The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-07 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB.

A general meeting of the Jockey Club was held at the
New Room, Newmarket, on Wednesday last. Present—
the Duke of Beaufort, Hon. Admiral Rous, Lord Ports-
mouth (stewards), Mr. Alexander, Mr. atson, Count
Batthyany, Lord Clifden, Mr. W. S. Crawford, Sir H. des
Voeux, Mr. Etwall, Lord Exeter, Lord Glasgow, Mr. Gre-
ville, Sir J. Hawley, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Nevill, Mr. Payne,
Lord W. Pewlett, Lord Stamford, Mr. Savile, Lord Strath-
more, Lord Wilton, and Sir W. W. Wynn.
Resolved,—That the weights for the Derby, the Doncas-
ter St. Leger, the Two Thousand Guineas, and Newmarket
Stakes shall be, colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 51b ; and that
in the Oaks and One Thousand Guineas the fillies shall
carry Bst 51b.
Resolved,—That after the Ist of September, 1860, no
horse shall carry less than sst 71b for any race and that
horses which have run in violation of this rule shall not be
allowed to run at Newmarket or at any race meeting where
the rules of the Jockey Club are in force.
Resolved,—That no yearling shall be allowed to run for
public stakes at any meeting where the Newmarket rules
are in force ; and that no horse which has run for any year-
ling stake elsewhere shall be allowed to run afterwards at
Newmarket, or at any place where the Newmarket rules
are in force. _ _

Resolved.—That Rule 38 of the Jockey Club be repealed
and the following substituted :
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Resolved,—The winnersof hurdle races shall not be con-
sidered winners in flat racing.
The resolutions as to the suspension of jockeys and the
alteration of the heath tax were not carried.
Adjourned.
NOTICES OP MOTION FOR THE SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.
By Lord Glasgow—That after the present year 1860, no
two year old shall run for any race before the Newmarket
July Meeting, except for engagements which have closed at
the time of passing this resolution. That no two year old
can be entered for a handicap.
That no horse which has run in violation of these rules
shall be qualified for a race at Newmarket or any place
where the Jockey Club have jurisdiction.
By Sir Joseph Hawley and Mr. Greville—That every
person who wishes not to engage his race-horses in his
own name must adopt some one fictitious name, which
must be registered at Messrs. Weatherby's office, and he
cannot enter in any other until the change is duly notified
to them and registered in the same manner.
That trainers who engage their employer's horses shall
be liable for the forfeits, unless at the time of entering they
give the real names and addresses of the owners.
That no nomination of the horses of another person can
be received from any person who is in default and disquali-
fied from naming horses of his own.
By Lord Portsmouth and Sir Joseph Hawley—That
owners of horses who come to the Newmarket meetings to
run shall be charged a portion only of the heath tax paid
for horses trained permanently at Newmarket.
By Lord Derby-1. Every jockey at the termination of
his apprenticeship to be free to form engagements for him-
self, irrespective of any which may have been made for
him during such apprenticeship. 2. Annual payments of
50 soya. or upwards to be deemed salaries, all below that sum
retainers only. 3. A list of salaries and retainers (but not
their respective amounts) to be published in the first sheet
Calendar of each year, such salaries and retainers being
inserted, and halting Precedence according to their re-.