EIJLES OF RACING. 



* ' Kegistered " and " Eegistration " mean Registered and 

 "Registered " and "Registration " at such oflace. Registration: 



N. B. The present Registry Office is the Office 

 of the Secretary of the National Steeplechase 

 and Hunt Association. 



The Racing Calendar is such publication as ih.e Racing 

 Stewards of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Calendar. 

 Association shall designate. 



N. B. The Bacing Calendar is so designated. 



The "Forfeit List" is a record of arrears vfhioh Forjeii List. 

 have been notified by the Clerk of the Course of 

 any meeting held under these rules, or by the 

 Registry Office of The Jockey Club, and by any Turf 

 Authority having a reciprocal agreement with the 

 National Steeplechase and Hunt Association for the 

 mutual enforcement of forfeits. 



A Horse includes mare, gelding, colt and filly. Horse. 



The age of a horse is reckoned as beginning on the ^*- 

 first of January, in the year in which he is foaled. 



A maiden is a horse which has never won a race Maiden. 

 (other than a match or private sweepstakes) in any 

 country. A Maiden means a maiden at the time of 

 the start. 



N. B. In Steeplechases and Hurdle Races a horse 

 is still a maiden though a winner on the flat, and in 

 races on the flat a horse is still a maiden though a 

 winner of a Steeplechase or Hurdle Race. 



A "Race" means purse, sweepstakes, private ijace. 

 sweepstakes . cup or match. 



A ' ' Purse " is a race to be run for money or other Purse. 

 prize, without any stake being made by the owners 

 of the horses engaged and which is void if three 

 hor.-ses in entirely different interests are not entered 



for it. c , / 



A "sweepstakes" is a race in which stakes are to ^i^^tepsiakes. 



be made by the owners of the horses engaged, and 



any such race is still a sweepstakes when money or 



other prize is added. 

 A public sweepstakes is void if three subscribers 



do not engage horses in it. 

 A private sweepstakes is one to which no money 



is added and which has not been advertised previous 



to closing. 



