THE BEAD-HEAT RULES.
A new point of racing law has been raised at Rawalpindi, India. In the Fort Stakes Morny and Postbey made a dead-heat for first place, and in pulling up after the race Postboy fell and hurt his shoulder badly, and Scott decided to scratch the pony. Thus Morny virtually had a walk-over for the tie. The backers of Postboy contend that in the racing rules existing and prospective no provision is made for a walk-over in a dead-heat. The rules on the subject lay down that deadheaters for the winning place shall either run off or divide the stakes. In these circumstances it is contended that as Postboy was debarred from the running off by accident and through circumstances over which the trainer had no control, the two ponies must be declared to divide. An exchange observes that there are precedents, but of a remote date, and no authoritative ruling is extant. This incident furnishes one more instance of the necessity for turf clubs to publish their decisions on all references, to serve as precedents, and thus obviate repetition of re-" fevences on identical points of racing law.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2360, 18 May 1899, Page 36
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191THE BEAD-HEAT RULES. Otago Witness, Issue 2360, 18 May 1899, Page 36
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