NATIONAL HUNT RULES 



As re-arranged afid revised by the Committee appointed by the 

 JVatiofial Hunt Committee.— [Th.Qse Rules apply to all meetings held 

 under the sanction of the National Hunt Committee, and to all races 

 run at such meetings. They so closely resemble the Rules of Racing 

 that they need not be quoted in full. The full divergences are 

 however, given.] 



Interpretation and Application of these Rules. — A " maiden " is a 

 horse which has never won a steeple chase, hurdle race, or National 

 Hunt flat race (other than a match or private sweepstakes) at any 

 recognised meeting in the United Kingdom, or in any other country. 

 A maiden means a maiden at the time of start. A horse which has 

 " never started " is one that has never started for a steeple chase, 

 hurdle race, or National Hunt flat race (other than a match or 

 private sweepstakes) in any country. A " race " means plate, sweep- 

 stakes, cup, or match, but refers only, under these Rules, to steeple 

 chases, hurdle races, or National Hunt flat races. (2) These Rules 

 apply to all meetings held under the sanction of the National Hunt 

 Committee, and to all races run at such meetings, but they do not 

 apply to — (o) Yeomanry races confined to chargers and troop horses, 

 and held during the time of the annual training, under the Steward- 

 ship of the Commanding Officer, {b) Point-to-Point steeple chases 

 held under the Stewardship of the Master of Foxhounds or Stag- 

 hounds, or a Master of Harriers (being a member of the Association 

 of Masters of Harriers), of the country in which they are run, of 

 which notice shall have been given at the Registry Office (on a form 

 to be obtained therefrom) not less than seven days before the 

 holding thereof, with a fee of loj., and for which a certificate in 

 form 2 of the Appendix C to these Rules, and signed by such 

 Master as aforesaid, shall be lodged at the Registry Office within 

 fourteen days after the holding thereof. All other meetings, to 



