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shall liaye the power to postpone to a futuro day, 

 upon giving notice of the same. 



3. QuALincATioxs OF Houses Starting. — 

 Horses trained in the same stable, or owned in 

 part by the same person, within three days 

 shall not start for a purse ; and horses so entered 

 shall forfeit their entrance. A horse starting alone 

 shall receive but one half of the purse. Horses 

 deemed by the judges not fair trotting horses, 

 shall be ruled off previous to, or distanced 

 at the termination of the heat. 



4. Entries. — All entries shall be made under 

 a seal, inclosing the entrance money (ten per cent 

 on the purse) and addressed to the proprietor, at 

 such time and place as they have been j)reviously 

 designated by advertisement. 



5. Weight to be Carried. — Every trotting 

 horse starting for match, purse or stake, shall 

 carry one hundred and forty-five pounds ; if in 

 harness, the weight of the sulky and harness not 



