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horse running for half-bred stakes. Horses not 

 thorough-bred have no pedigree. 



8. — Whether a Horse Winning a Swei 



Twenty-three Guineas each, Three Subscribers, 

 could Run for a Plate for Horses which never 

 won Fifty Founds. 



Whether a horse having won a sweepstakes of 

 23Z. each, three subscribers, is qualified to run for 

 a 50Z. plate, expressed to be for horses that never 

 won plate, match, or sweepstakes of that value. 



It was decided that it w^as the practice in esti- 

 mating winnings to consider the clear sum gained 

 only, and consequently to exempt the stake of 

 the proprietor; the horse, therefore, which had 

 won a sweepstakes of 46 gs. only — viz. two stakes 

 of 23 gs. each, was not thereby disqualified for the 

 50Z. plate above mentioned. 



9. — Distance Measured after the Race found Short. 



A betted B that a mare should trot a mile in 

 five minutes, in four minutes and a-half, and in 

 four minutes — all which it was stated she won 

 with ease ; but B measuring the distance after 

 the race was over, found it was short of a mile by 

 four yards. 



It was decided that as no objection was made 

 to the measure of the course before starting, and 



