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which he beat in the several rounds shall have a right to 

 contend for it. 



39. Defaulters. — No person shall be allowed to enter 

 or run a greyhound, in his own or any other person's 

 name, who is a defaulter for either stakes, forfeits, or 

 bets, or for money due under an arrangement for a 

 division of winnings, or for penalties regularly imposed 

 for the infraction of rules by the Stewards of any Meet- 

 ing, or for any payment required by a decision of the 

 National Coursing Club, or for subscriptions due to any 

 Club entitled to have representatives in the National 

 Coursing Club. As regards bets, howe\ er, this rule shall 

 only apply when a complaint is lodged with the Secretary 

 of the National Coursing Club within six months after 

 the bet becomes due. On receipt of such complaint the 

 Secretary shall give notice of the claini to the person 

 against whom it is made, with a copy of this rule, and 

 if he should not pay the bet, or appear before the next 

 meeting of the National Coursing Club and resist the 

 claim successfully, he shall be considered a defaulter. 



40. Judge or Slipper Interested. — If a Judge or Slipper 

 1)6 in any way interested in the winnings of a greyhound 

 or greyhounds, the owner and nominator in each case, 

 unless they can prove satisfactorily that such interest 

 was without their cognizance, shall forfeit all claim to 

 the winnings, and the dog shall be disqualified ; and if 

 any nominator or owner of greyhounds shall give, offer, 

 or lend money, or anything of value, to any Judge or 

 Slipper, such owner or nominator shall not be allowed to 

 run dogs in his own or any other person's name during 

 any subsequent period that the National Coursing Club 

 may decide upon. 



4 1 . Discreditable Co?idi(ct. — Any person who is proved. 



