On the Bules of Bacing. 17 



CHAPTEE III. 



ON THE RULES OF EACING. 



In 1857 the Laws of Eacing were revised ; the 

 present mode is more concise, and I am at a loss 

 to discover any point on which a dispute can be 

 seriously raised, or where a difference of opinion 

 can exist in their interpretation. 



The laws of racing were separated from those 

 of betting, and a formal declaration made by the 

 Jockey Club, Eule 10, that the Jockey Club and 

 the stewards thereof take no cognizance of any 

 disputes or claims with respect to bets. Here I 

 may remark that there is a wide distinction 

 between the interests of the Turf and the interest 

 of betting. 



I allude to the practice of a person starting two 

 horses in a race, and declaring to win with the 

 worst if it suits his book. This is not racing, it is 

 an illegal conventional act to facilitate a gambling 

 transaction ; it has not a pleasing influence to see 

 the best horse puUed up, to make way for an 



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