N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 218: Stewards at race meetings

§ 218. Stewards at race meetings. There shall be three stewards to

supervise each running race meeting conducted pursuant to sections two

hundred five and two hundred six of this article. One of such stewards

shall be the official steward of the commission, one shall be appointed

by the jockey club or by the national steeplechase and hunt association

as may be appropriate, and one shall be appointed by the corporation

conducting such race meeting. Such stewards shall exercise such powers

and perform such duties at each race meeting as may be prescribed by the

rules of the commission. During the absence or inability to act of an

official steward of the commission, or in the event of the failure or

inability to appoint either of the other two stewards, the powers and

duties of such steward shall be exercised and performed by a person

designated by the commission for that purpose.