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22. Betting. —Absent Betters. — A con- 

 firmed bet cannot be left off without mutual con- 

 sent. If either party be absent at the time of 

 trotting, and the money be not staked, the party 

 present may declare the bet void in the presence 

 of the judges, unless some party will stake the 

 money betted for the absentee. 



23. Compromised Matches. — All bets made 

 by outside betters on compromised matches are 

 considered drawn. 



21. Betters or Odds, etc. — The person 

 who bets the odds has the right to choose the 

 horse or the field. When he has chosen his 

 horse the field is what starts against him ; but 

 there is no field unless one starts with him. 

 If odds are bet without naming the horses, be- 

 fore the trot is over it must be determined, as 

 the odds were at time of making it. Bets 

 made in trotting are not determined till the 

 purse is won, if the heat is not specified at the 

 time of betting. 



