HUNTING PARK COURSE. l-tl 



horses, especially that most valuable one known as the trotter, 

 whose extraordinary powers cannot be develoj)ed or properly 

 estimated without trials of speed and bottom, and in order to 

 prevent those vicious practices which often occur on the course, 

 where it is not subject to the government and direction of an 

 Association, empowered and resolved to maintain good brder — 

 the subscribers agree to associate under the name and title of the 

 Hunting Park Association." 



To copy the remainder of the articles and rules, would be a 

 needless M^aste of space ; but it may be briefly stated that — The 

 government of the Association is vested in a President, two Yice- 

 presidents, and seven Managers, to be elected annually. 



" No new member to be admitted without the consent of 

 two-thirds of the Board of Managers. 

 " Annual subscription, ten dollars. 



" Every rider to be neatly dressed in a fancy silk jacket, 

 jockey cap and boots, and all horses to carry weight according 

 to age, as follows — 



An aged horse, . . . , 150 pounds 



Six years, 143 " 



Five years, 136 " 



Four years, 129 " 



Three years, 122 " 



Mares, iillies, and geldings allowed three pounds. Intervals of 

 thirty minutes between heats of four miles, twenty minutes be- 

 tween heats of three miles, and fifteen between every other heat. 

 " All combinations and partnership between horses pro- 

 hibited, and their owner never again allowed to enter a horse. 

 A horse must win two heats to win a race, unless he distance 

 all others at one heat ; but if three horses win each a heat, no 

 other horse to start against them. 



The distance on four-mile heats is fixed at . . 320 yards. 

 " three " " . . 240 " 



" two " " . . 160 " 



" one " " . . 80 " 



" Art. 26. All trials for speed shall be under the saddle, 

 unless directed otherwise by a majority of the members of this 

 Association, or two-thirds of the officers of the same ; but the 

 first day's and largest purse shall, in all cases, be contended for 



