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Rule VI. Ladies' Cojimittee. — The Ladies' Committee shall re- 

 ceive ladies visiting the Course at the door of their carriage, and escort 

 them to the ladies' stand, and shall attend to their comfort on the track. 

 They shall be designated by a white badge. 



Rule VII. Assessments — Privileges of Members. — Members of 

 the Club shall pay fifty dollars [$50] a year, — twenty-five dollars 

 previous to each race meeting, and their monthly dues when called 

 upon. No badge shall be delivered until the subscription is paid. 

 Members of the Club shall have the privilege of introducing at each 

 race meeting two non-residents, upon procuring from the proprietor of 

 the Course a badge for each person so introduced. The price of a badge 

 shall be $10. 



Rule VIII. Frauds. — Every horse, mare, or gelding started, shall 

 go a bona fide race. If any fraud be discovered, and the purse, stakes or 

 match-money has been paid, the same shall be restored on demand of 

 the Judges, and by them paid over to the owner of the next best horse. 

 If the money be not restored by the illegal holder, he shall be expelled 

 from the Club, and shall ever thereafter be ineligible as a member. If 

 not a member of the Club, he shall be prohibited from ever trotting, 

 pacing or running a horse over the Course again, while it is under the 

 supervision of this Club. 



Rule IX. Decorum. — If any owner, trainer, rider, driver or attend- 

 ant of .a horse, use improper language to the officers on the Course, or 

 any member of the Club, or be guilty of any improper conduct, or use 

 indecorous language, or commit an assault on any jockey while at a 

 meeting or any private race governed by the rules of this Club, the per- 

 son or persons so ofi'ending shall not be permitted to start, train, ride, 

 turn or attend a horse over tliis Course again, in any race under the 

 control of this Club. 



Rule X. Proprietor of the Course. — The said Club shall have 

 the absolute control and direction of all meetings over the Pioneer 

 Course. The subscription of each member shall be paid to the Treas- 

 urer, or his authorized assistant, at least ten days prior to each Spring 

 or Fall Meeting for racing. The Club to have all percentage on 

 entrances, and the proprietor of the track the entire proceeds from the 

 gate and refreshment stands. He is to pay all printing expenses, gate- 

 keeping, and also to keep the track and .stands in good condition at his 

 own expense. He is to derive all benefits from strangers' badges during 

 the regular meetings. The proprietor shall at all times co-operate with 

 the officers of the Club in furtherance of the accompanying rules, and, 

 in the absence of any of its members, to have them strictly enforced. 



