The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the FieldTaplin, William
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The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the Field
Taplin, William
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TIME OF STARTING AND FORFEIT.—The hours of starting shall be fixed up in
the Coffee House by eight o'clock in the evening preceding the day of
running; and it is expected that every groom shall start at the time
appointed; and any groom failing so to do, shall forfeit FIVE GUINEAS
each time to the Jockey Club. It is also expected, that every groom will
attend to the regulations and orders which the Stewards of the Jockey
Club may give relative to the preservation of the Course and Exercise
Ground.
TRIALS.—That no person do borrow or hire any horse, &c. not belonging to
his avowed confederates, to run in a private trial, without entering the
name of such horse, before the trial shall be run, in the book appointed
to be kept for that purpose in the Coffee Room at Newmarket; and no
persons to be deemed confederates, who do not subscribe this article as
such.
DISPUTES.—All disputes relative to racing at Newmarket, shall, for the
future, be determined by the three Stewards, and two referees, to be
chosen by the parties concerned. If there should be only two Stewards
present, they are to fix upon a third person in lieu of the absent
Steward.
WINNER UNDECIDED.—That if for any sweepstakes, or subscription, the
first two horses shall come in so near together, that the judge shall
not be able to decide which won, those two horses shall run for such
prize over again, after the last match on the same day. The other horses
which started for such sweepstakes or subscription shall be deemed
losers, and entitled to their respective places, as if the race had been
finally determined the first time.
SINGLE AND DOUBLE BETS.—That all bets determined by one event shall be
subject (as before agreed) to any compromise made by the principals, and
paid in proportion to such compromise; but that all double bets shall,
for the future, (on account of the frequent disputes which have arisen,)
be considered as PLAY or PAY bets.
WEIGHT, WHEN NOT SPECIFIED.—When any match or sweepstakes shall be made,
and no particular weight specified, the horses, &c. shall carry eight
stone, seven pounds, each. And if any weight is given, the highest
weight is, by this resolution, fixed at eight stone, seven pounds.
HORSES ENGAGED, WHEN TO ENTER.—No horse, that is matched to run on the
day of entrance for any plate, &c. shall be obliged to shew and enter at
the hour appointed, but shall shew and enter within an hour after his
engagements are over, provided such horse, &c. be NAMED at the usual
_time_ of entrance, which is to be between the hours of eleven and one,
for all plates, subscriptions, and sweepstakes, where any entrance is
required, and no other particular time specified.
BETS BETWEEN TWO HORSES VOID.—That all bets depending between any two
horses, either in MATCH or SWEEPSTAKES, are null and void, if those
horses become the property of one and the same person, or his avowed
confederate, subsequent to the bets being made.
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