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BAD ACTORS HAVE LITTLE CHANCE. The English Jockey Club has recently taken a hand in the matter of starting, as is shown by the following notice In the current calendar: "The stewards of the Jockey Club give notice to owners, trainers and jockeys, that the following Instructions have been given to starters: The start Is to be made from a "stand," and jockeys especially the seniors who wilfully prevent their horses from standing still should Invariably be reported. Unruly horses must suffer for their bad behavior, and it they cause prolonged delay, they should either be started "at a stand" behind the rest of the horses, or be left.
