412 RULES OF RACING. 



27tk. No stud horse shall be exhibited within the walls of the 

 course until the ladies have retired. 



fiStk. All members and their families shall pass the gate free, 

 and all who are not members shall pay the following tolls, viz :— 

 for every four-wheeled carriage $1, for every gig and two-wheeled 

 carriage, cart, man and horse, 50 cents : and for every person on 

 foot 25 cents. 



29th. Any person who may kill a dog on the course, shall be 

 paid two dollars out ©f the funds of this Club, and if there be 

 none in hand, by the Judges, out of the purse of that day on which 

 the dog or dogs may be killed. 



30th. The following weights shall be carried, viz : 



2 years old, a feather, 



3 .. .. 86 lbs. 



4 .. .. 100 .. 



5 .. .. 110 .. 



6 .. .. 118 



7 .. .. and upwards, 124 lbs. with an al- 

 lowance of three pounds to mares and geldings. The weigher shall 

 see that each rider shall have his proper weight, before he starts, and 

 that they have within two pounds after each heat. 



Slst. The age of horses shall be recorded by the year in which 

 they are foaled ; during the year 1800 shall be considered as a 

 yearling; during the year 1801, two years old; during the year 

 1802, and so on. 



S2d. New members can only be admitted upon recommenda- 

 tion ; any person wishing to become a member, shall be balloted for 

 and two black balls will exclude him. 



BETTING. 



When both parties are present, either party has a right to de- 

 mand that the money be staked before the horses start ; and if one 

 refuse, the other may, at his option, declare the bet void. 



If any party be absent on the days of race, the party present may 

 declare the bet void, in the presence of the Judges, before the race 

 commences ; but if any person offer to stake for the absentee, it is 

 a confirmed bet. 



A bet made on a heat to come, is no bet, unless all the horses 

 running in a previous heat start agam. 



All bets made between horses that are distanced the same heat 

 are considered drawn, and when between two horses throughout a 

 race, and neither of them win it, the horse that is best at the termi- 

 nation of the race, wins the bets. 



If an entrance horse, or subscriber die, no forfeit shall be re- 

 quired. 



A premium given to another to make a bet shall not be refunded, 

 although the bet is not run for 



