RULES.
Jockies must ride their horses to the weighing place, and he that dismounts hefore a Stewards tells him, or wants weight, is distanced. Horses are distanced if their riders cross or jostle. All complaints of foul riding, to be made at or before the riders weigh. Horses over weighted, to be declared at weighing, or lose their stakes. The races to commence each day at 12 o'clock. Time between heats, 20 minutes. No Jockey to be allowed to ride except in the usual racing costume. ■ The Enterers of Horses to declare their colours at the time of entry ; and no change to fee made, unless with the sanction of the stewards. Entrances to be made with the Committee, | at* the Exchange Hotel, between the hours of 6 and 10, on Thursday evening, 26th instant, when the entrances will be finally closed. All Stakes and Subscriptions to be paid down J before starting, or the horse will not be allowed to start. The owner of each horse entered for a Match, to pay 10s. 6d. to the Race Fund. All disputes to be referred to the Stewards, whose decision will be final. j All Dogs found on tbe Course will bej destroyed.
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New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 303, 25 April 1849, Page 4
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