National Coursing Rules loi 



12. Prefix of " Ns." — Any subscriber making an entry in a stake 

 must prove to the satisfaction of the Stewards, if called upon by them 

 to do so, that any greyhound entered by him, without the prefix of the 

 word " Names,"' is bona fide his own property. If a subscriber enters a 

 dog not his own property, without putting "ns" after his ov/n name, 

 the dog so entered shall be disqualified. Every subscriber shall, if 

 requested, deliver in writing to the Secretary of the Meeting the name 

 of the bona fide owner of the greyhound named by him, and this com- 

 munication is to be produced should any dispute arise. No dog 

 purchased or procured for a less time than the entire period still 

 remaining of its public running, or belonging to two or more persons, 

 unless they are declared confederates, shall be held as bona fide the 

 property of a subscriber. A copy of the lease of a greyhound, 

 registered or re-registered, must be lodged with the Keeper of the Stud 

 Book at the time of such registration or re-registration. The names of 

 confederates must be registered with the Keeper of the Stud Book — fee, 

 IS. for each name. Assumed names must also be registered with the 

 Keeper of the Stud Book — fee, £^y 5s. 



13. Death of a Subscriber. — The death of a subscriber shall 

 only affect his nominations if it occur before the draw, in which case, 

 subject to the exceptions stated below, they shall be void, whether the 

 entries have been made or not, and any money received for forfeits or 

 stakes shall be returned, less the proportion of expenses when the 

 amount has been advertised, and when the nominations rendered 

 vacant are not filled by other subscribers. If he has parted with all 

 interest in the nominations, and dogs not his property are entered 

 and paid for, such entries shall not subsequently be disturbed. 

 When dogs that have been entered in Produce Stakes change owners, 

 with their engagements and with their forfeits paid, the then owner, if 

 entitled to run them in those stakes, shall not be prevented from doing 

 so by reason of the death of the former owner. 



14. Draw. — Immediately before the greyhounds are drawn at any 

 Meeting, and before nine o'clock on every subsequent evening during 

 the continuance of such Meeting, the time and place of putting the first 

 brace of dogs into the slips on the following morning shall be declared. 

 A card or counter bearing a corresponding number shall be assigned 

 to each entry. These numbered cards or counters shall then be placed 

 together and drawn indiscriminately. This classification, once made, 

 shall not be disturbed throughout the Meeting, except for the purpose 

 of guarding, or on account of byes. 



15. Guarding. — When two or more nominations in a stake are 

 taken in one name, the greyhounds, if bona fide the property of the 



