332 EMPLOYMENT OF THE DOG IN HUNTING, ETC. 
37. OBJECTIONS.—An objection to a greyhound may be made to any one of 
the stewards of a meeting at any time before the stakes are paid over, upon the 
objector lodging in the hands. of such steward, or the secretary, the sum of £5, 
which shall be forfeited if the objection proves frivolous, or if he shall not bring 
the case before the next meeting of the National Coursing Club, or give notice 
to the stewards previous thereto of his intention to withdraw the objection. The 
owner of the greyhound objected to must deposit equally the sum of 45 and 
prove the correctness of his entry. Expenses in consequence of an objection 
shall be borne as the National Coursing Club may direct. Should an objection 
be made which cannot at the time be substantiated or disproved, the greyhound 
may be allowed to run under protest, the stewards retaining the winnings until 
the objection has been withdrawn, or heard and decided. If the greyhound 
objected to be disqualitied, the amount to which he would otherwise have been 
entitled shall be divided equally among the dogs beaten by him; and if a piece 
of plate or prize has been added, and won by him, only the dogs which he beat 
in the several rounds shall have a right to contend for it. 
38. DEFAULTERS.—No person shall be allowed to enter or run a greyhound, 
in his own or any other person’s name, who is a defaulter for either stakes, for- 
feits, or bets, or for money due under an arrangement for a division of winnings, 
or for penalties regularly imposed for the infraction of rules by the stewards of 
any meeting, or for any payment required by a decision of the National Coursing 
Club, or for subscriptions due to any club entitled to have representatives in the 
National Coursing Club. As regards bets, however, this rule shall only apply 
when a complaint is lodged with the secretary of the National Coursing Club 
within six months after the bet becomes due. On receipt of such complaint the 
secretary shall give notice of the claim to the person against whom it is made, 
with a copy of this rule ; and if he shall not pay the bet, or appear before the 
next meeting of the National Coursing Club and resist the claim successfully, 
he shall be considered a defaulter. 
39. JUDGE OR SLIPPER INTERESTED.—If a judge or slipper be in any way 
interested in the winnings of a greyhound or greyhounds, the owner and nomi: 
nator in each case, unless they can prove satisfactorily that such interest was 
without their cognisance, shall forfeit all claim to the winnings, and the dog 
shall be disqualified ; and if any nominator or owner of greyhounds shall give, 
offer, or lend money, or anything of value, to any judge or slipper, such owner 
or nominator shall not be allowed to run dogs in his own or any other person’s 
name during avy subsequent period that the National Coursing Club may decide 
upon. 
40. Any.person who is proved to the satisfaction of the National Coursing Club 
to have been guilty of any fraudulent or discreditable conduct in connection with 
coursing may, in addition to any pecuniary penalty to which he may be liable, be 
declared incapable of running or entering a greyhound in his own or any other 
person’s name during any subsequent period that the National Coursing Club 
may decide upon; and any dogs under his care, training, management, or 
superintendence shall be disqualified during such subsequent period. 
41. BeTs.—All bets upon an undecided course shall stand, unless one of the 
greyhounds be drawn. All bets upon a dog running farther than another in the 
stake shall be p.p., whatever accident may happen. Bets upon a deciding, as 
upon every other, course are off if the course is not run. Long odds bets shall 
