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day appointed for the horses to shew and enter, he is 

 to see that every horse is duly qualified, agreeably to 

 the articles and rules as to age and pedigree, for what- 

 ever he is going to start, according to the certificates 

 produced. He is to be accountable that the course is 

 in all respects in proper order for the horses to run 

 over on the day the meeting commences ; he must pro- 

 cure such men as are necessary to be in attendance 

 during the meeting, and place them in their different 

 situations on the course : viz. — The man who starts 

 the horses, — the man who is judge to decide on the 

 running, — the men who attend the scales, — the men 

 who are to attend to the ropes at each end of the rails, 

 and such other men as may be necessary to keep the 

 course clear during the time the horses are running. 



Several of the rules which I have here set forth, 

 relative to the duties to be performed[by the stewards 

 and clerks of country races, are by order of the stewards 

 of the jockey club, mentioned in the racing calendar, 

 from which book I have taken some of them. My 

 reason for having done so, is, that should this work 

 meet the approbation of that part of the public for 

 whom it is principally intended, it may, in some 

 measure, become a book of reference for those of my 

 readers, who may have much occasion for it, and for 

 them I should wish it to contain such useful informa- 

 tion as I conceive is absolutely necessary. 



I believe I have now noticed every thing relative to 

 such training and running ground, which I conceive 

 best adapted for the purpose of training and running 



