RULES or RACING. « 



A " cup " is any prize not given in money. Cup. 



A "handicap " is a race in which the weights to be Handicap. 

 carried by the horses are adjusted by the handicapper 

 for the purpose of equalizing their chances of 

 winning. 



A "free handicap " is one in which no liability is Frte Handicap. 

 incurred for entrance money, stake or forfeit, until 

 acceptance of the weight, either directly or through 

 omission to declare out. 



A •' private handicap " is one in which the weights Pnvate 

 are agreed upon among the parties to it, and which -^«"<^»cai'. 

 has not been publicly advertised previous to the 

 engagement being made. 



A "post race" is one in which the subscribers ^os? i?ace. 

 declare at the usual time before a race for declaring 

 to start, the horse or horses they are to run, without 

 other limitation of choice than the rules of racing 

 and the conditions of the race prescribe. 



A "produce race " is one to be run by the produce Produce Race. 

 of horses named or described at the tinie of entry. 



A "sellipg race" is one. the conditions of \;h\Q\i Selling Race. 

 require that every horse running, if a loser, may be 

 claimed, and if the winner must be offered for sale 

 by auction, or be liable to be claimed. 



Weight for age means standard weight according Weight for Age. 

 to the rules of the course where the race is run or 

 its conditions, and remains a weight for age race, 

 even though there be penalties and allowances. 



A race at " catch weig:bts " means one for which <"«'^'* Weights. 

 the riders need not weigh before or after the race. 



The "nominator" is the person in whose name & Nominator 

 horse is entered for a race. 



"Owner" inclurl es part own er or lessee. Owner. 



"Authorized Agent" means an agent appointed ^-iji'^o^rcd 

 by a document signed by the owner, and loriged a.i^9ent. 

 the Registry Ofi&ce. or, if for a single meeting only, 

 with the Clerk of the Course for transmission to the 

 Registry Office. Authorized agent inclucies sub- 

 agent, if authority to appoint a sub-agent is provided 

 for by the document. 



"Arrears" are anv sums unpaid in respect of -*'''^^''*- 

 fines, fees, including jockey's fees, entrance money, 

 stakes, subscriptions, forfeits and purchase money 



