ENGLISH LAWS OF RACING. 551 



EuLE XVI. When the qualification of a horse is objected to before 

 running, the proof of qualification must be made by the owner before 

 starting ; on failure, the prize may be withheld for a period to be fixed 

 by the Stewards ; and if not made then, he will not be entitled to the 

 prize, though his horse shall have come in first. If the objection be 

 made after the time specified, the proof rests with the objector. 



Rule XVII. When the age or qualification of a horse is objected 

 to, either before or after running, the Stewards have power to order the 

 examination of the horse's mouth, by competent persons, and to call for 

 such evidence as they may require, and their decision is final. The 

 person requiring the horse's mouth to be examined at Newmarket must 

 pay the expenses of such examination, unless it should prove that the 

 horse is of the wrong age, in which case the Jockey Club will pay it. 



Rule XVIII. In all cases of fraud punishable by law, the Jockey 

 Club have power, with the consent of the party aggrieved, to prosecute 

 the offenders. 



Rule XIX. If a horse shall run, or be brought to run, for any race 

 in England or elsewhere, and shall be proved not to be of the age rep- 

 resented, the Jockey Club have power to disqualify for ever the owner, 

 or part owner, trainer, groom, or person having the care of such horse 

 at the time, from running or training any horse where the rules of the 

 Jockey Club apply, and from being employed by any member of the 

 Club. And any horse thus fraudulently entered or run, is for ever dis- 

 qualified for running in any race whatever. 



Rule XX. No horse foaled out of the United Kingdom can be 

 entered for any race where the rules of the Jockey Club prevail, unless 

 the owner at the time of naming, deposit with the person appointed to 

 receive such nomination a certificate from some racing club of the coun- 

 try where the horse was foaled, or from the Mayor or other public offi- 

 cer of the district, stating the age, pedigree, and color of the horse, and 

 the marks by which it is distinguished. 



Rule XXI. All stakes must be made before starting, in default 

 thereof the nominator becomes liable as a loser, whether his horse comes 

 in first or not, unless he shall previously have obtained the consent of 

 the party or parties with whom he is engaged, to his not staking. When 

 the riders of any horses brought out to run are called upon by the 

 starter to take their places for starting, the owner of every horse that 

 goes to the post is liable to pay his whole stake. 



Rule XXII. No person can start a horse for any race cither in his 

 own name or in that of any other person, unless both the owner and namer 

 shall have paid all former stakes and forfeits before the time fixed for 



