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offered, opened or announced." " The name of any horse, mare, 

 gelding, colt, or filly shall be the name by which it is known 

 under and according to the rules and regulations of such society, 

 organization or association ; and the name by which such horse 

 has once competed for any prize, shall be regarded as its true 

 name unless changed as provided by the rules of the associa- 

 tions or societies." 



Minnesota : To enter for competition, or for any prize, 

 premium, sweepstake, purse, or stake, by any agricultural or 

 other association ; or to drive or handle any horse, mare, geld- 

 ing, colt, or filly, out of its proper class, is punishable by 

 imprisonment in the State Prison not less than one nor more 

 than five years. Persons misrepresenting or fraudulently con- 

 cealing the public performance of the animal which he, she, or 

 they, propose to enter, in any former contest, is liable to the 

 same penalty as above, " irrespective of success as to the entry 

 offered." 



Missouri: Book-making and pool-selling on races, except 

 when done within the grounds where such races occur is a felony 

 punishable by fine or imprisonment. 



Montana : No race ground shall be opened on the first day 

 of the week. 



Neiv Hampshire : The registry of stallions kept for service 

 must be made with the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture ; 

 and for failure to make such registry, (giving name, age, 

 color, and pedigree) ; or for giving a false statement in such 

 pedigree, the penalty is a fine of !|100. 



New York: All racing is a misdemeanor except such as is 

 allowed by special laws to societies and associations ; and all 

 parties engaged in racing, other than when so allowed are sub- 

 ject to a fine of $500, and all public officers are empowered to 

 prevent such races. The penalty for contributing to a plate, 

 stake, or purse, not authorized by such special law, is a fine of 

 $25. Racing in the town of New Utrecht, whether for a stake 

 or not, is a misdemeanor, subject to fine and imprisonment. 

 To enter a horse in a race, under an assumed name, or out of 

 its proper class, is punishable by imprisonment in the State 

 Prison for a term not more than three years, or in the county 

 jail in the county where convicted, not more than one year, or 

 by fine not exceeding .|1,000. [Class is determined in the same 

 manner, and the change of name of a horse in the same way, 

 as by the law in Michigan.] The act of fraudulently conceal- 

 ing the result of any public performance of a horse in any 

 former contest of speed, is punishable in same manner and 



