752 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY 



i6o. (i) If an objection to a horse engaged in a race be made not later than 

 half-past ten in the morning of the day of the race, the Stewards may require his 

 qualification to be proved before the race ; and in default of such proof being given 

 to their satisfaction, they may declare him disqualified. 



(ii) An objection to any decision of the Clerk of the Scales must be made at 

 once. 



(iii) An objection to a horse, on the ground of a cross, jostle or foul riding, or 

 of his not having run the proper course, or of any other matter occurring in the 

 race, or on the ground of any irregularity on the part of a rider at the scales or 

 before weighing in, must be made within a quarter of an hour after the winner has 

 weighed in, unless, under special circumstances, the Stewards are satisfied that it 

 could not have been made within that time. 



(iv) An objection on the ground, 



(a) Of mis-statement, omission, or error in the entry under which a horse 

 has run, or 



(b) That the horse which ran was not the horse, or of the age, which he 

 was represented to be at the time of entry, or that he was not qualified under 

 the conditions of the race, or 



(c) That he has run in contravention of the rules as to registration of 

 partnerships, or other joint interests, or 



(d) That he has run at any unrecognised meeting, or that his owner or 

 rider has run or ridden a horse at any unrecognised meeting during the 

 preceding twelve months ; 



may be received within fourteen days of the conclusion of a meeting. 



(v) An objection on the ground that a horse is disqualified by reason of any 

 default entered in the Forfeit List, may be received within six months after 

 the race. 



(vi) An o ejection on the ground of carrying wrong weight, or on any other 

 ground not specified in the foregoing sections of this rule, must be made within 

 twenty-four hours of the race being run, exclusive of Sunday, save in the case of 

 fraud, or wilful mis-statement, when there shall be no limit to the time for objecting. 



i6i. All costs and expenses in relation to determining an objection or conduct- 

 ing an enquiry, and any reasonable compensation for outlay incurred, shall be 

 paid b}' such person, or persons, and in such proportions, as the Stewards, or the 

 Stewards of the National Hunt Committee, shall direct. 



162. Pending the determination of an objection, any prize which the horse 

 objected to may have won, or may win in the race, shall be withheld until the 

 objection be determined, and any forfeit payable by the owner of any other horse 

 shall be paid to and held by the Clerk of the Course for the person who may be 

 entitled to it. 



163. Appeals. — When leave of appeal has been granted the appellant shall 

 forthwith notify in writing to the Clerk of the Course, for transmission to the 

 Registry Office, his intention of appealing, and at the same time deposit the sum 

 of 10 sov. ; in all cases, except where fraud or wilful mis-statement is alleged, such 

 notice and deposit must be received at the Registry Office within seven days of the 

 decision of the Stewards having been given or the appellant shall forfeit his right. 



Should an appeal be decided to be frivolous or vexatious, the deposit shall be 

 forfeited to the National Hunt Fund, or if otherwise, returned to the appellant. 



Disqualifications of Persons and Corrupt Practices. 



164. No " disqualified person " shall act as a Steward or in any other official 

 capacity in relation to a meeting, nor nominate, enter, run, or ride any horse in any 

 race under these rules, and any horse so nominated, entered, run, or ridden by a 

 "disqualified person " shall be disqualified. 



165. Any person riding or running a horse for any race whatever in Great 

 Britain, not advertised to be run under the Rules of Racing, or the National Hunt 

 Rules, and not specially exempted from the operation of these rules under Defini- 

 tions and Application of these Rules, shall be disqualified from riding or running 



