

 particular Hunt which is promoting the meeting. 

 Of the other two one may be open (i) To adjoining 

 Hunts, of which the aforesaid Hunt shall be one ; 

 (2) To horses or their owners nominated by the 

 Master of Hounds ; (3) To one or more Regiments, 

 including Yeomanry ; or (4) Under exceptional 

 circumstances, and with the special permission 

 of the Stewards of the National Hunt Committee, 

 to some other Society. 



No money or other prize shall be of more 

 value than 20 sovs. in all, except in cases where a 

 Cup or trophy is given from a private source 

 and is specified in the conditions of the Steeple- 

 chase ; and no money shall be taken at any 

 gate, stand or enclosure. Other rules specify 

 that every horse that has run in public or that 

 has had a name registered under the Rules of 

 Racing or National Hunt Rules shall run in 

 that name and that no person or horse who is 

 disqualified under the rules of Racing or Steeple- 

 chasing shall be allowed to take part in these 

 steeplechases. Any horse having run at a 

 Point-to-Point Meeting which has not been 

 sanctioned as above shall be perpetually dis- 

 qualified for all races to which National Hunt 

 Rules apply, and the rider and owner of such 

 horse shall be ' disqualified persons ' for one 

 year. 



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