The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-10 00:00:00

MARKET HARBOROUGH STEEPLECHASE

RULES.

1. The rules concerning horseracing in general, as pub-
lished in the Racing Calendar (Races Past, 1862) apply to
all steeplechases, with the exception of Rule 43, and of
some other Rules that are only applicable to flat racing, and
also with the following exceptions and additions :-
2. The decision of the Stewards, or whomsoever they may
appoint, is final in everything connected with steeple chases,
and there is no appeal whatever to a court of law.
3. A walk over shall in no case be deemed necessary,
either after a dead heat or otherwise. It shall be sufficient
if a horse be weighed for, mounted, and proceed to the
starting-post, when, if no competitor appear in due time, he
shall be considered the winner of the race. Such horse
shall be liable to carry extra weight as a winner.
4. The term " winning horse," in reference to those

liable to carry extra weight, of those to be excluded from

any race, shall apply only to winners of steeplechases of
£2O or upwards, not including the winner's stake, or of
some prize of equal value, and not to the winner of hurdle
races, flat races, or matches of any kind.
5. A maiden horse or mare is considered one that has
never won a steeplechase of the value of £2O or upwards,
not including the winner's stake; and a horse that has
never started is one that has never started for a steeple-
chase of the value of £2O or upwards, not including the
winner's stake.

6. Any rider in a steeplechase where the ground is not
flagged out going upwards of 100 yards on any high road,
lane, or public thoroughfare, will disqualify his horse from
winning, although he should come in first.
7. Any rider in a steeplechase where the ground is not
flagged out, opening any gate or wicket, or passing through
any gateway or common passage from one enclosure to
another, will disqualify his horse from winning, although
he should come in first.

8. Any horse getting away from his rider may be re-
mounted in any part of the same field or enclosure in which
the occurrence took place; but should such horse not be
caught until he shall have entered another field, then he
shall be ridden or brought back to the one in which he
parted from his rider. Any jockey so losing his horse may
be assisted in catching him and remounting him without
risk of disqualification; and in the event of a rider being
disabled, his horse may be ridden home by any person of
sufficient weight, provided he be qualified according to the
conditions of the race. No penalty shall be exacted for
carrying over-weight in this instance.

9. Should the weather or ground be in a doubtful state for
running, it shall be left entirely to the Stewards, who may
order the chase to be postponed for any time whatever,
according to their discretion; and all nominations, sub-
scriptions, and bets shall stand good, the same as if the chase
had taken place on the day originally fixed.
10. In nominating a horse, gelding, or mare the first time
for a steeplechase, its full pedigree must be given, if known,
otherwise it shall be sufficient to state its age, colour, and
the name in which it has and is hereafter to run, together
with such description as will distinguish the animal from
any other running in a similar name, either in flat races,
hurdle races, or steeplechases.
11. Should the name of any horse be changed after hav-
ing been once entered in either a fiat race, hurdle race, or
steeplechase, it shall be necessary in all subsequent entries
to state his original name as well as any other names under
which he may previously have been entered.
12. Every person who shall ride for a steeplechase
shall be weighed immediately alter the same, and shall be
allowed 41b above the weight specified for his horse to carry
(provided his weight be not increased by immoral= in rand