races closing within six days of, or during, a meeting), and, in every advertisement, all fees payable at the meeting, and the names of two or more persons as Stewards, and of the Judge, Starter, Clerk of the Course, Handicapper, Stakeholder, and Clerk of the Scales, and the Clerk of the Course, or corresponding official, shall be the sole person responsible to the Stewards for the general arrangements of the meeting. (iii.) No meeting shall be advertised in the "Racing Calendar" unless the money added be not less than 300 sov. per day, 150 of which at least shall be added to races of a mile and upwards, and the minimum so required to be added shall be given notwithstanding any condition to the contrary, if there be five entries, and three horses the property of dif ferent owners start, and at each meeting so advertised there shall be not less than two races per day of a mile or upwards, and of races confined to three yrs old and upwards, not more than two per day of less than six furlongs. (iv) No race shall be run earlier than in the week which includes the 25th of March, or later than in the week which includes the 22nd of November. Exception.-If the week including the 25th of March be the week next before Easter Sunday, races may be run in the week next but one before Easter Sunday. (v) A meeting shall be deemed to commence at ten in the morning of the day for which the first race is advertised, and to conclude at ten in the evening of the last day of the races; (vi) The Stewards in case of urgent necessity may from time to time put off any races from day to day until a Sunday intervenes. Powers of Stewards. General stewards. 5. (i) The Stewards of a meeting shall have full powers of power to make all such arrangements for the conduct of the meeting as they think fit; and to regulate and control the conduct of all officials, and of all jockeys, grooms, and persons attendant on horses; and to determine all questions or disputes arising between any persons at or in relation to anything done or omitted in reference to racing, except only disputes or claims relating to bets. (ii) They shall have power to punish at their discretion any official or jockey or other person subject to their control with fine or with suspension from acting or riding at the same meeting, and to report to the Stewards of the Jockey Club any further punishment which they consider necessary : Stewards, and deputies. Powers of Stewards after conclusion of meet ing. Judges, starters, &c. Provided that they shall not fine any person more than £50 (unless they are Stewards of the Jockey Club, in which case they may impose any fine not exceeding £100). (iii) They shall exclude from the stands, enclosures, saddling paddocks, weighing rooms, and other places under their control, every person who has been warned off Newmarket Heath, and every person whose name is in the Unpaid Forfeit List, and which has been twice so published in the Racing Calendar, also every jockey who has been suspended for corrupt practices on the turf, so long as the sentence against such person or jockey remains in force. They shall in like manner exclude any person who has been declared by the Turf Club in Ireland, or by the stewards of any recognised meeting in any country to have been guilty of any corrupt or fraudulent practice on the turf. They shall further have power to exclude at their discretion any person from all or any places under their control. (iv) If any case occur which is not, or which is alleged not to be, provided for by these Rules, it shall be determined by the Stewards in such manner as they think just, and they shall report the case with their decision (and with their consent to an appeal, if they give such consent) to the Stewards of the Jockey Club for confirmation. (v) The decision of the Stewards, or of the Stewards of the Jockey Club in case of appeal, shall be final, and shall not be questioned in any court except by leave of the Stewards by whom it was made. (vi) The Stewards of a meeting shall have free access to all stands and enclosures at that meeting, and the Stewards of the Jockey Club to all stands, enclosures, &c., at all meetings under these Rules. 6. A Steward may appoint a deputy at any time. 7. The powers of the Stewards continue after the meeting for all purposes relating to disputes, objections, penalties and disqualifications. Judges, Starters, and other Officials. 8. The Stewards shall appoint an adequate staff of officials for every meeting. The following officials shall require a licence to be granted by the Stewards of the Jockey Club annually before they can act, viz., Judge, Starter, Clerk of the Course, and Clerk of the Scales, and one of each shall be named for each meeting advertised in the Calendar; but, in case of emergency, the Stewards may, during a meeting, appoint an unlicensed deputy to fill any of such offices, in which case they shall make a special report to the Stewards of the Jockey Club. A race cannot be decided unless the judge or his authorized deputy or substitute, or a steward, occupy the judge's box at the time when the horses pass the winning-post. The judge shall send a report of the result of the race, signed by him, to the registry office. PART III. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS. Age of Horses. General Rules with 9. (i) The age of a horse shall be reckoned as beginning on the 1st of January in the year in which he respect to is foaled. (ii) Yearlings shall not run for any race. Twoyear olds shall not run for any handicap before the 1st of September, nor after that date with any but two year-olds. (iii) Two-year-olds shall not run more than six furlongs before the 1st of July, nor less than five furlongs at any time. (iv) Three-year-olds and upwards shall not run less than five furlongs for a Plate or Sweepstakes. Weights and Allowances. age. 10. (i) No horse shall carry less than 5 stone 7 b Weights and in any plate or sweepstakes. (ii) The top weight in a handicap shall not be less than 8st 12th, and if the highest weight accepting be less than this it shall be raised to 8st 12th, and the other weights shall be raised in proportion; (iii) No horse shall receive allowance of weight, or be relieved from extra weight, for having been beaten in one or more races; Provided that this rule shall not prohibit maiden allowances. (iv) No horse shall carry extra weight for having run second, or in any lower place in any race or races: Provided that this rule shall not exempt a horse which has received 1007. or upwards for having been placed, from being debarred from maiden allowance by the conditions of any particular race. (v.) Allowances and extra weights shall not be allowed or incurred in respect of matches or private sweepstakes, and penalties are not cumulative unless so declared by the conditions of the race. (vi) Where winners of selling races are exempted from penalties, only such horses as have run to be sold shall be entitled to the allowance. allowances. Miscellaneous. 11. Subject to the express provisions of the conditions of a race, the following rules shall apply to all conditions of races : (i) Winnings during the year shall include all prizes from the commencement of the racing season to the time appointed for the start, and shall apply to all recognised races in any country, and winning shall include walking over or receiving forfeit. (ii) The value of prizes not in money must be advertised. (iii) In estimating the value of a race, there shall be deducted the amount of the winner's own stake and entrance, and any money payable to other horses, or out of the stakes by the conditions of the race, or by the general conditions of the meeting, except discount, Clerks' fees, stakeholding and weighing fees. (iv) Conditions referring to maidens shall mean maidens at the time of the start. 12. No plate or sweepstakes shall be run for unless the clear value to the winner (calculated under Rule 11), in case the race be run by two or more horses, will amount to £100. But if the value would amount to £100, if the race were so run, a horse may walk over, although he thereby receives less than £100. 13. No entrance fee to any fund but that devoted to the winner of the race shall exceed 3 per cent. on the added money. (ii). The Stakeholder shall be allowed to retain, out of the stakes in his hands, the following fees for expenses, viz.— For every match, one pound. For every plate, one pound. For every subscription or sweepstakes where the lowest forfeit amounts to 20 sov. per cent. on the whole stake, and on all other races (iv). Provided that in the case of any meeting at which it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards of the Jockey Club, that no more than a reasonable interest upon capital invested is applied to any purpose other than the support of the races, and that the scale upon which the officials are remunerated is not excessive, they may sanction such modification of this Rule as they may consider expedient. PART IV. ENTRY AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR RACES. 14. A horse shall not be qualified to run for any plate or sweepstakes unless he has been and continues duly entered for the same. Provided 15. A time and place or places for the entry of horses for every plate or sweepstakes must be advertised in the "Sheet Racing Calendar:" that if the time so advertised fall during a Newmarket race week, any entry to be made at Messrs Weatherby's may be made at Newmarket, whether so advertised or not. The list of entries shall be closed at the advertised time, and no entry shall be permitted in any case or on any terms to be made after that time. If no hour be fixed for closing, the list shall not be closed till midnight on the advertised day. No declaration of forfeit, except for races of the current week, shall be fixed to be made at noon or any hour earlier than the end of the day. All entries made elsewhere than at Messrs Weatherby's office (except entries made during the week of the meeting or on the Saturday preceding the meeting) shall be lodged at that office on or before the seventh day after the day of closing, or the receiver of nominations shall be fined 10 sov. and the nomination shall be void unless the nominator can prove to the satisfaction of the Stewards of the Jockey Club that the entry was made in due time. Horses must be duly entered for plate or sweepstakes. Time and place of entry. 16. Entry shall be made by writing, signed by the Entry how owner of the horse or by some person deputed by made. him, or by telegraph, which shall be equally binding. Entries by telegram must, however, be confirmed in writing at the earliest possible opportunity, and in all cases before the time of weighing, or the horse shall not be allowed to start. It shall state the name of the owner and the name or description of the horse, and (if the race be for horses of different ages) the age which the horse will be at the time of the race. Entrance money must (if so required) be paid at the time of entry. Allowances, when practicable under the conditions of the race, must be claimed at the time of entry, or they shall not be allowed. 17. In entering a horse for the first time he shall be described by stating his colour (when possible), and whether he is a horse, mare or gelding, and the CalenVOL. CX. Description of horse in first entry. |