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entitled to claim the course, subject to the discretion of the stewards, 

 and shall in that case run a bye. If both dogs be absent at the 

 expiration of ten minutes, the stewards shall have power to dis- 

 qualify both dogs, or to fine their owners any sum not exceeding 

 5/. each. The nominator is answerable for his dog being put into 

 the slips at the right time, on the right side, and against the right 

 dog. No allowance shall be made for mistakes. No dog shall be 

 put into the slips for a deciding course until thirty minutes after 

 its course in the previous round without the consent of its owner. 

 See Rule 31. 



19. Control of Dogs in Slips. — The control of all matters 

 connected with slipping the greyhounds shall rest with the stewards 

 of a meeting. Owners or servants, after delivering their dogs into 

 the hands of the slipper, may follow close after them, but not so 

 as to inconvenience the slipper, or in any way interfere with the 

 dogs, under a penalty of i/. Neither must they holloa them on 

 while running, under the same penalty. Any greyhound found to 

 be beyond control in the slips may, by order of the stewards, be 

 taken out of the slips and disqualified. 



20. Greyhounds of Same Colour to Wear Collars. — 

 When two greyhounds drawn together are of the same colour, 

 they shall each wear a collar, and the owners shall be suljject to 

 a penalty of \os. for non-observance of this rule. The colour of 

 the collar shall be red for the left-hand side, and white for the 

 right-hand side of the slips. The upper dog on the card must be 

 placed on the left hand, and the lower dog on the right hand of 

 the shps. 



21. The order to slip may be given by the judge, or the slip 

 steward, or the stewards of a meeting may leave the slip to the 

 sole discretion of the slipper. The length of slip must necessarily 

 vary with the nature of the ground, but should never be less than 

 from three to four score yards, and must be maintained of one 

 uniform length, as far as possible, throughout each stake. 



22. The Slipper.— If one greyhound gets out of the slips, 

 the slipper shall not let the other go. In any case of slips break- 

 ing, and either or both dogs getting away in consequence, the 

 slipper may be fined not exceeding i/., at the discretion of the 

 stewards. 



23. The judge shall be subject to the general rules which may 

 be established by the National Coursing Club for his guidance. 

 He shall, on the termination of each course, immediately deliver 



