28 EULES or KACING. 



Sec, II. The horses shall be started by a flag, What consHtuUs 

 and there shall be no start until, and no recall after, " ^t^^*" 

 the assistant starter has dropped his flag in answer 

 to the flag of the starter. 



Sec. III. The starter shall give all orders neces- 

 sary for securing a fair start. 



Sec. IV. The horses shall be started as far as starting Device. 

 possible in a line, but may be started at such reason- may be used. 

 able distance behind the starting post as the starter 

 thinks necessary, but this shall not preclude the vse of 

 a^y starting device approved hy the National Steeplechase 

 arid Hunt Association. 



Sec. V. The Stnrter shall have authority to fine or Misbehavior 

 suspend a jockey for dhohnJience of his orders, or for of Jockeys, 

 ntiempiing to take any unfair advantage, hut the suspen- 

 sion'of a jockey sh'Hl not take efecl until after the last 

 race of the day of his suspension. 



Sec. VI. The Starter shall not impose any fine ex- 

 ceeding ^200 for any off en s^^ nor suspeiid beyond the 

 last day of the meeting, and he shall report all fines and 

 suspeiisions to the Clerk of the Scales in wriling. 



Sec. VII. The Stewards only may modify or remit 

 penalties i'm'posed by the Starter. 



Sec. VIII. The concurrent statement of the starter Concurrent 

 and his assistant as to incidents of the start is con- Statements. 

 elusive. 



PAKT XVII. 



RUNNING AND WALKING OVER. 



Rule 53. An owner running two or more horses in a z>eo/a?aiton <o 

 race may declare to win with one of them, and such TPm. 

 declaration must be made at the time of weighing 

 out and is to be immediately posted on the Notice 

 Board. A jocljey riding a horse with which his 

 owner has not declared to win, must on no account 

 stop such horse except in favor of the stable com- 

 panion on whose behalf declaration to win has been 

 made. 



