St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-18

the esentsof no pers0n beruining responsible
fer the same written notice must be given %
the clerk of the court declaring the bet vssll
5. All bets on matches and private sweep
stakes depending between any two horses shall
b void ii those horses became the property Of
the same person, or Of his avcnwed confederate
subsequently, TO the bets being. made.
9. All bets between particular horses shall b
yid If neither of thera win, sinlex agreed byt yths
parties q tlse ccntFary. -. q
indication after the race has been determined,
such bet shall be considered fraudulent and
void. as
8. The person who lays the odds has a right
to choOse horse or the field; when q person
has chosen q horse, the field is what starts
| against him.
Q, If odds are laid without mentioning the
horse before the race is over. the bet must be
determined by the state of the odds at the time
| of making it.
10. Ii a match or sweepstakes be made for
any particular day in any race week, and the
parties agree TO change the dly to any Other in
the same week, all bets must stand, but if the
parties agree to run the race in different week,
or to make the slightest difference in the terms
of the engagement, all bets made before the al
teraton are void.
II. Bets made on horses winning any num-
bcr within the.year shall be understood as mean
ing between the LIST Of January and the S1st of
December.
IL. Ii bet is made between two horses in
match or sweepstakes, say lO0i., half fort it,
and both horses start, either party may declare
forfeit, and the peEs0n making such declara-
ton would pay 50i. If the other horse won. iCut
would receive nothing in the event Of his horse
winning the race.
Ia Bets arc determined, ,sthough the horse
dtss MT start, when tie woci, sahsOute!y run
or pay. or play or pay" are madeus Of in
betting.
IA. Money given to have bet l,i | saall no:
be returned, though the race be n"t run.
Is, When the riders of any horses brought
out to run for any. race are called upon by the
starter To take their places; all bets respecting
such horses must be play or pay.
Is. When horses run dead heat fJr plate
or sweepstakes, and the owners agree 10 divide,
all bets between such horses or between either
of them and the Fl Id, must be settled by the
money betted being put together and divided
between the parties in the same proportion a.
the stakes. II bet be made on one Of the
horses that ran the dead heat against beaten
horse he whU backed tue horse that ran the
dead heat wins half his Det If his icras recciv-
ell half the prize; If the dead heat be the first
event Of a double bet. The bet Is void unless
one nurse received above a moiety whicir
would constitute him . winner in a double
event.
IL. The following races shall be considered
'play or pay" The Derby and Oaks, at Ep-
s''m; the 1T. Leger, at Doncaster; the Two
III 'usand Guine;,>; the One Thousand Gunesss
the C:sarew1tch and Ci,nbridgeshire, at New
Market; the Ascot, Gnolwood and Duncas.er
Cups, and all handicaps above 2OM. value.
| with two kTfeits, the minor of which shall not
be less than 81. and the committees of latter
sails and of the betting room at Newmarket
will take no cognizance Of any disputes res
pecting "play or pay" bets On any other races.
or of any bets made upon handicap races be-
fore the weights are published .
18. II declared def.ulter docs not satisfy
the claims Of his creditors within IL months,
ne shall not be entitled TO receive any debt which
may be due 10 him for the race for which he
was in default; but if his debts ar paid within
the pres time. viz; lone year." the COM
mittee will support his just claims to receive
payment fr' m his debtors
10. The stewards of races have no authori-
ty er ooJicio to take csgnizance Of any disputes
Or claims with respect to bets.
20. No horse shall he considerel struck Bu.
OF his engagements until the proper authorities
have received notice of the same, or the own
er or his agent have publicly declared ID in the
ring u