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fide be entered in the day book, in order that all 

 bettors may ascertain in what proportion they are 

 to pay and receive." 



In order to promote sport, and to prevent 

 stakes and plates from being compromised after 

 dead heats, the horses are penalized in all future 

 events to carry any extra weight which the winner 

 of the ivliole stake would be entitled to carry. In 

 double events, the death of the nominator of a 

 horse named in the contract would nullify the bet ; 

 but not so in the event of the horse dying. The 

 reason is obvious, the OAvner of a lame horse would 

 destroy him to wipe off a bad bet ; it would be a 

 different affair to destroy the nominator. If A. 

 takes lOOZ. to 101. that the winner of the Two 

 Thousand Guinea Stakes wins the Derby, and the 

 horse named wins the first event, but is not entered 

 for the latter race, the bet is lost. A. has had a 

 chance to win. If A. had taken a different view 

 of the subject, the explanation ought to have been 

 offered w^hen he made the bet. In this instance, 

 the layer of the odds is entitled to a double chance. 

 In collateral betting, backing horses to mn against 

 losing, the oldest registered precedent , is Case 5 

 — Sir F. Standish's Eoyalist, for his two matches. 

 He won the first, and the second was off by con- 

 sent. The stewards of the Jockey Club awarded 



