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4- : A HERE ARE THE CHANGES IN SELLING RACE RULES TO BE PASSED ON BY THE JOCKEY CLUB ON JANUARY 11 New York, December 26. Following arc the proposed selling race changes in some of the rules of the Jockey Club which will be put before the governing body for approval on January 11 : PRESENT RULES. Part XVIII Selling Races. 121. In selling races which close within forty-eight hours of the race day, no person shall start more than one horse of which he is wholly or partly the owner, or in which he has a contingent interest. All boys who, while under ngp, have of their own free will and with the consent of their parents or guardian, bound themselves to an .owner or trainer for a term of not less than five years by a written instrument, copy of which has been lodged with The Jockey Club, are permitted during their apprenticeship to claim a five-pound allowance in all selling races, except selling handicaps, provided no horse carries less than SI pounds. They will be entitled to this allowance for one year or 305 days after winning their first race in any country. The allowance of five pounds for apprentices under this rule must he claimed at the time of naming the price, and be so stated in the entry, and the owner shall not be permitted to abandon such allowance, except by consent of the Stewards. 127. Every horse running in a selling race shall, if the winner, be liable to be claimed for the selling price by the owner of any other horse running in the race, but if it is a condition of the race that the winner shall bo sold by auction, the sale shall take place immediately after the race, and the surplus over the selling price shall be equally divided between all starters in the race. If sold or bought in, the horse shall not leave the place of sale without permission of the Clerk of the Course, and if the horse be not paid for within fifteen minutes, or the price secured to his satisfaction, he may direct the horse to be put up a second time, and the purchaser at the first sale shall be responsible for any deficiency arising from the second, and shall be treated as a defaulter until it is paid. All other horses starting may be claimed for the selling price, plus the value of the stakes or purse, to the winner, including his own stake or entrance, by the owners of horses running in the race or their authorized agents. Old Rule 127 erroneously states the claiming price, but it prescribes who has the right to claim. 128. I If the owners of two or more horses having equal rights claim the same horse, they shall draw lots. The owner of the winner has the last claim. II . No person fan claim more than one horse. III . Every claim must be made in writing to the Clerk of the Course or to the Clerk of the Scales not later than a quarter of an hour after the winner has been sold, and must be accompanied by purchase money if required. 120. The price of every horse claimed must be paid to tin; Clerk of the Course, and an order given by him for the delivery of the horse. In the case of a horse being claimed, if the price bo not paid within fifteen minutes after the claim is made, the claimant forfeits bis right, but the owner may insist on the claimant taking and paying for the horse, and if he refuse or neglect to do so, he shall be treated as a defaulter in respect of the price. 130. If a horse walk over, or there be no second horse for the selling race, the winner is still liable to be sold, but he shall receive all the money offered by the condition of the race to the winner and any surplus from the sale shall go to the race fund. 131. The following special provisions apply to claiming and selling races: I . In case of a dead heat, the time for claiming or selling is postponed until the dead heat is run off. In case of a division, each of the horses dividing is a winner for the purpose of the rules relating to claiming and selling, and if an auction race, both shall be put to auction, and any surplus shall be divided, half to go between those horses and half to the Association. II . If an objection to the winner of an auction race be not decided before the time for Selling, the horse objected to and the horse subsequently adjudged to be the winner shall be put up at auction, and any surplus from the sale Of either shall be treated as surplus from the sale of the winner, but liability to be .sold shall end with the day of the race. Rule 170 provides for terminating the liability to sell. III . If an objection to a horse which has been claimed be declared valid, the claimant may, within such time as the Stewards consider reasonable, reject or return the horse and place on the forfeit list any default by the owner in repayment of the price. Even a sustained objection has no effect on the validity of a claim unless only the winner can be claimed, which is so rarely the case as not to be considered.; hence the change in this rule. IV . Any person refusing to deliver a horse bought or claimed in a soiling race shall be ruled Olt, and the horse shall be disqualified for all races. V . Anv person failing to pay for a horse bought or claimed in a selling race may be ruled oft"; VI. Any person who shall attempt to prevent another person from bidding on the winner of ti selling race or claiming any horse in such racev or demand any portion of the surplus from the owners of horses which are entitled to it, or any owners running in selling races who may make- any agreement for the protection of each others horses In contravention of these Rules, shall be fiined, suspended or ruled off. 132. In all other races with selling conditions in whiWi horses may be entered, or may be run not to be sold, only such horses as run to be sold shall bie liable to be sold or claimed, and with this cxraptlon the foregoing rules relating to selling raejs shall apply. PROPOSED RULES. Part XVIII Selling Races. 170. In all selling races a horses liability to be claimed or offered for sale at auction shall terminate with the day of the race. 171 A. Unchanged From Old Rule. B. The allowance under this rule must be claimed at the time of naming the selling price, and this allowance shall not be abandoned except by consent of the Stewards. 172A. Every horse running in a selling race may be claimed by anyone after the race for his entered price plus the value of the race and as much more in addition as the claimer wishes to bid. B. But if it is the conditions of the selling race that the winner shall be sold at auction the sale of the winner shall take place immediately after the race, and beaten horses may be claimed only by the owners of starters in the race for their entered selling price plus the value of the race and as much more iu addition as lie may wish to bid. The surplus bid on a horse either claimed or sold at auction shall go to the Association, to be added to the overnight events of the day following the sale. C. If the condition of the selling race permit any hone to be claimed before the race any horse so claimed shall lie ineligible to start in the race; intended starters in a race where horses are liable to be claimed before the race shall be in the paddock forty-five -it minutes before the time fixed for the race and may be claimed from that time up to thirty :t0 minutes before the time of starting when the right to claim before starting-expires. Any horse not being in the paddock and being reported to the paddock judge as being present shall be ineligible to start. D. In claiming races, if two persons bid the same amount, the disposition of the horse shall be decided by lot. E. In races where the winner may be claimed after the race an owner may claim his own horse. 173A. All claims shall be iu writing and accompanied by the amount of the claim in cash if so required and shall be deposited in a box provided for that purpose. B. All claims after the race must be deposited in the claiming box within fifteen minutes after the official conclusion of the race, when the time of claiming shall cease and the box be opened by the Clerk of the Course in the presence of one of the Stewards. 174A. If the surplus occurs on the last day of a meeting it shall be added to the first day of the next meeting given by the same Association. B. No person shall submit more than one bid. C. The winner, if he is to be sold at auction, must not leave the paddock without permission of the Clerk of the Course; and if he is sold or bought in and the price be not paid or satisfactorily secured within fifteen minutes the Stewards may direct that the horse be offered again at auction by sealed hid under the same conditions as hereinabove described and the purchaser at the first sale shall be responsible for any deficiency arising from the second and he shall be disqualified until it is paid. 175 A. If the owners of two or more horses having equal rights claim the same horse they shall draw lots. B. No person can claim more than one horse. 175. The price of every horse claimed must bo paid or guaranteed to the Clerk of the Course, and an order given him for tiie delivery of the horse. 177. In case of a horse being claimed, if the price be not paid or satisfactorily guaranteed within fifteen minutes after the claim is made, the claimant forfeits his right, but the owner may insist on the claimants taking and paying for the horse, ami if he refuse "or neglect to do so, lie shall be disqualified until he shall have paid. 178. A horses liability to be sold is not affected by his walking over for a selling race, but he shall receive all the money offered by the conditions of the race to the winner and any surplus from the sale shall go to the Association. 179. In case of a dead heat for a selling race the time of selling or claiming is postponed until the dead heat is run off. In case of a division each of the dividing horses is a winner for the purposes of the rules relating to claiming and selling and if it is an auction race, both horses shall be put to auction and any surplus shall be disposed of as provided in paragraph B, Rule 172. ISO. If an objection to the winner of an auction race be not decided before the expiration of the time for selling, the horse objected to shall be put to auction, as shall be also, after the decision, the horse to whom the race is awarded and any surplus from the sale of either shall be treated as surplus from the sale of the winner. 181. If an objection to a horse which has been claimed or sold at auction as the winner of a selling race be declared valid, the purchaser may. within such time as the stewards consider reasonable, reject or return the horse and place on the forfeit list any default by the owner in repayment of the price. 182. Any person refusing to deliver a horse bought or claimed in a selling race shall be suspended and his case shall be reported to the stewards of the Jockey Club for such further action as they may think appropriate; the horse in the case is disqualified only until he is ultimately delivered to the original purchaser by the original vendor. 183. Any person failing to pay for a home bought or claimed in a selling race may be suspended by the stewards, or ruled off by the stewards, of the Jockey Club and he shall be placed ou the forfeit list for the purchase money. 184. Any person who shall attempt to prevent another person from bidding on the winner of a selling race, or from claiming any iiorse iu such race, or who shall demand any portion of the surplus from the owners entitled to it, or any owners running in selling races who may make any agreement for the protection or claiming of each others horses, may be fined or suspended by the stewards or ruled ofE by the stewards of the Jockey Club. 1S5. In all other races with selling conditions in which horses may be entered, or may be run not to be sold, only such horses as run to be sold shall be liable to be sold or claimed, ai.d with this exception the foregoing rules relating to selling horses shall apply.
