National Coursing Rules 99 



Committee and the Stewards (if appointed) shall have the power of 

 deciding what is to be done. 



4. Description of Entry. — Every subscriber to a stake must 

 name his dog before the time fixed for closing the entry, giving the 

 names (the running names if they had any) of the sire and dam of the 

 dog entered. The Secretary shall publish on the cards the names of 

 those who are subscribers but do not comply with these conditions. 

 These nominations shall not be drawn, but must be paid for. For 

 produce stakes the names, pedigrees, ages, colours and distinguishing 

 marks of puppies shall be detailed in writing to the Secretary of a 

 Meeting at the time of the original entry in all Puppy Stakes, and a 

 subscriber must, if required, state in writing to the Secretary, before or 

 during the Meeting for which such entry is made, the names and 

 addresses of the parties who reared his puppies ; and any puppy whose 

 marks and pedigree shall be proved not to correspond with the entry 

 given shall be disqualified, and the whole of its stakes or winnings 

 forfeited. No greyhound is to be considered a puppy which was 

 whelped before the ist of January of the year preceding the com- 

 mencement of the season of running. A sapling is a greyhound 

 whelped on or after the 1st of January of the year in which the season 

 of running commenced. 



5. Registration. — Every litter of puppies shall within two months 

 of the date of whelping be registered free of charge, with the names of 

 the sire and dam, and the colour (subject to correction within six 

 months of the date of whelping), sex, and number of the puppies, 

 under a penalty of ;i^i. A fee of 5s. shall also be paid for the regis- 

 tration at the time of naming of each puppy not registered according to 

 the above requirements. The colours, sex, names, pedigrees and ages 

 of all greyhounds, with the names of their owners, and the owners of 

 their sires and dams, must be registered in the Stud Book. The 

 registration fee shall be is. 6d. for each dog registered on or before 

 30th June, and an additional fee of 2s. shall be charged for the regis- 

 tration of all greyhounds (other than saplings) after that date to the 

 end of the Coursing season immediately following. Any owner, by 

 payment of 30s. annually, may compound for the registration of any 

 number of greyhounds bona fide his own property. No greyhound 

 shall be registered whose sire and dam have not been registered ; 

 provided always that such sire and dam may he registered at the same 

 time on payment of a fee of ids. for each dog; but the pedigree, with 

 name of owner of such sire and dam, must be supplied to the Keeper of 

 the Stud Book, and verified, if necessary, before such registration. 

 Every change of ownership must be registered at a fee of is. A 

 Certificate of Registration must be given on payment of the fee. 



