The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-29
ENGLISH BETTING RULES.
Jockey Club Takes No CogniLaOCe 81
Speculation on R~aeeeouFhes. o.

Speculation on R~aeeeouhes.
Talk Of adopting the English syu,em Of
credit betting on the New York tracks,
while not taken seriously, has caused. some
leading Mrfmen 10 look into the aPecula-
tive methods In vogue on the British raoe-
ooursea. AZ q matter Of fact, while .
greater part Of the speculation In England
on horseraces Il on credit With . weekly
settlement by player and layer. there 10
much cash bstting On the tracks by the
poorer element, which cannot very we'll
establish the necessary credit. The Eng
lish Jockey Club, like the Jockey Club
here In New York, takes no oognizsnce Of
betting, but on the other aide there are
rules which govern turf speculation. In
this country the only betting rules are those
Of the Metropolitan Tun Association,
otherwise known a. the BookmAkers' Club,
which are enforced BY an arbitration COM
mittee with Ring Master John q. Cava-
nagh az a sort Of oficial adviser, But a
posting Of these rules on the local tracks
has never been heard Of. The English
betting rules, however, are always where
racegoers can Inspect them. TT present
code was rearranged by the committee OF
the subscription rooms at Tattersall's in
1890 and is "a follows;
I. The committee Of Tsttersairs and the
committee Of the Newmarket Rooms have
authority 10 settle all questions relating 10
bets, TO adjudicate In all cases Of default,
and. At their discretion. to report defsulters
and persons guilty Of any malpractice to the
Jockey Club. In the following rules the
words the committee refer to either Of
those bodies.
". In all bets there must be a possibility
to win when the bet Is made, you cannot
win when you cannot lose" No betting
nrst past the post will be recognized by either
Of the committees.
III. All bets are play or pay, with the
following exceptions; a. When the nominator
dies before the decision OF the race, " When
the "a IL post joined 10 q future week, OF
the conditions aTe altered after the bets
are made. o. Bets on matches, ~ Bets
made after the running, numbers are tele-
sraphed about a horse that IL not subse-
quently under the. starters orders,
". limo objection Ia lodged within a quarter
Of an hour after the winner has weighed In.
bets, except in cases which In the opinion
Of the COMMITTEES are cases 81 fraud, 20 to
the horse placed hrst by the Judge, n AL
objection il lodged within the said time and
in cases which In the opinion Of the commit
tee are cases Of fraud, bets 20 with the stakes
8 Bets made on one horse against another
or that one horse beats smother are deter
mined II either Of them should win: unless
agreed by the parties Il h not indispensable
that both horses should start. Bets made
between horses /, ?. 3 are determined by the
places assigned BY the judge-it 10 not neces-
sary 10 say the best Of I, ., 3,
8. II odds are laid in running or immedi'
ately after the horses pass the post and q
dead heat is the result; and in double events"
II either il decided In the hackers favor md
The other results in a dead heat the money
bettpd must be put together and equally d.
yided As, according to racing custom,
matches which result 10 a dead heat are void
bets are void also.
{. II a bet Ia made on one of the horses
that runs a dead heat against = beaten horse
and the owners agree TO divide he who backed
the horse that ran the dead heat wins half
his bet. II odds are laid on one horse against
another. I, 2, ,. and they run = dead heat for
either place the money betted must be put
together and equally divided,
3. The person who LAYS the odds has a
right TO choose a horse or the aeld: when a
person has chosen a horse, the held in what
starts against him. " the odds are laid
without mentioning the horse before the
race ia over the bet must be determined by
the state Of the odds at the time Of making il.
Q. Bets made after a race that the winner
will be disqualified stand, even II no objection
be made.
10. Any bet made from signal or indica-
ton, when the race has been determined,
shall be considered fraudulent and void.
II. All bets on matches and private sweep
stakes depending upon any two horses shall
be void IL those horses consequently become
the property OF the same person or Of his
ayowed confederate.
u. Double event bets are determined VII en-
the first event Is lost.
%. Bets made on horses winning any number
OF races within the year shall be understood
to moan between January I and December 81.
II, Money given 70 have 4 bet laid shall
not be returned. though the race be not run.
Is. In the event Of q race being ordered
10 be run over again starting price bets shall
be regulated by the price current at the
time the race was first run. Bets In favor OF
any horse which started on the first but did
not 60 TO the post on the second occasion are
lost.
10. Confirmed bets cannot be declared OF
except by mutual consent, but on any allega-
ton Of fraud or corrupt practice. the COM
mittee will investigate the case and may
declare the bet void. Either Of the bettors
may demand stakes 70 be made on pro wing
TO the satisfaction Of the committee that he
has just cause for doing 80. N ordered, the
bets must be covered or sufficient security
offered. and a person refusing TO cover shall
b. expelled from the Subscription Room al
Nnwmarket or TattaTaaIa
II. The committee will not necessarily
enforce the settlement Of q compromised
account. Before giving q decision they
may require the books Of the debtor and a
statement Of his accounts 10 be submitted
to them: but they have authority. in all such
cases, 10 order the account to be settled II
they think a reasonable offer is made.
rs. II a debtor does not satisfy the claims
Of his creditors within twelve months he
shall not be entitled 10 receive any debts
which may he due to him; but II no does 80
within the prescribed time. "one year. /. ..
3sS days. inclusive or the day when the
money was won. the committee will support
his just claims to recelVe paymsnt from
his debtor
10. II any extraordinary occasion should
arise, or in case OF notorious and pslpable
fraud, any OF the before mentioned rules
may be suspended by the committee.
20. The steward Of races have no authority,
eI-ofhoio. TO take ooEulsanoe OF any disputes
or claims with respect 10 bets.
The Glass Snake,
From ne London Globe.
To the reptile house have come half q
dozen English slowworms. Thin Ia the snake
which country people tell you has the peculiar