The evening times., 1896-03-13
Important Changes Adopted by
the jockey Club.
ALLOWANCES FOR THE BOYS
Apprentices to he Entitled TO Five
Pounds for One Year, or Until They
Have Ridden Seven Winners-Pro-
visions for Dealing With Outla ws.
Causes for Disqualification.

rules of racing were adopted. An amend
ment 10 rule was passed, which is
evidently justification, in the final clause,
OF the right OF the Jockey Club to choose
racing officials from outlaw tracks.
III this rule had been in force when the
| st. Asaph's meeting had seeded from the
control OF the Jockey Club. the ma jority
| of the officials, instead of showing their
| loyalty by ressning, might have remained
| in the services OF the outlaw
As matters have turned out, they would
have been justified in consulting their own
interests. instead or giving up their en-
| ployment in Difference TO a sentiment that
| was more apparent inan real.
BY the amendment the disqualification
| OF officials who serve q / outlaw tracks must
| be by special act OF the Jockey Club in
the future. and those who receive permis-
| sion may presumably work at either the
| regular or outlaw meetings.
Under the amendments to rule 81 the
| fines go to the JOCKEY Club, instead OF to the
winner OF the race. as formerly. Under the.
amendment 10 rule 131, dead heats in sell
ing races need not be run off. A similar
| rule was in vogue at Gutenberg. and espe-
cialiy in 2-ycar old races, the right to divide
| is in the interest OF sport.
| RIDING AT UNRECOGNIZED MEETINGS.
Rule Z amended TO read as follows:
Any owners or trainers ofrun ming horses
and any Jockey riding the same at any uu-
recognized meeting shall be disqualified for
all races TO which these rules apply. Such
horses and all others under the control OF
such owner or trainer shall also be disquali-
fled. Any person acting in any official ca
pacity may also be disqualified
Rule 56-Thrd paragraph amended to
| read as follows: An assumed name cannot
be- registered which is the real name of any
owner OF race horses, or which has already
been registered. except that in the event OF
the death of the owner the nItne be reissued
to surviving partners or successors i'll in
terest.
Rule 57-Amendcd to read as follows
substitution for first paragraph): In
cases hereinafter named, any accidental
error or violation of the rules IN the entry
OF a horse may be corrected on the pa yment
of fine OF SO Tor each entry at any
time before the number OF the horse is ex-
hibitei for that race, or, in "A handicap
race, before the weights are announced
1)-1ncorrect or imperfect description,
provided The identity OF the horse is satis-
factorily established.
t2b-Entry without partnership or other
Joint interests existing at time Of entry
having been registered II the above cor
reciion> be not made. or the horse struck
out, within reasonable time after the owner
or authorized agent has been officially
notified OF The error, or If a horse runs
without the required correction having
been made, the stewards of the Jockey
Club may punish by fines or otherwise any
persons responsible for such errors Onis-
sion to register partnerships or other joint
interests existing at the time OF the race
Will render the horse liable TO disQualif-
cation.
QUALIFIED HORSES.
Second paragraph On the payment of
the fine the entry Of horse may. within
like time. be omitted from 4 race for
which il was not Qualificd-a colt for a
lilly stakcS-but no other horse may be
substituted.
Third para graph stricken out.
Rule 1s-Parag graph 1 amended to read
as follows: In estimating the value of the !
race, there shall be deducted the amount of |
the winners own stake. and any money |
payable to other horses. or out of the
stakes by the general conditions of the race. |
or by the general conditions of the meeting: |
entrance money TO Il purse, or entrance |
money going 10 the race fund, shall also he |
deducted.
. Rule 122-Amended to read a 5 follows |
When owners divide they shall divide equally |
all the moneys and other prizes which any |
of them could take, If the dead heat were |
run off, but owners cannot divide in a race |
or Leafs or where division would conflict !
with its conditions.
Rule 125-Second paragraph amended to |
read as follows: Every borse running a |
head heat for second or Il lower place srslI I
be liable to any disability attached to the |
place.
ALLOWANCES FOR APPRENTICES.
New rule, to be designated as No. 20: All |
boys who, while under age. have of their |
own free viii and with the consent or their |
parents or guardiaus. bound themselves to
any owner or ira iner for a term of not less !
br,.e vt.lrS hv W i,st
copy of which has been lodged with the |
Jockey Club. are permitted during their
apprenticeship to claim Il fivC-pOurd allow
ance in all selling races. They will be en-
titled to this allowance for one year tor
3G5 days. after winning their first race in
any country, with the following exccp-
tioDs: When any apprentice SHAH have
ridden seven winners then all allowances
under this rule shall cease. Nor shall any
horses entered not to be sod or claimed,
if ridden by apprentices. receive any such
allowance under this rule. The allowance
of five pounds for apprentices under this
rule must he claimed ut the time OF entry
and be so stated in the entry
Rule l27-Third paragraph amended to
read: All OtherhOrses starting ma V be claim
ed for the selling price plus the value of
The stakes or purse to the winner (including
his own stake or entrance). by the owners OF |
horses running in the race or their author
lied agents.
Rule dissection Amended toread: In
case of Il dead heat. the time for claiming
or selling is postponed until the dead heat
is run off. In case of n division ca ch of the
horses dividing is winner for the PURPOSES
of the rules relating to claiming and selling,
and il an auction race, both shall be put Ia
auction. and any surplus shall be divided.
half to go between those horses and halfto
the association.
Rule 1iS-First paragraph is amended TO
read: An apprentice license for boys never
having ridden IN Il race may be granted upon
application of an owner or trainer. A boy
having ridden twenty races under such IL
cense must make application for a Jockeys
license.
DR.. ]. o. Green gave notice that mt
the next meeting OF the club he would
propose The folio wing amendments
Rule 155-By adding at the end thereof
the folio wing clause:
And in the case OF Jockeys contract
ing with more than one employer, the
terms OF such contracts shall not con-
flict with nor impair the terms of prior
nor shall such terms discrimi-
nate unfavorably to the prior contract in
respect of compensation or riding weight"
Rule 1O2-By the addition OF the follow
ing:
But this shall not preclude the use
of any starting device approved by the
Jockey Club.
SmOtlered In a Coal Chute.