HANDBOOK OF THE TURF. 153 



North Dakota : Racing on the Sabbath, or near any relig- 

 ious meeting, is prohibited ; and all racing is a misdemeanor 

 unless authorized by special laws. 



Ohio: For entering a horse under an assumed name, or 

 out of his proper class, for any purse or in any race, is punish- 

 able by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one, 

 nor more than three years. The same punishment as the 

 above is imposed for painting or disguising a horse ; and also 

 for concealing the real performance of any horse in any former 

 contest or trial of speed. [Class is determined, and names of 

 horses can only be legally changed, the same as by the law of 

 Michigan.] 



Pennsylvania : For entering a horse out of his class for 

 any purse, prize, stake or premium, the penalty is imprison- 

 ment not exceeding, six months, or a fine not exceeding $500, 

 or both. Stallions must be recorded in the records of the 

 clerk of the court of quarter sessions of each county, under 

 penalty of the forfeiture of the service fees, and the recovery 

 of such damages as may be shown to have been sustained by 

 reason of such false and fraudulent representation, where a 

 false pedigree has been presented for registry. 



South Dakota : Whoever enters a horse for any race under 

 an assumed name, changes the name of any horse entered in 

 any race, except by virtue of the code of printed rules of the 

 society or association opening the purse or stake, or enters any 

 horse out of his regular class, [determined the same as by the 

 law of Michigan], shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and so 

 punished, at the discretion of the court. 



Tennessee : It is unlawful gaming to bet or wager in any 

 way upon any race track, (applying to trotting and pacing, as 

 well as running horses), unless the race track upon which the 

 race is run, trotted or paced, be enclosed by a substantial fence, 

 and the bet or wager to be made within said enclosure, upon a 

 race to be made within said enclosure. It is unlawful to sell 

 pools or make any betting book or combination upon any race, 

 unless the same be conducted by the authority of a law- 

 fully chartered or incorporated blood-horse or turf association, 

 and then only in the county in which the association or fair 

 may be located. 



Texas : Penalty for giving a false pedigree of a horse, or 

 a false certificate of sale. 



Vermont: Agricultural societies, corporations and asso- 

 ciations authorized to hold public fairs, are authorized to offer 

 premiums, or purses, for success in competition of horses or 



