| 单词 | articles of the race |
| 释义 | > as lemmasarticles of the race d. In plural. More fully articles of the race. Rules governing horse racing. Cf. Clerk of the Articles n. at clerk n. Compounds 2. Now historical.Since the late 19th cent. horse races have chiefly been run under the Rules of Racing established by the Jockey Club or the National Hunt Rules. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > rules articles1607 rule1886 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. xiv. 67 The first thing the Tryers shall doe when they come into the field, shall bee to haue the Articles read as much as concernes the ryding of the match onely. 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation i. xi. 9/1 I forbear saying any thing of the several Ceremonies relating to the Judges, and the Articles by which Plate Races and Matches are regulated. 1706 London Gaz. mmmmccxix/4 To be governed by the Articles of the Race. 1788 W. Pick Sportsman & Breeder's Vade Mecum 53 In which case, according to the articles of the race, he was to be deemed distanced. 1845 Ainsworth's Mag. 8 514 In what was called the..‘Leicestershire Steeple Chase’..the first person we find is Nimrod, reading the articles of the race. 1863 Horse-racing i. iii. 169 In connexion with Charles II. and the races at Newmarket the following articles respecting the Original Town Plate..are somewhat of a curiosity in the present day. 1908 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 Aug. 16/4 The stewards of the Irish Turf Club..decided not to make any changes in the articles of the race. 2005 W. Vamplew & J. Kay Encycl. Brit. Horseracing 266 The articles were..always shown to competitors when they formally entered for the race. < as lemmas |
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