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field; when a person Las chosen a horse, the field is what starts against 

 him ; but there is no field without one horse starts against him. 



If odds are laid without mentiouiug the horse before the race is over, 

 the bet must be determined by the state of the odds at the time of mak- 

 ing it. 



Bets made in running are not determined till the plate is won, if that 

 heat be not mentioned at the time of running. 



A bet made after the heat is over, if the horse betted on does not 

 start, is void. 



Bets determined, though the horse does not start, when the words 

 " play or pay," are made use of in betting. Bets made on horses win- 

 ning any number of races within the year shall be understood, however 

 the expression may be varied, as meaning the year of our Lord. 



Matches and bets are void on the decease of either party, before the 

 match or bet is determined. 



A horse walking over, or receiving forfeit, shall be deemed a winner. 



An untried stallion or mare, is one whose produce has never run in 

 public. 



A maiden horse or mare is one that has never started. 



Feather Weight. — A horse carries feather weight when the terms 

 of the race allow the owner to place what rider he pleases on his back ; 

 he consequently procures the lightest eligible Jockey possible, who 

 weighs neither before nor after the race. 



RULES OF THE MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB. 



Rules and orders approved and adopted as the rules and orders of the 

 " Maryland Jockey Club," to commence and he in force from the 

 third day of June, 1830, and to continue in force until the close 

 of the Fall meeting in the year 1834, subject to such alterations as 

 may be made from time to time, according to the provisions there- 

 in continued. > 



Rule I. There shall be two meetings of this Club in each year, 

 and each continue four days, to be called the Spring and Fall meet- 

 ings. The Spring meeting shall commence on the last Tuesday in 

 May, and the Fall meeting shall commence on the last Tuesday in 

 October. « 



Rule II. There shall be a President, two Vice Presidents, a Cor- 



