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course, 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 

 disqualify both dogs, or to fine their owners any sum not exceed- 

 ing £5 each. 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. 



1 3. Control of Dogs in Slips. — The control of all matters con- 

 nected 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 £1. Neither must they halloa 

 them on while running, under the same penalty. Any grey- 

 hound found to be beyond control, and mischievous in slips, 

 may, by command of the Stewards, be taken out of the slips 

 and disqualified. 



14. 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 subject to a penalty of 

 1 os. for non-observance of this rule ; the colour of the collar to be 

 red for the left-hand side, and white for the right-hand side of the 

 slips. After the first round, the upper dog on the card for the day 

 will be placed on the left hand, and the lower dog on the right 

 hand, of the slips. 



1 5 . The order to slip may be given by the Judge, or by a 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. 



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



