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was given by the stewards to the highest dog on the list, the 

 lowest in the first round having previously had one. The White- 

 haven meeting professed to be governed by the National code of rules, 

 but no one on the ground having a copy, the stewards decided, they 

 thought, in conformity with them, to the best of their abilities and 

 memories. In the third ties another bye occurred, which was 

 given to the middle dog, the lowest not having had a bye, which 

 decision was protested against, and the bye was run under protest. 

 The stake was ultimately won by the dog who obtained the bye in 

 the first ties. The question put for the opinion of the club was, 

 6 How the stakes should be given under the circumstances ? ' After 

 some discussion it was decided, ' that as the order of running was 

 altogether wrong after the first round, in consequence of the 

 bye having been improperly given to the top instead of the 

 bottom dog, the club are of opinion that the whole of the money 

 should be divided amongst the eleven dogs standing in after the 

 first round of the stake.' 



May 27th, 1862. Case 9. Mr. Eandell brought forward a 

 decision of the stewards of the Tredegar Park Meeting in March 

 1862, handing in a statement of the facts of the case, which were 

 met by a counter statement of the secretary of the Tredegar Park 

 Club. There was no difference as to the facts, which are shortly as 

 follows : Five sapling stakes were run for by nineteen dogs, and a 

 cup was given by Lord Tredegar to be run for by their respective 

 winners. Mr. Randell won two, Mr. Price two, and Mr. Evans 

 one. Mr. Eandell then claimed that his dogs should be guarded, on 

 the principle that the stake was contested by the nineteen saplings. 



