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wear a collar, and the owners shall be subject to a penalty of los. for 

 non-observance of this rule. The colour of the collar shall be red for 

 the left-hand side and white for the right-hand side of the slips. The 

 upper dog on the card must be placed on the left hand, and the 

 lower dog on the right hand of the slips. 



22. The Slip. — The order to slip may be given by the Judge or the 

 Slip Steward, or the Stewards of a Meeting may leave the slip to the 

 sole discretion of the Slipper. The length of slip must necessarily 

 vary with the nature of the ground, but should never be less than from 

 three to four score yards, and must be maintained of one uniform 

 length as far as possible throughout each stake. 



23. The Slipper.— If one greyhound gets out of the slips the 

 Slipper shall not let the other go. In any case of slips breaking, and 

 either or both dogs getting away in consequence, the Slipper may be 

 fined a sum not exceeding ;i^i at the discretion of the Steward. 



24. Decision of the Judge. — The Judge shall be subject to the 

 General Rules which may be established by the National Coursing 

 Club for his guidance. He shall, on the termination of each course, 

 immediately deliver his decision aloud, and shall not recall or reverse 

 his decision on any pretext whatever after it has been declared ; but no 

 decision shall be delivered until the Judge is perfectly satisfied that the 

 course is absolutely terminated. 



25. Principles of Judging. — The Judge shall decide all courses 

 upon the one uniform principle that the greyhound which does most 

 towards killing the hare during the continuance of the course is to be 

 declared the winner. The principle is to be carried out by estimating 

 the value of the work done by each greyhound as seen by the Judge 

 upon a balance of points according to the scale hereafter laid down, 

 from which also are to be deducted certain specified allowances and 

 penalties. 



26. The Points of the Course are : — 



{a) Speed. — Which shall be estimated as one, two or three 

 points according to the degree of superiority shown. 

 {See definition below (a), ) 



{b) The Go-bye. — Two points, or if gained on the outer circle, 

 three points. 



{c) The Turn. — One point. 



{d) The Wrench. — Haifa point. 



{e) The Kill. — Two points, or, in a descending scale, in pro- 

 portion to the degree of merit displayed in that kill which 

 may be of no value. 



(/) The Trip. — One point. 



