§ 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.