THE HOESE EDUCATOR. Ill 



judges in the startiug-stancT on any question, a 

 majority sliall govern. 



10. Judges' Duties. — The judges shall order 

 the horses saddled or harnessed five minutes 

 previous to the time appointed for starting ; any 

 rider or driver causing undue detention after 

 being called up, by making false starts or other- 

 wise, the judges may give the word to start 

 without reference to the situation of the horse so 

 offending, unless convinced such delay is un- 

 avoidable on the part of the rider or driver, in 

 which case not more than thirty minutes shall be 

 consumed in attempting to start ; and at the 

 expiration of that time, the horse or horses ready 

 to start shall receive the word. 



11. Starting Horses. — The pole shall be 

 drawn for by the judges, the horse winning a 

 heat shall, for the succeeding heats, be entitled 

 to a choice of the track ; on coming out on the 

 last stretch, each horse shall retain the track first 

 selected ; any horse deviating shall bo distanced. 



