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satisfactory or not, and their opinion in writing may be asked for and 

 published afterwards, but the decision of the Judge, once given, shall 

 not be reversed for any cause. 



34. Withdrawal of a Dog. — If a dog be withdrawn from any 

 stake on the field, its owner, or someone having his authority, must at 

 once give notice to the Secretary, or Flag, or Slip Steward. If the 

 dog belongs to either of these officials the notice must be given to the 

 other. When after a " no course" or an " undecided " one of the grey- 

 hounds has been officially drawn, and the dogs are again, by mistake, 

 put into the slips and run a course, the arrangements come to shall 

 stand, whatever the Judge's decision may be, and all bets on the 

 course shall be void. 



35. Impugning Judge. — If any subscriber, owner, or any other 

 person proved to be interested, openly impugns the decision of the 

 Judge on the ground, except by a complaint to the Stewards, according 

 to Rule 33, he shall forfeit not more than £$, nor less than £2, at the 

 discretion of the Stewards. 



36. Stakes not run out. — When two greyhounds remain in for the 

 deciding course, the stakes shall be considered divided if they belong 

 to the same owner, or to confederates, and also if owner of one of the 

 two dogs induces the owner of the other to draw him for any payment 

 or consideration ; but if one of the two be drawn without payment or 

 consideration, from lameness, or from any cause clearly affecting his 

 chance of winning, the other may be declared the winner, the facts of 

 the case being clearly proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards. The 

 same rule shall apply when more than two dogs remain in at the end 

 of a stake which is not run out ; and in case of a division between 

 three or more dogs, of which two or more belong to the same owner, 

 these latter shall be held to take equal shares of the total amount 

 received by their owner in a division. When there is a compulsory 

 division all greyhounds remaining in the class that is being run, even 

 where one is entitled to a bye, shall take equal shares. The terms of 

 any arrangement to divide winnings, and the amount of any money 

 given to induce the owner of a dog to draw him, must be declared to 

 the Secretary, 



37. Winners of Stakes running Together. — If two or more 

 greyhounds shall each win a stake, and have to run together for a final 

 prize or challenge cup, should they not have run an equal number of 

 ties in their respective stakes, the greyhound which has run the smaller 

 number of courses must run a bye, or byes, to put itself upon an 

 equality in this respect with its opponent. 



38. Objections. — An objection to a greyhound may be made to 



