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at the termination of the retainer. 98. Every jockey at the termi- 

 nation of his apprenticeship is free to form engagements for himself, 

 irrespective of any which have been made for him during such 

 apprenticeship. The terms of all agreements shall be registered, and 

 a fee of c^s. shall be paid. 99. Employers retaining the same jockey 

 have precedence according to the priority of their retainers. 100. The 

 Stewards of the Jockey Club may adjudicate between persons claiming 

 the services of any jockey, and on disputes between jockeys and their 

 employers, and have power to cancel any agreement between them. 



Jockeys^ Fees. — 10 1. In the absence of special agreement to ride 

 or a lower sum, the fee to a winning jockey shall be ^^5 55., and to 

 a losing jockey ;^3 35'., and no further charge shall be made, except 

 when requested to leave home for the purpose of riding, in which 

 case the cost of travelling expenses and ;^i a day for living, shall be 

 charged to the owner, or divided between the owners, at whose 

 request he left home, {ci) In the case of a dead-heat, if the owners 

 divide, each jockey shall be paid a winning fee ; in case of a run-off, 

 no additional fee shall be paid, but when either horse is ridden by a 

 fresh jockey, the rider on each occasion is entitled to the prescribed 

 fee. All jockeys' fees shall be paid to the Stakeholder at the same 

 time as the stakes. 



Stable Lads. — 102. (i) No trainer shall engage any stable servant 

 who has previously been in a training stable without referring to his 

 last employer, and receiving a satisfactory reply in writing, (ii) Any 

 trainer infringing this rule, and continuing to employ such servant 

 after notice has been served on him by the late employer, or through 

 the Registry Office, shall be reported to the Stewards of the Jockey 

 Club, (iii) Any servant prevented by this rule from obtaining or 

 retaining employment shall have the right of appeal to the Stewards 

 of the Jockey Club. 



Racing-Colours. — 103. Racing-colours shall be registered either 

 annually on payment of 55. or for the life of the person registered on 

 payment of ;^5. Colours so registered shall not be taken by any 

 other person. All disputes as to the right to particular colours shall 

 be settled by the Stewards of the Jockey Club. 104. Any person 

 running a horse in colours other than those registered in his own or 

 assumed name, without a special declaration over night to the Clerk 

 of the Course (at a time to be prescribed), shall be fined not less 

 than £,\, nor more than ^10. A special declaration is also required 

 where the owner is not the nominator. 



