Rules and Orders of the Jockey Cluh. 157 



Tlie Cup and Wliip. \ 



24. The Cup may be challenged for on the The Cup. ^ \ 

 Tuesday or Wednesday in the July Meeting i 

 in each year, to be run for over the B. C. on ; 

 Thiu-sday in the Houghton Meeting following, ] 

 by horses, &c., the property of Members of j 

 the Jockey Club or of the Eooms at New- < 

 market ; four years old carrying 8 st. 7 lbs., j 

 five years old, 9 st. 1 lb., six years old and j 

 aged, 9 st. 4 lb. Each person, at the time of , 

 challenging, is to subscribe his name to a 



paper to be hung up in the Coffee-room at i 

 Newmarket, and deliver to the Keeper of the i 

 Match-book the name or description of the 

 horse, &c., sealed u]3, which shall be kept till ? 

 six o'clock on the Saturday evening of that ] 

 week ; and if not accepted, or only one chal- 

 lenger, to be returned unopened : but if ac- i 

 cepted, or if more than one challenger, to be : 

 then opened and declared a match, or sweep- ■ 

 stakes of 200 sov. each, play or pay. If the ■ 

 challenge be not accepted, the Cuj) to be de- \ 

 livered to the Keeper of the Match-book in * 

 the Meeting ensuing the challenge, for the \ 

 person who may become entitled to the same. i 



25. The Whip may be challenged for twice The Whip. \ 

 in each year, viz. : on the Tuesday after the \ 

 July Meeting, when the acceptance must be ! 

 signified or the Whip resigned on the Tues- ii 

 day following, or challenged for on Monday I 



