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superintendence of a disqualified person. 68. Any horse which has 

 been the subject of fraudulent practice may, at the discretion of the 

 Stewards of the Jockey Club, be disqualified for such time and for 

 such races as they shall determine. 



Foreign Horses. — 69. A horse foaled out of the United Kingdom 

 shall not be qualified to start for any race until there have been 

 deposited at the Registry Office, and a fee of 55-. paid on each 

 certificate (i) such a foreign certificate, and (2) such a certificate 

 of age as are next mentioned ; that is to say : — The foreign cer- 

 tificate must state the age, sex, pedigree and colour of the horse, 

 and any mark by which it may be distinguished, and must be signed 

 by the secretary or other officer of some approved racing club of 

 the country in which the horse was foaled, or by some magistrate, 

 mayor, or public officer of that country. The Stewards of the 

 Jockey Club may from time to time approve any racing club for the 

 purposes of this rule, and prescribe the magistrate, mayor, or public 

 officer by whom a foreign certificate must be signed. They may also 

 require any further proof or confirmation in any particular case, and 

 may declare any horse disqualified in default thereof The certi- 

 ficate of age must be signed by a veterinary surgeon in the United 

 Kingdom, approved for this purpose by the Stewards of the Jockey 

 Club, either by general order or in the particular case. 70. A horse 

 which has been out of the United Kingdom (otherwise than as a foal 

 at the foot of his dam) before having run in Great Britain, shall not 

 be qualified to start for any race until a certificate of age, signed as 

 in the last rule mentioned, has been deposited at the Registry Office. 

 Note. — The Stewards of the Jockey Club have approved generally 

 of certificates given by the members of the Royal College of Veter- 

 inary Surgeons, and by persons holding the Highland and Agri- 

 cultural Society's diploma. 



Entries, Subscriptions, Declarations of Forfeit, and Acceptances for 

 Races. — 71. Every entry shall close, and every declaration of forfeit 

 or of acceptance shall be fixed to be made, at 10 p.m., and upon 

 Tuesdays only, except in the cases of races closing within four days 

 of their being run. All entries for handicaps for which the weights 

 are to appear before the week in which a meeting is held must be 

 in the Sheet Calendar at least one week before the weights are 

 published, and for those handicaps for which the weights are to 

 appear during the week of the Meeting the entries shall close at 

 least twenty-four hours before the publication of the weights. No 



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