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or arrangement, must be signed by all the parties, or their authorised 

 agents, and lodged at the Registry Office, or with the Clerk of the 

 Course for transmission to the Registry Office, before a horse sold 

 with contingencies, or leased, or which is a joint property, can be 

 entered or start for any race, and the document shall state with 

 whom the power of entry or declaration of forfeit rests, and all 

 partners shall be jointly and severally liable for every stake or 

 forfeit. No part owner shall assign his share or any part thereof in 

 a horse without the consent of his partners. A fee of ^i shall be 

 paid on each horse, and all partnerships, sales with contingencies, 

 or leases shall be published in the real or assumed names in the 

 next available " Racing Calendar," and partnerships and leases 

 republished annually so long as they continue. Any termination 

 or severance must be notified at once to the Registry Office for 

 publication. 



Jockeys' Licences, &=c. — 95. (i) No jockey or apprentice shall, 

 after the last day of the week in which he shall have first ridden, ride 

 in any race until he shall have obtained a licence from the Stewards 

 of the Jockey Club. Such licence must be applied for annually, 

 with full name and address, at the Registry Office, and will only be 

 granted on the condition that a jockey is not an owner of any race- 

 horse. Under exceptional circumstances, leave may be granted to 

 jockeys, who are also trainers, to own one or more horses, provided 

 that such horse or horses are trained in their own stables, (ii) Any 

 person who shall employ a jockey, in contravention of this rule, 

 shall be liable to be fined by the Stewards of the Jockey Club, 

 (iii) A list of the licensed jockeys shall be published in the " Racing 

 Calendar." (iv) Every jockey shall pay jQ\, and every apprentice 

 \os. for his licence, to be applied as his subscription to the Bentinck 

 Benevolent and Provident Fund, (v) No jockey whose licence has 

 been withdrawn or refused on the ground of misconduct will be 

 eligible to ride trials, or be allowed in any weighing-room, stand, or 

 enclosure during his time of suspension from riding continues. 

 96. Any gentleman wishing to ride in races on even terms with 

 jockeys shall obtain a permission, current till revoked, from the 

 Stewards of the Jockey Club, and make a donation of ^5 to the 

 Bentinck Benevolent Fund. 



Jockeys^ Retainers. — 97. In the absence of special agreement, a 

 jockey's retainer terminates at the end of the racing season. Half 

 the agreed retaining fee must be paid in advance, and the remainder 



