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the other need not walk over ; but for a sweepstakes, even if all the 

 liorses but one have declared forfeit, that horse must walk over, 

 except by the written consent of the persons who pay forfeit ; in the 

 case of a plate the consent of the Stewards is necessary. 143. On a 

 division after a dead-heat it shall not be necessary for a horse to 

 Tvalk over. 



Dead-Heats. — 144. Every horse running a dead-heat for first place 

 shall be deemed the winner of the race until the dead-heat is run off 

 ■or the owners agree to divide ; and, if the owners agree to divide, 

 each horse which divides shall be deemed a winner of the race, and 

 liable to any penalty for the full amount he would have received if 

 he had won. 145. (i.) A dead heat for the first place shall be run 

 off on the same day, at a time to be appointed by the Stewards 

 unless the owners agree to divide. The other horses shall be 

 deemed to have been beaten, but they shall be entitled to their 

 places (if any) as if the race had been finally determined the first 

 time, (ii.) In running off a dead-heat the rules as to declaration of 

 over-weight, weighing out, and weighing in, shall apply, but the same 

 jockeys need not ride, (iii.) If, in running a dead-heat off, either 

 horse should be disqualified, it shall be decided by the Stewards 

 whether the disqualification shall extend to the loss of the second 

 place, and, if so, the horse that originally ran third shall be entitled 

 to the second place. 146. When a dead-heat is run for second 

 place, and an objection is made to the winner of the race, if such 

 objection be declared valid in time for the dead-heat to be run off 

 on a day of the race, the Stewards may direct it to be run off 

 accordingly ; otherwise the horses which ran the dead-heat shall 

 divide. 147. If a dead-heat be run by two or more horses for 

 second or any lower place in a race, the owners shall divide, subject 

 to the provisions of the last preceding rule. 148. When owners 

 divide they shall divide equally all the moneys or other prizes which 

 any of them could take if the dead-heat were run off. 149. If the 

 ■dividing owners cannot agree as to which of them is to have a cup 

 or other prize which cannot be divided, the question shall be deter- 

 mined by lot by the Stewards, who shall decide what sum of money 

 shall be paid by the owner who takes such cup or other indivisible 

 prize, to the other owners or owner. 150. On a dead-heat for a 

 match the match is off. 



Weighing in. — 151. Every jockey must, immediately after pulling 

 up, ride his horse to the place of weighing, dismount, and present 



