324 THE JOCKEY CLUB 1835- 



' nominations are not void by the death of a sub- 

 scriber ' (which is the Australian rule in so many 

 words) ; and one seems to remember that Archiduc 

 thus became incapable of running for the English 

 Derby by the death of Count Lagrange, but could and 

 did run for the French, and was second to Little Duck. 



The German rule (Union Klub's) used to run, and 

 probably does still run : ' Die zu den Eennen ge- 

 machten Anmeldungen bleiben giiltig, selbst wenn der 

 Unterzeichner oder Nenner stirbt ' (nominations not 

 void by death of subscriber). 



The Austro - Hungarian : * Abgegebene Unter- 

 schriften oder Nennungen erloschen, wenn der Unter- 

 zeichner oder Nenner stirbt, ausser wenn ein ange- 

 meldetes Pferd vor dem eingetretenen Todesfall seines 

 Nenner s mit Engagements verkauft und die gehorige 

 Anzeige hie von erstattet wurde ' (nominations are void 

 by the death of a subscriber, unless the nominated 

 horse shall have been sold with engagements before 

 the death, and due notice of the sale shall have been 

 given ; which is the English rule with a very impor- 

 tant modification). 



Still there is a great deal to be said in favour of 

 the English rule as it now stands ; it is so simple, 

 so- trenchant, so downright, so preventive of mistakes, 

 disputes, litigation and dishonesty, unless in the event 

 (which is likely to be very rare) of the almost simul- 

 taneous occurrence of the subscriber's death and the 

 decision of a race to which he may have subscribed. 



