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time upon the order of the President of the Club, and in case of his 

 absence, upon the order of the acting Vice President; and within thirty 

 days after the closing of every regular meeting, he shall furnish the 

 President, or in his absence, the acting Vice President, a full statement 

 of the receipts and disbursements of the funds of the Club, from the 

 date of the last statement up to the date of that which he then renders, 

 showing the balance of money in hand, subject to the order of the Pres- 

 ident, or acting Vice President, which statement shall be deposited with 

 the Secretary of the Club, as one of the records of the Club, and so be 

 entered by him. 



Rule VII. At each regular meeting there shall be appointed four 

 Stewards, who shall serve for one meeting succeeding their appointment. 

 They shall wear some appropriate badge of distinction, to be determined 

 upon by themselves. It shall be the duty of the Stewards to attend on 

 the Course, to preserve order, clear the track, keep it clear, keep off the 

 crowd of persons from the horses coming to the stand after the close of 

 each heat, and they may employ in their discretion, at the expense of 

 the Club, a sufficient number of able-bodied men to assist them in the 

 effectual discharge of their duties. 



Rule VIII. There shall be three Judges in the starting stand, con- 

 sisting of the President and two Assistant Judges, assisted by the 

 Secretary, and in case of the absence of the President of the Club, then 

 the first Vice President, and in his absence, the second Vice President. 

 The Judges shall keep the stand clear of any intrusion during the pen- 

 dency of a heat, see that the riders are dressed in Jockey style, weigh 

 the riders before starting in the race, and after each heat, instruct the 

 riders as to their duty under the rules before starting in the race, and 

 proclaim from the stand the time and result of each heat, and also the 

 result of the race. 



Rule IX. There shall be two Distance Judges, and three Patrol 

 Judges, appointed by the Judges in the starting stand, who shall repair 

 to the Judges' stand immediately after each heat, and report to the 

 Judges the horses that are distanced, and foul riding, if there be any. 



Rule X. All the disputes shall be decided by the Judges of the 

 day, from whose decision there shall be no appeal, unless at the discre- 

 tion of the Judges, and no evidence of foul riding shall be received 

 except from the Judges and Patrols. 



Rule XI. When, in the opinion of a majority of the Officers of the 

 Club, any good cause may require the postponement of a race, they may 

 postpone any Purse race ; but in case of a postponement of a race, no 

 new entries shall be received for that race. A postponement of a Purse 



