RULES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA JOCKEY CLUB. 



ADOPTED FEBKUARY, 1S24 EEVISED JANUARY 1, 1S53. 



Whereas, to import into and encourage a good breed of horses in this 

 State, must at all times be highly beneficial to the citizens thereof, and 

 essentially so in case of war, as the means of forming serviceable bodies 

 of cavalry, for defence of the extended limits of the same ; the subscri- 

 bers, vrith these views, have agreed to form themselves into a Society, by 

 the name of the South Carolina Jockey Club. 



Rule I. The Club shall meet on the Saturday preceding the first 

 "Wednesday in February annually, in Charleston, at such place as the 

 Stewards shall appoint. The regular Races shall be run on the first 

 Wednesday in February, and the two following days, in every year, in 

 the City of Charleston. The first day's Race shall be four-mile heats ; 

 the horses to start precisely at one o'clock ; and to carry the following 

 weights — Mares, Fillies, and Geldings, to be allowed three pounds ; 



Aged horses . . 126 lbs. 

 6 years old . . 120 lbs. 

 5 years old . . 112 lbs. 



4 years old . . . 102 lbs. 

 3 years old . . . 90 lbs. 

 2 years old ... a feather. 



Distance Post 170 yards, for four-mile heats. 



Rule II. The second day's race shall be three-mile heats, horses 

 starting at the same hour, and carrying the same weights as on the first 

 day. Distance Post 130 yards. 



Rule III. The third day's Race shall be two-mile heats, the weights 

 and hour of starting the same as on the first and second daj's. Distance 

 Post 90 yards. 



The Distance Post for one-mile heats to be 50 yards. 



Best 3 in 5— 70 yards. 



Any person who starts a horse, mare, filly, colt, or gelding, for either 

 of the Purses, whose rider shall carry more than two pounds over his 

 proper weight, shall declare it before starting, to the Judges or Stew- 

 ards ; who are to proclaim it at the Post. Any person neglecting or 

 refusing to make such declaration, his horse, mare, colt, gelding, or filly, 

 shall be considered as distanced, and shall not be permitted to start for 

 any other heat. 



Rule IV. Horses shall be entered with the Stewards by sealed 

 entries, before nine o'clock on the evening previous to the race for which 

 they are to contend. No Post entrance, except for the second race on 

 Saturday. 



