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specified for his horse ; but should any horse carry more 

 ihan 2 lbs. above his weight without having declared it, 

 he will be considered distanced, although he came in first. 



" Heats. — For the best of the plate, when three heats are 

 run, the horse is second which wins one heat. For the best 

 of the heats, the horse is second that beats the other horse 

 twice out of three times though he do not win a heat. When 

 a plate is won by two heats, the preference of the horses is 

 determined by the second heat. When a plate is given to 

 the winner of the best of three heats, a horse must be the 

 actual winner of two heats, even though no horse appear 

 against him for both or either of the heats. When three 

 horses have each won a heat, they only must start for a 

 fourth. In running heats, a dead heat goes for nothing, 

 and all the horses may start again, unless it be between 

 two horses that had each won a heat. Horses drawn be- 

 fore the plate is won are distanced. No distance in a 

 fourth heat. 



" False Description". — JSTo horse will be deemed the 

 winner of any race which shall be proved to have run 

 under a false description ; the disqualification to remain in 

 force until his pedigree be ascertained and recorded. No 

 objection can be made after the lapse of twelve months 

 from the time of running. 



" Allowance of Weight to the produce of untried 

 horses or mares must be claimed at the time of running. 

 Extra weight and allowances for not winning are not ac- 

 cumulative unless particularly specified. Extra weights 

 for running are enforced up to the time of running. 



" Fictitious Name. — When any person enters a horse 

 or subscribes, under a fictitious name, or in the name of a 

 person not fully identified at the time, he will be considered 

 in all respects as the owner of the horse, and as the sub- 

 scriber to the stake. The stewards of the Jockey Club 



