RULES OF KACING. 7 



does not exceed $100, shall not be considered unrecognized 

 meetings." 



Sec. IV. At any meeting advertised to take place .yumber of 

 solely under these rules, there shall be in each day's steeplechases. 

 programme at least two Steeplechases. 



But ihe Stewards of the National Steeplechase aad Steivai-ds have 

 Hunt Association, may abrogate this rule -when in power to abro- 

 their opinion the conditions of the meeting render it ft^l^chases"^ 

 advisable. 



Sec. V. There shall be no Steeplechase less than Distances. 

 two miles, and no hurdle race less than one and one- 

 half miles. 



Thej e shall be no steeplechase nor hurdle race run ;^^^ hu7fie'Ta7es 

 in heats. /„ i,eats. 



Sec. VI. In all steeplechase courses there shall be xtimber. height 

 at least six fences in every mile. There shall be a and de'sa-ipdon 

 water jump at least twelve feet wide and two feet »/ fences, water 

 deep, to be guarded by a fence not less than two-^""'^' ^'^' 

 feet in perpendicular height. There shall be in each 

 course at least two jumps as follows : Ditch five feet 

 wide and two feet deep, which ditch shall be guarded 

 on the taking-ofE side by a single rail, and on the 

 landing side there shall be a fence of not less than 

 four feet six inches in perpendicular height, and it of 

 brushwood or gorse not less than three Jeet in width. 

 The minimuin perpendicular height of all other jumps 

 shall not be less than four feet six inches, and the mini- 

 mum width three feet. 'Ihe rails or boards prottvAwq a 

 fence shall not be less than three feet in pei ptndicular 

 height on the take-off side txcept at the water jump. 



At meetings held by Hunt and Country Clubs and Comessinns to 

 similar organizations duly sanctioned by ihe National -W""' «"« 

 Steeplechase and Hunt Association the Stewards oi Coimti y Chtb. 

 the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association 

 may grant permission to the Stewards of the meet- 

 ing to make the jumps of such character and dimen- 

 sions as they may deem expedient, and to give races 

 for farmers and their horses. 



Sec. VIC. In all Hurdle race courses there shall .YMmftero/ 

 be not less than four flights of hurdles in the first ^'"'"rf/fsi" 

 mile, with an additional flight of hurdles for every ^^"'"'^'e ■««<^»- 

 quaiter of a mile or part thereof beyond that dis- 

 tance, the height of the hurdles being not less than 



