By Order of her Majesty's Master of the Horse, the fol lowing Queen's Plate Articles are substituted for those hitherto in force.

January, 1861.

QUEEN'S PLATE ARTICLES.

[It is her Majesty's Command, that these following Rules be observed by the Owners and Riders of all such Horses, Mares, and Geldings, as shall run for her MAJESTY'S PLATES at Newmarket and elsewhere.]

L. Every horse, mare, or gelding, that runneth for any of the said Plates, shall carry the weight appointed in the Schedule hereunto annexed.

II. Every person that putteth in a horse, mare, or gelding, for any of the said Plates, shall enter the same with the name of the owner, and the age, name, pedigree, or sufficient description of the horse, according to the Rule of the Jockey Club regarding nominations, at the time and place appointed by the Steward or Stewards of the Races at which such Plate is to be run for. The charge for such entry shall not exceed five shillings, and no further charge shall be made on the winner of the Plate.

III. Horses that run for any of her Majesty's Plates shall start at the time appointed by the Steward or Stewards of the Races at which such Plate is run for.

IV. Each horse's, mare's, or gelding's place, as he or they come by the ending-post, shall be determined by the Judge appointed by the Steward or Stewards of the Races at the place where the said Plate is run for.

V. Every rider shall, immediately after the race be run, be obliged to come to the usual place of weighing, with his horse, mare, or gelding, then and there to alight, and not before, and there to weigh to the satisfaction of the person appointed for that purpose.

VI. And in case of neglect or refusal thereof, such owners and riders shall immediately be declared incapable of running or riding any more for this or any of her Majesty's Plates hereafter.

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VII. No horse, mare, or gelding that runneth on the wrong side of the post or flags shall have any claim to the said Plates.

VIII. None of her Majesty's Plates to be run for in heats, IX. When the age or qualification of a horse entered for any of her Majesty's Plates shall be objected to, either before or after running, the Stewards of the Races at which such Plate is run for shall have the power to order an examination of the horse's mouth by competent persons, and to call for all such evidence as they may require, and their decision to be final unless they shall think fit to refer the matter to the Stewards of the Jockey Club for the time being, in which case the decision of the said Stewards of the Jockey Club shall be final. A Certificate shall not be granted to any horse objected to until the question of his qualification shall be decided in the manner herein prescribed.

X. Her Majesty's Plates to be run for between the 25th of March and the 15th of November, both days inclusive, in each year.

XI. The distance shall not be less than two miles, and the weights, regulated according to the months in which the races are run, are to be according to the subjoined Schedule. XII. And in case any difference shall arise in running, or respecting any matters not hereinbefore provided for, or as to the interpretation of these her Majesty's orders, the same shall be determined by the Master of the Horse, or by such person or persons as he shall appoint.

(Signed)

AILESBURY,

Master of the Horse.

N.B. One of the Newmarket Plates, the Plate at Epsom, and that run for alternately at York and Richmond, are for mares only, as heretofore.

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FORM OF CERTIFICATE

OF HAVING WON

A QUEEN'S PLATE.

THESE are to certify, that her Majesty's Plate of a Hundred

Guineas was won at

day of

called

A.B. Steward.

C.D. Clerk of the Course.

E.

His Grace the Duke of Beaufort,

*Lord Lieutenant of the County.

Master of the Horse to her Majesty.

[The signature of the Lord Lieutenant alone is sufficient; but that can seldom be obtained without first producing to him a certificate signed by the Steward and Clerk of the Course.]

N.B. The certificate, when properly signed, is payable at three days' sight to the winner of the Plate (or to any other person, if endorsed by the winner) at the Office of the Clerk of her Majesty's Stables in the Royal Mews, Pimlico.

The Plates at Chester, Hampton, Goodwood, Bedford, Shrewsbury, Leicester, Liverpool, Northampton, Egham, and the 100gs added to the Whip at the Curragh, are given from a different fund, and the Certificates are to be addressed to the Keeper of the Privy Purse.

The Edinburgh and Caledonian Hunt Plates are paid at Edinburgh.

The Clerk of the Stables requires the person presenting a certificate for payment to pay for a receipt stamp.

* If the Lord Lieutenant be officially out of the kingdom, the signature of the Vice Lieutenant is admissible. The certificates for the Ascot Heath Plates must be signed by the Master of her Majesty's Hounds, instead of the Lord Lieutenant.