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his decision aloud, and shall not recall or reverse his decision, on 

 any pretext whatever, after it has been declared ; but no decision 

 shall be delivered until the judge is perfectly satisfied that the course 

 is absolutely terminated. 



24. The judge shall decide all courses upon the one uniform 

 principle that the greyhound which does most towards killing the 

 hare during the continuance of the course is to be declared the 

 winner. The principle is to be carried out by estimating the value 

 of the work done by each greyhound, as seen by the judge, upon 

 a balance of points according to the scale hereafter laid down, 

 from which also are to be deducted certain specified allowances 

 and penalties. 



25. The points of the course are — 



u,. Speed — which shall be estimated as one, two, or three points, 

 according to the degree of superiority shown. [See definition 

 below (a).] 



b. The Go-bye. — Two points, or if gained on the outer circle, three 



points. 



c. Tlie Turn. — One point. 



d. The Wrench. — Half a point. 



e. The Kill. — Two points, or, in a descending scale, in proportion to 



the degree of merit displayed in that kill, which may be of no 

 value. 

 / The Trip.— One point. 



Definition of Points 



(a.) In estimating the value of speed to the hare, the judge must take 

 into account the several forms in which it may be displayed, 

 viz : — 



1. Where in the run up a clear lead is gained by one of the dogs, in 



which case one, two, or three points may be given, according to 

 the length of lead, apart from the score for a turn or wrench. 

 In awarding these points the judge shall take into consideration 

 the merit of a lead obtained by a dog which has lost ground at 

 the start, either from being unsighted or from a bad slip, or 

 which has had to run the outer circle. 



2. Where one greyhound leads the other so long as the hare runs 



straight, but loses the lead from her bending round decidedly in 

 favour of the slower dog of her own accord, in which case the 

 one greyhound shall score one point for the speed shown, and the 

 other dog score one point for the first turn. 



