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be assumed by others. Jockeys shall not ride in colors not announced 

 in the bills of the day. 



Rule XVI. Riders. — Two riders from the same stable will not be 

 permitted to ride in the same race, except by consent of the Judges ; 

 nor shall two horses from the same stable, or owned in whole or in part 

 by the same person, be allowed to start in the same race, except in a race 

 of a single heat. 



Rule XVII. The following weights shall be carried, viz. : 



Two years old, A feather. 



Three " 90 lbs. 



Four " 104 " 



Five " 114 " 



Six « 121 » 



Seven and upwards, 126 " 



Weights. — Mares, fillies, and geldings allowed 3 lbs. If any horse 

 carry five pounds over his proper weight, it shall be the duty of the 

 Judges to announce it from the stand. A horse shall not be allowed to 

 start in any race, carrying more than five pounds over weight. In 

 making weight nothing shall be weighed from which a liquid can be 

 wrung ; and nothing shall be weighed after a heat, that was not weighed 

 before it. Bridles not to be weighed. 



Rule XVIII. Age. — The age of horses shall be computed from the 

 first day of January next preceding their being foaled. That is, a colt 

 or filly foaled on any day in the year 1855, will be considered one year 

 old on the first day of January, 1856. 



Rule XIX. Positions. — The horse to which "the track " is allotted, 

 shall take his place on the inner or left-hand side, of the course ; and 

 the others shall take their places on his right, according to allotment. 

 The winner of a heat shall at the next start have "the track;" the 

 others shall take their positions in the order in which they came out in 

 the previous heat. 



Rule XX. Signal for Starting. — Some signal shall be given from 

 the starting stand, five minutes before the period of starting, after the 

 lapse of which time the Judges shall give the word to start to such 

 riders as are then ready, but should any horse prove restive in being 

 brought up to the stand, or in starting, the Judges may delay the start 

 a short interval, at their own discretion. 



. Rule XXI. Accidents. — If an accident happen to a horse or rider 

 at a start, the Judges may grant as much delay as they think necessary, 

 not however to exceed the time allowed between the heats of the race in 

 which the horses are about to contend. 



