205 CMR 5.19 - Qualifying Time
(1) Each
Association licensed by the Commission may establish qualifying times for its
5/16 mile races and for distances greater than 5/16 of a mile.
(2) All greyhounds must wear the regulation
association muzzle and blanket when placed in the starting box; the Judges must
approve blinker muzzles.
(3)
Muzzles and blankets must be carefully examined in the Paddock by the Paddock
Judge before the greyhounds leave for the post and again be examined before the
Judges at the Judges' Stand or before the Starter at the starting box by the
Patrol Judge.
(4) All greyhounds
must be exhibited in the show paddock before post time of the race they are
entered.
(5) After the greyhounds
leave the paddock on their way to the starting point, and until the Judges
direct the gates to be reopened, all persons except the racing officials and
the necessary attendants, shall be excluded from the track to be run
over.
(6) No race shall be called
official unless the lure is in advance of the greyhounds at all times during
the race and if any time during the race any greyhound or greyhounds catch or
pass the lure, the Judges shall declare it "No Race" and all monies shall be
refunded.
(7) The Judges shall
closely observe the operation of the lure and hold the Lure Operator to strict
accountability for any inconsistency of operation.
(8) If a greyhound is left in the box when
the doors of the starting box open at the start there shall be no refund, but
if one greyhound or more is prevented from leaving the box at the start because
of being locked in the starting box, the money wagered on said greyhound or
greyhounds so locked in the starting box shall be deducted from the pool and be
refunded. The Starter shall make the sole decision on the question of what
greyhound or greyhounds are prevented from starting in a race through failure
of the doors of the starting box to open.
(9) If a race is marred by jams, spills or
racing circumstances other than accident to the machinery, while a race is
being run, and three or more greyhounds finish, the Judges shall declare the
race finished, but if less than three greyhounds finish, the Judges shall
declare "No Race " and all monies shall be refunded.
(10) In purse races not less than five
greyhounds, racing in the names of five licensed owners, must be entered and
start, or the race may be declared off. In Stakes races at least four different
interests must be entered and start or the race may be declared off.
(11) If a greyhound bolts the course, runs in
the opposite direction or does not run the entire prescribed distance for the
race, it shall forfeit all rights in the race and no matter where it is
finished the Judges shall declare the finish of the race the same as if said
greyhound were not a contender. However, for the purpose of
205 CMR
5.00, said greyhound shall be considered a
"Starter."
(12) If a greyhound
bolts the course or runs in the opposite direction during the running of the
race and in so doing said greyhound , in the opinion of the Judges interfered
with any other greyhound in the race, the Judges shall declare it "No Race" and
all monies wagered shall be refunded.
(13) If it appears that a greyhound may
interfere with the running of the race because of failure to leave the box,
because of accident or for any other reason, any person under the supervision
of the Judges stationed a round the track may remove said greyhound from the
track. However, for the purpose of the Rule said greyhound shall be considered
a "Starter."
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