254 THE COMPLETE HORSEMAN 



the Rules is that they require a considerable 

 knowledge of the intricacies of racing in those 

 who have to carry them out ; but after all it is 

 impossible to play at Racing. The rule about 

 using the known name is an excellent one. I 

 have known some horses that have been entered 

 at Point-to-Point Meetings as Mr. X's chestnut 

 mare or Mr. Y's bay gelding — that and nothing 

 more — whose identity, if it had been established 

 would have solved many difficulties. 



The ambitious sportsman who would run his 



horse in a Point-to-Point Race then must see 



to it that it is so carried out in accordance with 



National Hunt Rules that there is no danger 



of any horse running at it being permanently 



disquahfied or owner and rider being advertised 



in the Calendar as disqualified persons. The 



horse, it is needless to say, loses considerably in 



value and it is more than likely that the owner 



and rider will also be losers, directly or indirectly, 



in other ways. It is for this reason that I have 



gone more particularly into the new rules which 



the National Hunt Committee has issued. At 



the same time I would point out to the reader 



that Rules may be and frequently are altered 



and that it would be as well for him if he is 



interested in cross-country sport to keep a look 



out for any changes of the rules which may 



appear in the newspapers from time to time. 



There is I know a considerable feeling amongst 



some hunting men that they might have been 



left to manage their own affairs. To this the 



