The Arkansas advocate., 1834-09-26

J manner the persons making the entry shall see proper.
 Article XVI.
 nag that has won heat shall be enti- lied to the track in starting for the next and the foremost horse in any part oi the race, shall 6eaY in so as to leave a free pas sage en the outside te any nag that may wish to pass; should any rider cross, Justie, or strike another, or his horse run on his horses heels, or do any thing else intention ally, that may impede his adversary, he will be deemed dstanced, Prousded, That any nag attempting to pass on the inside, may be boiled.
 Article XVII.
 If any nag shall run on the inside of any poll, he will be deemed dstanced, although he may come out ahead, and the purse be awarded to the next best nag unless he turns round and again enters the course at the point from winch he sweryed.
 Article XVIII.
 If a rider accidentally fall from his horse, and the horse is rode in by any person of sufficient weight, he shall take place the same as if the accident had not happened, Pfouided, He goes hack to the place where the rider fell.
 Article XIX.
 \ nag thai wills two heats, or distances the field in one, wlns the purse, but one that does not win heat out oi three. shall not be entitled to seaa for n fourth heat !: when thus drawn Iie silall not De deemed distanced, and all bets on the distance of such nag shall be deemed void. Horses otherwise drawn after the race has begun, shall be deemed distaneed. Exception The race called the best three in five, is an exception to ihss rule, when the winner must win three heats, and all others are al- lowed to run five heats, if there be so ma ny, no hnrse having previously won three heats; but no horse that has run heat shall run more than five heats, unless there shall be one or more dead heats.
 Article xX.
 Horses distaneed in dead heat, shall be regarded as ifthe heat had been won. Ex- cepiing the horses that have run dead heat or won heat, none other shall start for fourth heat. If the dead heat would have decided the race if either of the horses had won 1t, none but those shall start for another heat If but one horse be enter. ed, the purse shall be awarded, on his being led to the Judges stand at the time ap- pointed for the race.
 Article XXI.
 No compromise or agreement between any two persons starting horses, or their agents. or grooms, not to oppose each oth- CT, upon a promised division of the purse, shall be permitted or allowed and no per sons shall run their nags Tn conjunction, that IS with the determination to oppose, jointly, any other horse, which they may run against; Ill either case upon satisfac- tory evidence produced, before the Judges, the purse shall be awarded to the next best nag, and the persons so offending. shall never be permitted to start horse on this course.
 Article xxIT.
 Every horse started shall run sbona fden race. if any horse shall run to lose, the owner, trainer, or rider shall forfeit all rights under the rules of the Club, and no, longer be allowed to hold any connexion with 1t whatsoever.
 Article XxIII.
 If any fraud shall have been discovered, by which the winner shall be paid the purse; such as a deception as to weight, or age, partnership, &c., the Judges shall demand its restoration, and it be paid oyer to the owner of the next best horse. lfnot re- stored, the illegal holder shall be expelled from the Club.
 Article xxIV.
 Of the beaten horses, he shall be declar- ed second who wins heat; if two win eacha heat, the one that Is best at the close of the race, shall of those two be the best. Oi those moi winning neat, they shall ii i bo placed, and bets decided accordingly, as they come to the winning stand at the ter minaton of the race. But if horse that wins heat be distanced, he is beat by those that save their distance All bets between distapced horses are void, unless the bets related to particular heat.