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CHANGES IN THE RULES. .As compared with 1898, tho American Turf Congress Racing Rules for 1899 show a great many changes, some very important, others only matters of editorial rearrangement. A part of the new rules, amendments and alterations are here presented. The remainder will be published hereafter. In lino eight of rule 12 tho word "course" is stricken out. In line four of tho second paragraph of rule 19 tho word "Association" is stricken out. In lino three of rule 26 tho words "Any Member" is substituted for "Association," and the rulo is amended by adding "unless with written consent of the official or association from whose decision the appeal is made." Rulo 30 was amended by adding "And any maiden which has been disqualified after having finished first, is still a maiden, although bets may have been paid on it as tho winner." Rule 31 was amended by inserting tho word "involving" before "admission." in lino two. Part of paragraph three of rule 98 was made rule 94 which reads as follows : "Declarations in sweepstakes shall bo made in the same manner as is provided for making entries therein to the Secretary, who shall record the day and hour of its receipt, and give early publicity thereto." Tho remaining paragraphs of rulo 98 were made rule 93, the words "purso races" being stricken from the paragraph governing the division of declaration fees between tho second and third horses. Rulo 99 was made rule 96 and amended by ; substituting "Member of the Congress" for "Association" and adding, "Any Secretary who shall fail to enforce this rule shall bo fined ono hundred dollars." Rule 100 was made rule 97. Rule 101 was mado rule 98 and amended by inserting "or other arrears" after "order" in line one, and by inserting "its collection shall no longer bo enforceable" in lino three, and amended by inserting the words "to a purse that is run off" before tho words "shall not" in lino four. Rulo 86 was mado rule 68. Rulo 96 was made rule 69 and amended by adding "but when from any cause a race is not run all stake, declaration or entrance money, if any paid, shall bo returned." Rulo 70 reads as follows : "Every entry in a purse race must bo in the name of a person having ownership in tho horse, and must be mado in writing by tho owner or trainer, or some ono deputed by him ; but tho full name of evory person having an ownership in a horse, or, excepting the trainers per cent., any interest in its winnings, must be registered with the Secretary or Clerk of tho Course boforo it starts at any meeting, as must bo every change in such ownership or interest thereafter mado during that meeting. Any failuro to comply with this rule shall be punished by fine or suspension, and if an objection because of such defaults is duly made and sustained against a horse that has run in a race, its winnings in that race shall bo forfeited to the horse that finished next behind it." Rule 52 was amended so as to read "A selling race is ono in which every horso entered to be sold, if a loser, may bo claimed and if tho winner, must be offered for sale at public auction." ""Tnitewttauinjnledto read "Owner includes part owner, but an intoresFTfftho-wiuiiings only of a horso shall not constitute ownership; Rule 63 was made rale 62. Rule 69 was made rule 63. Rule 75 was made rule 64 and amended by adding the words "but an entry in any race may be corrected." Rule 77 was made rulo 65 and amended so as to read "Joint subscriptions and entries may be mado by two or more owners." Rule 80 was made rule 66. Rule 85 was made rulo 67. Rulo 64 was mado 71. Rulo 92 was mado rule 72 and amended so as to read : "Every horse entered for a purse must be a starter unless it should be declared out." Rule 93 was made rule 73 and amended to read after the word because, "of his failure to pay the jockey fee for that race." Rule 94 was made rule 74. Rule 65 was mado rule 75. Rulo 66 was made rule 76. Rule 67 wds mado rule 77 and amended by inserting after tho word "horse" in lino two, "or of the engagement, or by a duly authorized person." Rule 74 was mado rulo 78. Rulo 72 was made rule 79. Rule 76 was made rule 80 and the words "in a stake" insorted in line one after the word "declaration." Rule 82 was made rule 81 and. amended by adding after tho word "transferee" in line six, "except, however, the conditions of produce races or races for which nominations of the foals are made, may provide that tho nominator shall be released from further liability by filing, prior to a time therein fixed, the proper evidence of the transfer, by public or private sale, of his entry and its engagement in that race." Rule 83 was made rule 82. Rule 84 was made rule 83. Rule 70 was made rule 84. Rule 71 was made rule 85. Rulo 88 was made rule 83 and amended by substituting tho word "sweepstakes" for "race" in line one. Rulo 81 was made rule 88. Rule 95 was mado rule 89 and amended by substituting "any person" for "parties." Rule 91 was made rulo 90 and amonded by inserting the words, "and its jockey fee for a losing mount," in lino three. Rulo 89 was made rule 90. Rule 90 was mado rulo 92. Paragraph four of rule 98 was made rule 93. Rulo 102 was mado rule 99. Rule 103 was made rule 100 and amended by inserting "of a horse or engagement" in line one after the word "transfer." Rulo 104 was made rule 101. A new rule, 105, was enacted which reads as follows : "No jockey, except when riding for hic contract employer, shall be weighed out for any raco unless there has been deposited for him with the Clerk of the Scales the fee for a losing mount in that race; and the Clerk of the Scales shall pay over the money so deposited to the jockey unless he has notice to tho contrary. The failuro to so deposit this fee for the jockey engaged for any horse, shall declare it out of the raco." Rulo 106 was made rule 103. Rulo 107 was made rule 104 and amended to read as follows after the word "judges" in line three "or his horse shall be declared out of the race. No person shall be admitted to tho weighing room except owners, trainers and jockeys." Rule 108 was made rule 106. Rulo 109 was mado rule 107. Rulo 110 was made rule 108. Rule 111 was made rule 109. Rulo 112 was made rule 110. Rule 113 was made rule 111. Rule 114 was made rulo 112. Rulo 115 was mado rulo 113. Rule 116 was made rulo 114. Rule 117 was made rule 115 and amended by substituting the words "this rule" for tho words "theso rules" in line one of paragraph five. Rulo 118 was mado rule 116. Rulo 119 was mado rule 117. Rule 120 was mado rule 118. Rulo 121 was made rule 119 and amended to read as follows : "A horse should bring in its weight out, and if short of it by two or more pounds, it shall bo disqualified." Rulo 122 was mado rulo 120. Rule 123 was made rulo 121. Rule 124 was made rule 122 and amended by substituting the word "judges" for tho words "officers of tho association" in line seven of paragraph two, and by substituting tho word "such" for the word "the" in tho concluding sentence of the same line. Rulo 125 was mado rule 123. Rule 126 was made rule 124. Rulo 127 was made rule 125. Rule 128 was mado rule 126. Rule 129 was made rule 127. Rule 130 was made ruhAp .. Rulo 13i was mado ruHb- Rule 132 was made rule 130 and amended by inserting the words "making the dead heat" after the word "horses" at the termination of line five of paragraph one. Rule 133 was made rulo 131. Rule 134 was made rule 132. Rule 135 was made rule 133. Rule 136 was made rule 134. Rule !37 was made rule 135 and amended by substituting tho words "the horses making the dead heat" for the words "both horses" in line two of paragraph one. Rule 138 was made rule 136. Rule 139 was made rule 137. Rule 140 was made rule 138. Rule 139 is a new rule and reads as follows : "An objection to a horse that has run in a race on the ground that it was not trained or ridden by a licensed trainer or rider, or that tho names of all those having an ownership in it or an interest in its winnings have not been registered with the clerk of tho course, as required by rule 70, must be made not later than the day after that upon which the race was run." Rule 141 was made rule 140. Rule 142 was mado rulo 141 and amended by substituting the words "as to the ago" for the words "of tho mouth" after the word "fit" at the beginning of line four. Rule 143 was made rule 142. Rule 144 was made rulo 143. Rule 145 was made rule J44. Rule 146 was made rule 145. Rule 147 was made rule 146. Rule 148 was made rule 147. Rule 149 was made rule 148. Rule 150 was made rule 149. Rule 151 was mado rule 150. Rule 152 was made rule 151 and amended by striking out tho first seven lines, except tho words "if sold" at tho termination of line seven, and substituting therefor tho words, "every horse enterod to be sold that runs in a selling race shall, if the winner, be sold at public auction immediately after the race, and one-half of any surplus over the selling price shall go to tho second horse and the other to tho association." Also by substituting the word "the" for "all" before the words "other horses" in the section in relation to claiming. Also by striking out tho words "as to who he is claiming for" in the concluding line and substituting therefore tho words "that ho is doing so." Rule 153 was made rule 152. Rulo 154 was made rule 153. Rule 155 was mado rulo 154 and amended by striking out tho words "and the horse shall bo disqualified for all races" and substituting therefor the words "as shall be tho horso also." Rule 156 was mado rulo 153 and amended by inserting after the words "horse in such race" in line four the words "or attempt by intimidation to prevent any one from running a horse in any raco for which it is entered." Rule 157 was made rule 156 and amended so as to read as follows : "Any person who fails, to pay for a horso bought or claimed in a selling race within fifteen minutes after the sale or claim has been made, shall forfeit his right to the horse, and shall be fined, suspended or ruled off by the judges ; but the owner may still require that the horse shall be taken and paid for by the purchaser or claimant, who. if he fail or refuse to do so, shall be suspended until he makes good his default to the owner." Rule 158 was mado rule 157. Rule 159 was made rule 158. Rule 160 was maderule 159. Rulo 161 was mado rule 160. Rule 162 was made rule 161. Rule 163 was made rule 162. Rule 164 was made rule 163 and amended by adding a fifth paragraph which reads as follows : "In estimating tho value of a series of races in which an extra sum of money is won by winning two or more of the series, the extra sum shall be estimated in the last race by which it was finally won." Rulo 165 was made rule 164. Rulo 166 was made rule 165. . Rule 167 was made rule 166. Rule 168 was made rule 167 and amended by substituting "to" for "of" after tho words "in respect" in line two. Rule 169 was made rule 168. Rule 170 was made rulo 169. Rulo 171 was made rule 170. Rule 172 was mado rule 171. Rule 173 was made rule 172 and amended by inserting the words "may bo fined or" in tho last lino of paragraph one. Rulo 174 was made rulo 173 and amended by inserting the word "fined" before tho word "suspended" in line three of paragraph two and by striking out the words "to the Association which" in the last line of paragraph three and substituting therefor tho words "to the -judges who."
