The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-24

been placed before the sporting public but Rule
has been reamended, and in the rule referring I,
the scratching of horses an addition Il clause ha
been inserted. The task of revision has been accom-
pshed by General Peel, Admiral Rous and Mr.
Greville.
THE REVISED RULES OF BETTING
l. In all bets there must be a possibility to win
when the bet is made; ''you cannot win when YOU
cannot lose
z The interests of the bets are inseparabe with
the interest of the stakes except when the winning
horse is disqualified owing to default in making
stakes.
8. All double bets must be considered "play or
pay"
A. Confirmed bets cannot be off except by mutual
consent, or by cases hereafter mentioned Either
OF the betters may demand stakes to be made four
teen days before the race is run upon proving il To
the committee of the rooms that he has lust cause
for so doing; if ordered, bets must be covered on
the comparing day or sufficient security offered and
the person refusing to make stake shall be elected
the rooms of Tattersall's and New Market If a
better be absent the day of the running and
there is just cause to presume that he intends to
evade ms engagements. public declaration must
De mace In the ring, rnd the same posted up in the
usual place. and in the event of person becoming
responsible for the same a written notice must be
given to the clerk of the court declaring the bet
void.
depending between any two horses shall be void if
those horses become the property of the same per-
son, or of his avowed confederate subsequently to
the bets being made.
6. All bets between particular horses shall he
void ST neither of them win. unless agreed by the
parties to the contrary.
I: If any bet shall be made from signal or indi-
cation after the race has been determined such bet
shall be considered fraudulent and void.
g. The person who lays the odds has a right to
choose horse or the field; when a person has
chosen horse, the field is what starts against him.
g. If odds are laid without mentioning the horse
no hat ha Cd
by the state of the odds at the time of making it.
III. Ii a match or sweepstakes be made for any par
lcuiar day IN any race week, and the parties agree
to change the day to any other in the same week
all bets must stand. but if the parties agree to run
the race in a different week, or to make the slight
est difference in the terms of the engagement all
bets made before the alteration are void.
IL. Bets made on horses winning any number
within the year shall be understood as meaning be-
tween the LIST of January and the 3lst of December
L. III bet Is made between two horses in match
or sweepstakes, say 1901, half forfeit, and both
horses start, either party may declare forfeit and
the person making such declaration would nav
5Ot II the other horse won, but would receive moth
ing in the event of his horse winning the race
IL. Bets are determined, though the horse does
not start, when the words absolutely run or pay
or ''play or pay" are made use of in betting.
IA. Money given to have bet laid shall not be
returned, though the race be not run.
10. When the riders of any horses brought out to
run Tor any race are called upon by the starter to
take their places all betsrespecting such horses must
be play pay
IT, When horses run dead heat for a plate or
sweepstakes and the owners agree divide all bets
between such horses or between either of them and
the field, must be settled by the money betted being
put together and divided between the parties in the
same proportion as the stakes If a bet be made on
one OF the horses that the dead heat against a
beaten horse he who backed the horse that ran the
dead heat wins half his bet if his horse received
half the prze if the dead heat be the first event of
double bet. The bet is void unless one horse re-
ceived above moiety which would constitute him
winner in double event.
IL. The following races shall be considered "play
or pay" THE Derby and Oaks, at EPSON: the St
Leger, at Doncaster; the Two Thousand Guineas:
the One Thousand Guineas; the Cesarewitch and
Cambridgeshire, at Newmarket the Ascot Good
wood and Doncaster Cups, and all handicaps above
ZoOl value, with two forieits. the minor of which
shall not be less than o. and the committees of Tat
tersaPs and of the betting room at Newmarket will
take no cognizance of any disputes respecting splav
or pay bets on any other races or of any bets
made epon handicap races before the weights are
published "''
Is. If a declared defaulter does not satisfy tba
claims OF his creditors within II months he shall
not be entitled to receive any debt which NAV he
due to him for the race for which he was in defaut
but if his debts paid within the prescribed time
viz ''one year." the committee will support his
just claims to receive payment from his debtors
10. The stewards of races have no authority e.,
o6icio to take cognizance of any disputes or claim.
with respect to bets.
20 No horse shall be considered struck out of his
engagements until the proper authorities have re-
ceived notice of the same the owuer or his agent
have publicly debated it in the ring.