Athletics

MANAGEMENT OF MEETINGS. 47 board there must be painted on the extreme left, in bold characters— EVENT Heat No. , and these mustbe kept up to date, sothat spectators may always know what is going on. Where thereis a very large field of runners, suchas in a mile open (in which we have seen 151 men start at once), it is better to put up only the numbers of the non-starters. It would be a great improve­ ment if clubs would take the trouble to provide a second or results board. This is easily worked and made. The materials consist of a stout pole 15 to 20 ft. long, not less than 12 or 15 ft. of which must be above ground, sothat the bottom of this (the results board) shall clear the top of the main telegraph board; the pole must have a pulley in thetop, or a block pulley hung fromthe end, for hoisting the results board. The latter ought to be double-sided, and be, say, 3^ ft. long, by 2 ft. wide, by 6 or 8 inches thick. It will appear likethe enclosed outline sketch, the polepassing through the centre:— EVENT . Heat First Second Third Time M. S. Face view. IMPROVED " RESULTS The words, as hown, must be permanently painted and pegs provided tohang the numberson each side of this board, or rather box,which slides on the poleas described above • and as soon as the r sult of heat or race is known the numbers of the placed men are put on* and it is hoisted andswung U Horizontal section. LRD " (designed by the Editor).