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28. Impugning Judge. — If any subscriber openly impugns the 

 decision of the Judge on the ground, except by a complaint to the 

 Stewards, according to Rule 26, he shall forfeit not more than £5, 

 nor less than £2, at the discretion of the Stewards. 



29. Stakes not Hun Out. — When two greyhounds remain in 

 for the deciding course, the stakes shall be considered divided if 

 they belong to the same owner or to confederates, and also if the 

 owner of one of the two dogs induces the owner of the other to 

 draw him for any payment or consideration ; but if one of the two 

 be drawn without payment or consideration, from lameness, or 

 from any cause clearly affecting his chance of winning, the other 

 may be declared the winner, the facts of the case being clearly 

 proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards. The same rule shall 

 apply when more than two dogs remain in at the end of a stake, 

 which is not run out, and in case of a division between three or 

 more dogs, of which two or more belong to the same owner, these 

 latter shall be held to take equal shares of the total amount 

 received by their owner in the division. The terms of any arrange- 

 ment to divide winnings and the amount of any money given to 

 induce the owner of a dog to draw him must be declared to the 

 Secretary. 



30. Winners of Stakes Running Together. — If two grey- 

 hounds shall each win a stake, and have to run together for a 

 final prize or challenge cup, should they not have run an equal 

 number of ties in their respective stakes, the greyhound which 

 has run the smaller number of courses must run a bye, or byes, to 

 put itself upon an equality in this respect with its opponent. 



