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be fined ll. If the loose greyhound belongs to either of the 

 owners of the dogs engaged in the particular course, such owner 

 shall forfeit his chance of the stake with the dog then running, 

 unless it can it can be proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards 

 that the loose greyhound had not been able to be taken up after 

 running its own course. The course not to be considered as 

 necessarily ended when the third dog joins in. 



12. IMPUGNING JUDGE. If any subscriber openly impugns the 

 decision of the Judge on the ground, except by a complaint to the 

 Stewards according to Rule 32, he shall forfeit not more than 51. 

 or less than 21., at the discretion of the Stewards. 



13. BYES. No greyhound shall run more than one natural bye 

 in any stake, unless it should come to his turn a second time ; and 

 this bye shall be given to the lowest available greyhound in each 

 round. When a dog is entitled to a bye, either natural or acci- 

 dental, his owner or nominator may run any greyhound he pleases 

 to assist in the course; provided always that in sapling stakes 

 only a sapling may be used, and in puppy stakes none older 

 than a puppy. But if it is proved to the satisfaction of the 

 Stewards that no puppy can be found on the field, or otherwise 

 in time to run an unexpected bye in the first class, the owner 

 shall have the power of substituting an old dog. No dog shall 

 run any bye earlier than his position on the card entitles him to 

 do so. 



14. ALTERATION OF NAME. If any subscriber shall enter a 

 greyhound by a different name from that in which it shall last 

 have run for any stake or piece of plate, without giving notice to 



