TURF REFORM 



Sir Joseph Hawley's proposed changes in the 

 Rules of Racing caused much commotion in Turf 

 [circles. The clauses of his ** Reform Bill," as it 

 [was called, were discussed by the lay as well as 

 !by the sporting press. The Times went so far 

 [as to devote a leading article to the subject. 

 Opinions of men of note in the realm of sport 

 [were eagerly canvassed. The controversy raged 

 [chiefly around the drastic changes Sir Joseph 

 [advocated in regard to the racing of two-year-olds. 

 The campaign was begun at a General Meeting 

 of the Jockey Club held in May 1869. At that 

 gathering Sir Joseph Hawley proposed : 



1. That no two-year-old shall run earlier in the year 

 than the first of July. 



2. That no two-year-old shall start for any handicap. 



3. That in future no money shall be added from the 

 funds of the Jockey Club to any race for which two-year- 

 olds may be entered. 



4. That if two or more two-year-olds run a dead- 

 heat, they shall not be allowed to run again, but the 

 prize shall be equally divided between or among them. 



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