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weight, shall declare it before starting, to the Judges or Stewards, who 

 are to proclaim it at the Post. Any person neglecting or refusing to 

 make such declaration, his horse, mare, colt, gelding or filly shall be 

 considered as distanced, and shall not be permitted to start for any 

 other heal. 



RULE IV. 



Horses shall be entered with the Stewards by sealed entries, before 9 

 o'clock on the evening previous to the race for which they are to con- 

 tend. No Post entrance, except for the second race on Saturday. 



Any member entering a horse shall, at the same time, produce a cer- 

 tificate, or such proof as may be thought satisfactory to the Stewards, of 

 the age of the horse, and pay down the entrance money, which shall be 



Twenty dollars for the first day ; 



Fifteen dollars for the second day ; 



Ten dollars for the third day ; 

 and an enti'ance of five dollars per mile for every other race run under 

 the direction of the Club. And the horse that shall, on either day, win 

 two heats, shall be entitled to the purse, and shall not be permitted to 

 start for the purse on either of the succeeding days. But in the event 

 of a horse starting without a competitor, the Judges may, at their dis- 

 cretion, dispense with a walk over. 



The Judges shall cause fifteen minutes notice to be given before the 

 hour of starting ; and such horses as are ready at the hour appointed, 

 shall not be obliged to wait for those that are not ready. 



RULE VII. 



Fifteen minutes to be allowed between mile heats, twenty minutes 

 between mile heats best 3 in 5, and half an hour for rubbing down be- 

 tween all other heats. Four Judges shall be appointed by the presiding 

 officer, at the anniversary meeting preceding the Races (one of whom 

 to be designated and to act as the Starting Judge), whose duty it shall 

 be, together with the President and Stewards, or a majority of them 

 that are present, to settle all disputes ; and their determination shall be 

 final. In ^11 cases, such determination shall be made before the parties 

 leave the ground. 



