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RACING LAJY ANUTLAIYS. Z American Turf Congress arid Jockey Club Jaws bearing on iputlaw racing, fis to, geograplii-cal lines, dre not generally understood and are carelessly regarded.. Rulingsas to participants in outlaw! racing have naturally stimulated the misunderstanding. These rulings have been j those Of teresj in most cjtses. The laws and - tholfnesofeography as pmbraced within the laws are gifren herewith for purposes of instruction. , By-law No. 6 of the American , Turf Congress displays the matter, in a geographical way. It isays: The Congress shall not recognize, or its members permit any racing in; the United States east of thd Rocky Mountains, arid north of lati-tude35 degrees during the months of January, February or December of any year: nor shall any racing by electricdr other., artificial light be recognized or permitted anyfwhero or at any time cfvthe year. Andn6i person, association or J corporation that anywhere giys any racing or race meeting shall permit anypools to be sold Or books and bets to be made on any races, ex-i cept on the races run and decided over the track "within the enclosure of the grounds where the . pools, are sold or the books and bets are made; and ho foreign book or hotting shed shall be f operated on or adjacent to any such grounds, either in the interest Of the owners or lessees of such grounds, or of any other person whomsoever. i .ana1 every racetrack upon which such prohibited racing is given or acts done, shall also be out- lawed as well as every person or horse that ; shall thereafter participate in any racing upon t the same. And if any association not a member Of this CObgress shall knowingly permit any of the persons-or horses so outlawed to participate j in racing on its course, then all other persons with knowledge thereof, who shall thereafter p participate in its racing, shall likewise be out-L . lc wed, as shall also be their" horses. Any mem-L ber of the Congress knowingly failing to enforce W the provisions of this article, shall bo expelled. i The Rocky Mountain line of division of east and west is mostiridefinite. As defined by maps it probabusrmnoreter of v jMSHilHKHKaKudi-iggilyijPPPPffBntnern ter- j" 4jockey Club are as follows : I PART I. h A. recognized meeting is: I 5 I..V meeting held by tho Coney Island Jockey ;Club, the Brooklyn Jockey Club, the 1 New York Jockey Club and the Westchester Racing Association. II. A meeting held under a license granted .- the Jockey Club, or one held in tho United iStates or Canada, under tho sanction of any turf authority whose jurisdiction over racing of ; any nature is recognized by tho Jockey Club and suchrecognized associations and which also gives effect to sentences imposed by these . authorities upon persons guilty of fraudulent ft pract vs on the turf. fclll. A meeting held in the United King-Bpaom. under "tho auspices of the English Jockey ijj QshJaridralL others haying a reciprocal agree- ,ltHiU--R rVO A. meanding held in any foreign country to.- cher thap thefTJmted Kingdom and Canada ;. ;; under the sanction of any turf authority giving f effect to sentences, imposedby tho stewards of the Jockey Club upon pfeKons. guilty of fraudu-lent practices on theturfjand which enforces "jjs the forfeit list of the ;Jockey Club. YL If a horse ijun at any unrecognized kCi meeting he islisquaiffietferall races to which Ethese rales appjuf" . j TIL. Any owner or trainer running horses, any jockey riding the same at any unrecognized meeting shall be disqualified for all races to which theso rules apply. Such horses and all others under the control of such owner or trainer shall also be disqualified. Any person acting in any official capacity may also be disqualified.
