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having been run on a wrong course, or of any other matter occurring 

 in the race, must be made within a quarter of an hour after the 

 winner has weighed in, unless, under special circumstances, the 

 Stewards are satisfied that it could not have been made within that 

 time, (v) An objection on the ground — (a) That the horse which 

 ran was not the horse which he was represented to be at the time of 

 entry, or that he was not quahfied under the conditions of the race ; 

 or (d) That he has run in contravention of the rules of partnership, 

 may be received within fourteen days of the conclusion of a meeting, 

 (vi) An objection on the ground that a horse is disqualified by 

 reason of any default entered in the Forfeit List, may be received 

 within six months after the race, (vii) In any other case an objection 

 must be made within twenty-four hours of the race being run, ex- 

 clusive of Sunday, save in the case of any fraud, or wilful misstate- 

 ment, when there shall be no limit to the time for objecting, 

 provided the Stewards are satisfied there has been no unnecessary 

 delay on the part of the objector. 169. Every objection shall be in 

 writing, and must be signed by the owner of some horse engaged in 

 the race, or by his authorised agent, trainer, jockey, or groom, and 

 must be made to one of the Stewards, to the Clerk of the Course, or 

 Clerk of the Scales ; the objector shall, at the time he makes the 

 objection, deposit in the hands of the Stakeholder the sum of ;^5,. 

 and on an appeal an additional sum of ;^io shall be lodged by the 

 appellant ; if the case be decided against the depositor, his deposit 

 shall be forfeited to the Bentinck Benevolent or Rous Memorial 

 Funds, unless the Stewards who heard the case, or the Stewards of 

 the Jockey Club on the appeal, shall certify that there was good 

 and reasonable ground for the objection or the appeal. 170. An. 

 objection may also be made without deposit by a Steward or 

 licensed official of a meeting in his official capacity. 171, An ob- 

 jection cannot be withdrawn without leave of the Stewards. 172. 

 No horse shall be disqualified on account of any error or violation 

 of rule in the entry, which might have been corrected on payment of 

 a fine, but the Stewards may inflict fines upon, or otherwise deal 

 with, any persons responsible for such errors. 173. If an objection 

 to a horse which has won, or been placed in a race, be declared 

 valid, the horse shall be regarded as having been last in the race,, 

 and the other horses shall take positions accordingly. 174. All 

 costs and expenses in relation to determining an objection or con- 

 ducting an inquiry, and any reasonable compensation for outlay 



