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3. The judge ought to be in a position where he can see the 



dogs leave the slips, and to decide by the colour of the 

 dogs to a person appointed for that purpose ; his decision 

 to be final. 



4. The judge shall not answer any questions put to him re- 



garding a course, unless such questions are asked by 

 the committee. 



5. If any member make an observation in the hearing of the 



judge respecting a course during the time of running, 

 or before he should have delivered his judgment, he shall 

 forfeit one sovereign to the fund, and if either dog be his 

 own, he shall lose the course. If he impugn the decision 

 of the judge, he shall forfeit two sovereigns. 



6. That all courses run at this Society shall be from slips. 



7. That no person shall run a greyhound by a name different 



from that in which he has appeared in public, without 

 first giving notice of such alteration, under a penalty 

 of five sovereigns. 



8. That any member of this Society, or other person, running 



a greyhound at the meeting, having a dog at large which 

 shall join in the course then running, shal forfeit one 

 sovereign ; and if belonging to either of the parties 

 running, the course shall be decided against him. 



9. No greyhounds to be entered as puppies, unless born on 



or after the 1st of January of the year preceding the 

 day of running. 



10. If, in running for prizes, the judge shall be of opinion 

 that the course has not been of sufficient length to 

 enable him to decide as to the merits of the dogs, he 



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