400 COURfSING 



CODE OF RULES OF THE NATIONAL 

 COURSING CLUB 



1. The Secretary and Stewards. — For any proposed open 

 meeting a committee of not less than three shall be formed, who, 

 with the secretary, shall settle preliminaries. The management of 

 the meeting shall be entrusted to this committee, in conjunction 

 with stewards, who shall be elected by the subscribers present on 

 the first evening of a meeting. The stewards alone shall decide 

 any disputed question by a majority of those present, subject to an 

 appeal to the National Coursing Club. The secretary, if honorary, 

 shall be a member of committee and a steward ex officio. No 

 steward shall have a right to vote in any case relating to his own 

 dogs. The secretary shall declare, on or before the evening pre- 

 ceding the last day's running, how the prizes are to be divided ; 

 and shall give a statement of expenses, if called upon to do so by 

 any six of the subscribers, within fourteen days after the meeting. 



2. Election of Judge. — The judge may either be appointed 

 by the secretary and committee acting under Rule i, in which case 

 his name shall be announced simultaneously with the meeting, or 

 elected by the votes of the subscribers taking nominations ; but 

 each subscriber shall have only one vote, whatever the number of 

 his nominations. Not less than ten days' notice of the day of 

 election shall be given to the subscribers, and the appointment 

 shall be published at least a fortnight before the meeting. The 

 names of the subscribers voting, with the votes given by them, 

 shall be recorded in a book open to the inspection of the stewards, 

 who shall declare the number of votes for each judge, if called 

 upon to do so by any of the subscribers. When a judge is prevented 

 from attending or finishing a meeting, the committee and the 

 stewards (if appointed) shall have the power of deciding what is 

 to be done. 



3. Description of Entry.— Every subscriber to a stake 

 must name his dog before the time fixed for closing the entry. 



