National Coursing Rules 109 



any one of the Stewards of a Meeting at any time before the stakes are 

 paid over, upon the objector lodging in the hands of such Steward, or 

 the Secretary, the sum of ;i^5, which shall be forfeited if the objection 

 proves frivolous, or if he shall not bring the case before the next Meet- 

 ing of the National Coursing Club, or give notice to the Stewards 

 previous thereto of his intention to withdraw the objection. The 

 owner of the greyhound objected to must deposit equally the sum of 

 £$, and prove the correctness of his entry. Expenses in consequence 

 of an objection shall be borne as the National Coursing Club may 

 direct. Should an objection be made which cannot at the time be 

 substantiated or disproved, the greyhound may be allowed to run under 

 protest, the Stewards retaining the winnings until the objection has 

 been withdrawn, or heard and decided. If the greyhound objected to 

 be disqualified, the amount to which he would otherwise have been 

 entitled shall be divided equally among the dogs beaten by him ; and 

 if a piece of plate or prize has been added, and won by him, only the 

 dogs which he beat in the several rounds shall have a right to contend 

 for it. 



39. Defaulters. — No person shall be allowed to enter or run a 

 greyhound in his own or any other person's name, or attend any 

 Coursing Meeting, or the draw, dinner, or calling over of the card of 

 any Meeting, who is a defaulter for either stakes, forfeits or bets, or 

 for money due under an arrangement for a division of winnings, or for 

 penalties regularly imposed for the infraction of Rules by the Stewards 

 of any Meeting, or for any payment required by a decision of the 

 National Coursing Club, or for subscriptions due to any Club entitled 

 to have representatives in the National Coursing Club. As regards 

 bets, however, this Rule shall only apply when a complaint is lodged 

 with the Secretary of the National Coursing Club within six months 

 after the bet becomes due. On receipt of such complaint the Secretary 

 shall give notice of the claim to the person against whom it is made, 

 with a copy of this Rule, and if he should not pay the bet, or appear 

 before the next Meeting of the National Coursing Club, and resist the 

 claim successfully, he shall be considered a defaulter. 



40. Judge or Slipper interested. — If a Judge or Slipper be in 

 any way interested in the winnings of a greyhound or greyhounds, the 

 owner and nominator in each case, unless they can prove satisfactorily 

 that such interest was without their cognizance, shall forfeit all claim 

 to the winnings, and the dog shall be disqualified ; and if any nominator 

 or owner of greyhounds shall give, offer, or lend money, or anything of 

 value to any Judge or Slipper, such owner or nominator shall not be 

 allowed to run dogs in his own or any other person's name during any 

 subsequent period that the National Coursing Club may decide upon. 



