When a dog wins at a handicap he must be penalized according to the
judgment of the handicapper. The following handicap would put each dog
or bitch on equal terms, providing all the dogs were exactly of the same
calibre or of equal racing powers—barring their weights:
Wt. of Dog or Bitch—Lbs. Start for Dogs, Yd. Start for Bitches, Yd.
28 1 0
27 2 1
26 3 2
25 4 3
21 5 4
23 6 5
22 7 6
21 8 7
20 9½ 7½
19 11 8
18 12½ 9½
17 14 11
16 16 13
15 18½ 14½
14 21½ 17
13 24½ 20
12 27½ 23½
11 31 26½
10 35 30
9 39 34
8 43 38
7 47 43
6 52 48
5 58 54
A dog covering 200 yards in 12 seconds gallops at the rate of 16 yards
24 inches a second; in 13 seconds, 15 yards 14 inches, and in 14
seconds, 14 yards 10⅓ inches.