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CHANGES IN THE RULES. As compared with 1898, the American Turf Congress Racing Rules for 1899 show a great many changes, some very important, others only matters of editorial rearrangement. In line eight of rule 12 the word "course" is stricken out. In line four of the second paragraph of rule 19 the word "Association" is stricken out. In line three of rule 26 the words "Any Member" is substituted for "Association," and the rule is amended by adding "unless with written consent of the official or association from whoso decision the appeal is made." Rule 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 the winner." Rule 31 was amended by inserting the word "involving" before "admission" in line two. Part of paragraph three of rule 98 was made rule 94 which reads as follows : "Declarations in sweepstakes shall be made in the same manner as is provided for making entries therein to the Secretary, who shall record the day and hour of its eceipt, and give early publicity thereto." The remaining paragraphs of rule 98 were made rule 95, the words "purse races" being Btricken from the paragraph governing the division of declaration fees between the second and third horses. Rule 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 be fined one hundred dollars." Rule 100 was made rule 97. Rule 101 was made rule 98 and amended by inserting "or other arrears" after "order" in line one, and by inserting "its collection shall no longer be enforceable" in line three, and amended by inserting the words "to a purse that is run off" before the words "shall not" in line four. Rule 86 was made rule 68. Rule 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 be returned." Rule 70 reads as follows : "Every entry in a purse race must be in the name of a person having ownership in the horse, and must be made in writing by the owner or trainer, or Borne one deputed by him ; but the full name of every 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 the Course before it starts at any meeting, as must be every change in such ownership or interest thereafter made during that meeting. Any failure 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 be forfeited to the horse that finished next behind it." Rule 52 was amended so as to read "A selling race is one in which every horse entered to be sold, if a loser, may be claimed and if the winner, must be offered for sale at public auction." Rule 54 was amended to read "Owner includes part owner, but an interest in the winnings only of a horse shall not constitute ownership." Rule 63 was made rule 62. Rule 69 was made rule 63. Rule 75 was made rule64 and amended by adding the words "but an entry in any race may be corrected." Rule 77 was made rule 65 and amended so as to read "Joint subscriptions and entries may be made by two or more owners." Rule 80 was made rule 66. Rule 85 was made rule 67. Rule 64 was made 71. Rule 92 was made 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 made rule 75. Rule 66 was made rule 76. Rule 67 was made rule 77 and amended by inserting after the word "horse" in line two, "or of the engagement, or by a duly authorized person." Rule 74 was made rule 78. Rule 72 was made rule 79. Rule 76 was made rule 80 and the words "in a stake" inserted in line one after the word "declaration." Rule 82 was made rule 81 and amended by adding after the word "transferee" in line six, "except, however, the conditions of produce races or races for which nominations of the als are made, may provide that the nominator hall 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. Rule 88 was made rule 83 and amended by substituting the word "sweepstakes" for "race" in line one. Rule 81 was made rule 88. Rule 95 was made rule 89 and amended by substituting "any person" for "parties." Rule 91 was made rule 90 and amended by inserting the words, "and its jockey fee for a losing mount," in line three. Rule 89 was made rule 90. Rule 90 was made rule 92. Paragraph four of rule 98 was made rule 93. Rule 102 was made rule 99. Rule 103 was made rule 100 and amended by inserting "of a horse or engagement" in line one after the word "transfer." Rule 104 was made rule 101. A new rule, 105, was enacted which reads as follows : "No jockey, except when riding for his contract employer, shall bo weighed out for any race 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 the contrary. The failure to so deposit this fee for the jockey engaged for any horse, shall declare it out of the race." Rule 106 was made rule 103. Rule 107 was made rule 104 and amended to read as follows after the word "judges" in line three "or his horseshall bo declared out of the j race. No person shall be admitted to the weigh-1 ing room except owners, trainers and jockeys." Rule 108 was made rule 106. Rule 109 was made rule 107. Rulo 110 was made rule 108. Rule 111 was made rule 109. Rule 112 was made rule 110. Rulo 113 was mado.rule 111. Rulo 114 was made rulo 112. Rulo 115 was made rulo 113. Rule 116 was made rule 114. Rule 117 was madejrule 115 and amended by substituting the words "this rule" for the words "these rules" in lino.one of paragraph five. Rule 118 was made rule 116. . Rule 119 was made rule 117. Rule 120 was made rulo 118. Rule 121 was made rule 119 and amended read as follows: "Ahorse should bring in weight out, and if short of it by two or vc pounds, it shall be disqualified." Rulo 122 was made rulo 120. Rule 123 was made rule 121. Rule 124 was made rule 122 and amended substituting the word "judges" for the wo "officers of the association" in line seven paragraph two, and by substituting the wo, "such" for the word "the" in the concludk sentence of the same line. Rule 125 was made rule 123. Rule 126 was made rule 124. Rule 127 was made rule 125. w Rule 128 was made rule 126. I Rule 129 was made rule 127. Rule 130 was made rule 128. M Rule 131 was made rule 129. Rule 132 was made rule 130 and amended bs inserting the words "making the dead heat after the word "horses" at the termination o. line five of paragraph one. Rulo 133 was made rule 131. Rulo 134 was made rule 132. Rulo 135 was made rule 133. m Rulo 136 was made rule 134. m Rule 137 was made rule 135 and amended iJ substituting the words "the horses makingvM dead heat" for the words "both horses" iJB two of paragraph one. jH Rule 138 was made rule 136. JH Rule 139 was made rule 137. SH Rule 140 was made rule 138. Rule 139 is a new rule and reads as fH "An objection to a horse that has run iQ on the ground that it was not trained or by a licensed trainer or rider, or thH names of all those having an ownership iH an interest in its winnings have not been tered with tho clerk of the course, as reiH by rule 70, must be made not later than tLH after that upon which the raco was run." Rule 141 was made rule 140. Rule 112 was made rule 141 and amendH substituting the words "as to the ago" fH words "of the mouth" after the word "H the beginning of line four. Rule 143 was made rule 142. Rule 144 was made rule 143. Rule 145 was made jule 144. 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 made rule 150. -H Rule 152 was mado rule 151 and amendeH striking out the first seven lines, exceptB words "if sold" at the termination of line seH and substituting therefor the words, eH horse entered to bo sold that runs in a seJ race shall, if the winner, be sold at public B tion immediately after tho race, and one-luflftS any surplus over tho selling price shall second horse and the other to tho associations Also by substituting tho word "the" for H before the words "other horses" in the secti9ftj relation to claiming. Also by striking outflK words "as to who ho is claiming for" in theflVJ eluding line and substituting therefore BM words "that he is doing so." AVH Rule 153 was made rule 152. Rule 154 was made rule 153. JH Rule 155 was made rule 154 and amendeBM striking out the words "and the horse shH disqualified for all races" and substiH therefor the words "as shall be the Rule 156 was made rule 155 and amendtJH inserting after the words "horse in such rH in line four the words "or attempt by intimH tion to prevent any one from running a horH any race for which it is entered." .aH Rule 157 was made rule 156 and amended sH to read as follows : "Any person who failsB pay for a horse bought or claimed in a selbjfl race witliin fifteen minutes after tho saloB claim has been made, shall forfeit his rightH the horse, and shall be fined, suspended or nH off by the judges ; but the owner may stillH quire that the horse shall be taken and paidH by the purchaser or claimant, who, if he faiH refuse to do so, shall bo suspended untilH makes good his default to the owner." Rule 158 was made rule 157. Rule 159 was made rule 15S. Rule 160 was mado rule 15 Rule 161 was made rule 160. V Rulo 162 was made rule 161. Rule 163 was made rule 162. U M Rulo 164 was made rulo 163 and amonde bj adding a .fifth paragraph whichreads as foh .ws "In estimating the value of a series of rai l ii which an extra sum of money is won by winning two or more of the sorios, tho extra sum shal bo estimated in the last race by which it wai finally won."
